Christian feast days: Benno

On June 16, in the year 0, Christian feast days: Benno. This event is recorded as a Holidays event in the history of June 16, one of 425 recorded events on this date across all of history.

Benno was named Bishop of Meissen in 1066. Venerated since the 13th century, he was canonized in 1523. Benno did much for his diocese, both by ecclesiastical reforms on the Hildebrandine model and by material developments. He was venerated in his native Saxony throughout the Late Middle Ages.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on June 16, 0 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Holidays event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 1 Wikipedia article.
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 17 December 2023.

On This Date in History 425

Type Year Date Event
Notable Deaths 2025 Jun 16 Kim Woodburn, English television personality and expert cleaner (born 1942)
Notable Deaths 2024 Jun 16 Ludwig Adamovich Jr
Notable Deaths 2024 Jun 16 Barbara Gladstone, American art dealer and film producer (born 1934)
Notable Deaths 2023 Jun 16 Gino Mäder, Swiss cyclist (born 1997)
Notable Deaths 2022 Jun 16 Tyler Sanders, American actor (born 2004)
Notable Deaths 2021 Jun 16 Frank Bonner, American actor and television director (born 1942)
Notable Deaths 2020 Jun 16 Eduardo Cojuangco Jr
Historical Events 2019 Jun 16 Upwards of 2,000,000 people participate in the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests, the largest in Hong Kong's history
Notable Deaths 2017 Jun 16 Helmut Kohl, German politician, Chancellor of Germany (born 1930)
Historical Events 2016 Jun 16 Shanghai Disneyland Park, the first Disney Park in mainland China, opens to the public
Notable Deaths 2016 Jun 16 Jo Cox, English political activist and MP (born 1974)
Selected Events 2016 Jun 16 Jo Cox, a British Member of Parliament, was murdered in her constituency
Historical Events 2015 Jun 16 American businessman Donald Trump announces his campaign to run for President of the United States in the upcoming elect
Notable Deaths 2015 Jun 16 Charles Correa, Indian architect and urban planner (born 1930)
Notable Deaths 2015 Jun 16 Jean Vautrin, French director, screenwriter, and critic (born 1933)
Notable Deaths 2014 Jun 16 Tony Gwynn, American baseball player and coach (born 1960)
Notable Deaths 2014 Jun 16 Cándido Muatetema Rivas (born 1960), Equatoguinean politician and diplomat, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea
Historical Events 2013 Jun 16 A multi-day cloudburst, centered on the North Indian state of Uttarakhand, causes devastating floods and landslides, bec
Notable Deaths 2013 Jun 16 Sam Farber, American businessman, co-founded OXO (born 1924)
Notable Deaths 2013 Jun 16 Hans Hass, Austrian biologist and diver (born 1919)
Notable Deaths 2013 Jun 16 Khondakar Ashraf Hossain, Bangladesh poet and academic (born 1950)
Notable Deaths 2013 Jun 16 Norman Ian MacKenzie, English journalist and author (born 1921)
Notable Deaths 2013 Jun 16 Ottmar Walter, German footballer (born 1924)
Historical Events 2012 Jun 16 China successfully launches its Shenzhou 9 spacecraft, carrying three astronauts, including the first female Chinese ast
Historical Events 2012 Jun 16 The United States Air Force's robotic Boeing X-37B spaceplane returns to Earth after a classified 469-day orbital missio
Notable Deaths 2012 Jun 16 Nils Karlsson, Swedish skier (born 1917)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jun 16 Jorge Lankenau, Mexican banker and businessman (born 1944)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jun 16 Sławomir Petelicki, Polish general (born 1946)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jun 16 Susan Tyrrell, American actress (born 1945)
Selected Events 2012 Jun 16 Liu Yang (pictured), a member of the Shenzhou 9 crew, became the first Chinese woman in space
Notable Deaths 2011 Jun 16 Östen Mäkitalo, Swedish engineer and academic (born 1938)
Historical Events 2010 Jun 16 Bhutan becomes the first country to institute a total ban on tobacco
Notable Deaths 2010 Jun 16 Marc Bazin, Haitian lawyer and politician, 49th President of Haiti (born 1932)
Notable Deaths 2010 Jun 16 Maureen Forrester, Canadian singer and academic (born 1930)
Notable Deaths 2010 Jun 16 Ronald Neame, English director, producer, cinematographer, and screenwriter (born 1911)
Notable Deaths 2008 Jun 16 Mario Rigoni Stern, Italian soldier and author (born 1921)
Notable Deaths 2005 Jun 16 Enrique Laguerre, Puerto Rican-American author and critic (born 1906)
Notable Deaths 2004 Jun 16 Thanom Kittikachorn, Thai field marshal and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Thailand (born 1911)
Notable Deaths 2004 Jun 16 Jacques Miquelon, Canadian lawyer and judge (born 1911)
Notable Births 2003 Jun 16 Anna Cathcart, Canadian actress
Notable Deaths 2003 Jun 16 Pierre Bourgault, Canadian journalist and politician (born 1934)
Notable Deaths 2003 Jun 16 Georg Henrik von Wright, Finnish–Swedish philosopher and author (born 1916)
Historical Events 2002 Jun 16 Padre Pio is canonized by the Roman Catholic Church
Notable Births 2002 Jun 16 Sam Walker, English-Australian rugby league player
Historical Events 2000 Jun 16 The Secretary-General of the UN reports that Israel has complied with United Nations Security Council Resolution 425, 22
Notable Births 2000 Jun 16 Bianca Andreescu, Canadian tennis player
Notable Births 1999 Jun 16 Justin Jefferson, American football player
Notable Births 1999 Jun 16 Ibrahima Koné, Malian footballer
Notable Births 1999 Jun 16 Snail Mail, American singer-songwriter
Notable Deaths 1999 Jun 16 Screaming Lord Sutch, English singer and activist (born 1940)

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