Deaths on June 16

Joseph Butler

Died on June 16, 1752

Joseph Butler, English bishop and philosopher (b. 1692)

Joseph Butler (18 May O.S. 1692 – 16 June O.S. 1752) was an English Anglican bishop, theologian, apologist, and philosopher, born in Wantage in the English county of Berkshire (now in Oxfordshire). He is known for critiques of Deism, Thomas Hobbes's egoism, and John Locke's theory of personal identity. The many philosophers and religious thinkers Butler influenced included David Hume, Thomas Reid, Adam Smith, Henry Sidgwick, John Henry Newman, and C. D. Broad, and is widely seen as "one of the pre-eminent English moralists." He played a major, if underestimated role in developing 18th-century economic discourse, influencing the Dean of Gloucester and political economist Josiah Tucker.

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29 Feb

Konbaung Dynasty
King Alaungpaya founds Konbaung Dynasty, the last dynasty of Burmese monarchy.
15 Jun

Lightning
Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity (traditional date, the exact date is unknown).
2 Sep

Western Europe
Great Britain adopts the Gregorian calendar, nearly two centuries later than most of Western Europe.
14 Sep

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The British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar, skipping eleven days (the previous day was September 2).

Deaths on June 16

Joseph Butler

Died on June 16, 1752

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