Britain to Get a New Daily
Date: 16 June 1959
Newspaper Trust to pub The New Daily
The Ultimate Warrior Birthday, Date of Birth
Warrior (born James Brian Hellwig; June 16, 1959 – April 8, 2014) was an American professional wrestler, bodybuilder and motivational speaker. Best known by his ring name the Ultimate Warrior, he wrestled for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) from 1987 to 1992, as well as a short stint in 1996. He also notably spent a few months in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1998, in which he was known as the Warrior.
After a career in bodybuilding, Warrior turned to professional wrestling. From 1985 to 1986, he was paired with fellow former bodybuilder Steve Borden, later known as Sting, as the Blade Runners. The two split when Warrior left to pursue a singles career in World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW). Under the ring name Dingo Warrior, he was a one-time WCWA Texas Heavyweight Champion.
In 1987, he joined the World Wrestling Federation, and became a two-time WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion within two years. In the main event of WrestleMania VI, in 1990, Warrior won the WWF Championship in a title vs. title match over Hulk Hogan, making him the first wrestler to hold both titles concurrently. Posited as the new face of the company, he had a falling out with chairman Vince McMahon over a pay dispute, and unsuccessfully attempted to leave the WWF, with which he was under contract. Warrior returned at WrestleMania VIII, but by November 1992, he had been released; it was later revealed that this was due to steroid use.
In 1993, he legally changed his name to the mononym "Warrior" and was credited as a co-writer for a comic book based on his name and likeness. Warrior returned to the WWF at WrestleMania XII, but lasted four months, as he began no-showing events. Two years later, he joined World Championship Wrestling (which had tried to hire him in 1995), being used in a much-maligned storyline with Hogan, which culminated at Halloween Havoc. Warrior retired from professional wrestling and subsequently embarked on a public speaking career, but wrestled one final match in Spain in 2008.
Warrior died on April 8, 2014, at the age of 54 in Scottsdale, Arizona. On the preceding three nights in New Orleans, he had been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, appeared at WrestleMania XXX, and made his final public appearance on Monday Night Raw, returning to the promotion after an acrimonious separation in 1996.
Read more...- Birthday, Date of Birth
- Tuesday, June 16, 1959
- Place of Birth
- Crawfordsville
- Age
- 66
- Star Sign
- ♊
The June 16, 1959 was a Tuesday under the star sign of ♊. It was the 166 day of the year. President of the United States was Dwight D. Eisenhower.
If you were born on this day, you are 66 years old. Your last birthday was on the Monday, June 16, 2025, 342 days ago. Your next birthday is on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in 22 days. You have lived for 24,449 days, or about 586,783 hours, or about 35,206,985 minutes, or about 2,112,419,100 seconds.
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16th of June 1959 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on June 16, 1959
THE SECRET'S OUT IN CENSORS' CUTS; Humphrey Reports on Study Telling Why Some Officials Use 'Classified' Stamp
Date: 16 June 1959
Special to The New York Times
Sen Humphrey finds censors deleted passages in transcript of Sen subcom hearings because they were in doubt, disagreed with information, thought it irrelevant or unfavorable to Govt agency; gets some data made pub
2 Heroic-Sized Statues Moved In Widening of Centre street
Date: 16 June 1959
2 statues removed from doorway to make room for st-widening; illus
TIMES HONORED ON CHURCH NEWS; New York Board of Rabbis Cites Paper for 'Incisive' Coverage of Religion
Date: 16 June 1959
NY Rabbis Bd award to NY Times for religious news coverage addressed to him but accepted by son A O Sulzberger
TRANSPORT NEWS: AIR EXPERT CITED; De Seversky Receives Award -- Barge Traffic Increases on Inland Waterways
Date: 17 June 1959
A P de Seversky gets US Air Univ Award for aiding USAF professional educ
Food News: Barbecue; Term Strays From Original Meaning -- Fish Adapted to This Cooking Style
Date: 17 June 1959
By JUNE OWEN
June OWEN
NEWS RATE URGED FOR TELEPRINTERS; Publishers Group Official Cites Service of Press in Informing Public
Date: 17 June 1959
FCC hearing on Western Union and AT&T private-line rates; ANPA exec Williams urges newspapers and news agencies get special rate
Food News: Cold Drinks for Hot Day; No Limit to Variations on Summer Refresher -- 4 Recipes Offered Fruit Juices Are Used to Make Nonalcoholic Beverages at Home
Date: 16 June 1959
By JUNE OWEN
June OWEN
Soviet Plans 1,200 Film Houses
Date: 17 June 1959
plans 1,200 new theatres in current 7-Yr Plan
NEW TRIAL ORDERED; High Court Rules Articles During Case Hurt Defense
Date: 16 June 1959
Marshall vs US: H R Marshall conviction for selling drug without prescription reversed; Ct rules jurors had read newspaper articles prejudicial to him