On This Day — July 16

🕰️ Notable Events on July 16

• 2015 — Four U.S. Marines and one gunman die in a shooting spree targeting military installations in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Wikipedia ↗
• 2013 — As many as 27 children die and 25 others are hospitalized after eating lunch served at their school in eastern India. Wikipedia ↗
• 2007 — An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 and 6.6 aftershock occurs off the Niigata coast of Japan killing eight people, injuring at least 800 and damaging a nuclear power plant. Wikipedia ↗
• 2004 — Millennium Park, considered Chicago's first and most ambitious early 21st-century architectural project, is opened to the public by Mayor Richard M. Daley. Wikipedia ↗
• 1999 — John F. Kennedy Jr., piloting a Piper Saratoga aircraft, dies when his plane crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Martha's Vineyard. His wife and sister-in-law are also killed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — The Luzon earthquake strikes the Philippines with an intensity of 7.7, affecting Benguet, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, La Union, Aurora, Bataan, Zambales and Tarlac. Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — The Parliament of the Ukrainian SSR declares state sovereignty over the territory of the Ukrainian SSR. Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Sikorsky S-61 disaster: A helicopter crashes off the Isles of Scilly, causing 20 fatalities. Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Iraqi President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr resigns and is replaced by Saddam Hussein. Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Apollo program: Apollo 11, the first mission to land astronauts on the Moon, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Kennedy, Florida. Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — The Mont Blanc Tunnel linking France and Italy opens. Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — South Vietnamese Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo, a formerly undetected communist spy and double agent, is hunted down and killed by unknown individuals after being sentenced to death in absentia for a February 1965 coup attempt against Nguyễn Khánh. Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closes its last "Big Tent" show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; due to changing economics all subsequent circus shows will be held in arenas. Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — King Leopold III of Belgium abdicates in favor of his son, Baudouin I of Belgium. Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Chaplain-Medic massacre: American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army. Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Following token resistance, the city of Nazareth, revered by Christians as the hometown of Jesus, capitulates to Israeli troops during Operation Dekel in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — The storming of the cockpit of the Miss Macao passenger seaplane, operated by a subsidiary of the Cathay Pacific Airways, marks the first aircraft hijacking of a commercial plane. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — World War II: The heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis leaves San Francisco with parts for the atomic bomb "Little Boy" bound for Tinian Island. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Manhattan Project: The Atomic Age begins when the United States successfully detonates a plutonium-based test nuclear weapon near Alamogordo, New Mexico. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Holocaust: Vel' d'Hiv Roundup (Rafle du Vel' d'Hiv): The government of Vichy France orders the mass arrest of 13,152 Jews who are held at the Winter Velodrome in Paris before deportation to Auschwitz. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Joe DiMaggio hits safely for the 56th consecutive game, a streak that still stands as a MLB record. Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — The world's first parking meter is installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Emperor Haile Selassie signs the first constitution of Ethiopia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Augusto César Sandino leads a raid on U.S. Marines and Nicaraguan Guardia Nacional that had been sent to apprehend him in the village of Ocotal, but is repulsed by one of the first dive-bombing attacks in history. Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Henry James becomes a British citizen to highlight his commitment to Britain during the first World War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — First Order of the Arrow ceremony takes place and the Order of the Arrow is founded to honor American Boy Scouts who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law. Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — John Robertson Duigan makes the first flight of the Duigan pusher biplane, the first aircraft built in Australia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1909 — Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar is forced out as Shah of Persia and is replaced by his son Ahmad Shah Qajar. Wikipedia ↗
• 1862 — American Civil War: David Farragut is promoted to rear admiral, becoming the first officer in United States Navy to hold an admiral rank. Wikipedia ↗
• 1861 — American Civil War: At the order of President Abraham Lincoln, Union troops begin a 25-mile march into Virginia for what will become the First Battle of Bull Run, the first major land battle of the war. Wikipedia ↗
• 1849 — Antonio María Claret y Clará founds the Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, popularly known as the Claretians in Vic, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Wikipedia ↗
• 1809 — The city of La Paz, in what is today Bolivia, declares its independence from the Spanish Crown during the La Paz revolution and forms the Junta Tuitiva, the first independent government in Spanish America, led by Pedro Domingo Murillo. Wikipedia ↗
• 1790 — The District of Columbia is established as the capital of the United States after signature of the Residence Act. Wikipedia ↗
• 1779 — American Revolutionary War: Light infantry of the Continental Army seize a fortified British Army position in a midnight bayonet attack at the Battle of Stony Point. Wikipedia ↗
• 1769 — Father Junípero Serra founds California's first mission, Mission San Diego de Alcalá. Over the following decades, it evolves into the city of San Diego, California. Wikipedia ↗
• 1683 — Manchu Qing dynasty naval forces under traitorous commander Shi Lang defeat the Kingdom of Tungning in the Battle of Penghu near the Pescadores Islands. Wikipedia ↗
• 1661 — The first banknotes in Europe are issued by the Swedish bank Stockholms Banco. Wikipedia ↗
• 1377 — Richard II of England is crowned. Wikipedia ↗
• 1212 — Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa: After Pope Innocent III calls European knights to a crusade, forces of Kings Alfonso VIII of Castile, Sancho VII of Navarre, Peter II of Aragon and Afonso II of Portugal defeat those of the Berber Muslim leader Almohad, thus marking a significant turning point in the Reconquista and in the medieval history of Spain. Wikipedia ↗
• 1054 — Three Roman legates break relations between Western and Eastern Christian Churches through the act of placing an invalidly-issued Papal bull of Excommunication on the altar of Hagia Sophia during Saturday afternoon divine liturgy. Historians frequently describe the event as the start of the East-West Schism. Wikipedia ↗
• 622 — The beginning of the Islamic calendar. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on July 16

• 1991 — Andros Townsend, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Bureta Faraimo, New Zealand rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Johann Zarco, French motorcycle racer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Gareth Bale, Welsh footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Carlito Olivero, American singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Sergio Busquets, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Mousa Dembélé, Belgian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — AnnaLynne McCord, American actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Dustin Boyd, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Misako Uno, Japanese actress, singer, and fashion designer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Mārtiņš Kravčenko, Latvian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Denis Tahirović, Croatian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Hayanari Shimoda, Japanese race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Attila Szabó, Hungarian decathlete Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Duncan Keith, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — André Greipel, German cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Carli Lloyd, American soccer player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Michael Umaña, Costa Rican footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Giuseppe Di Masi, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Zach Randolph, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Vicente Rodríguez, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Adam Scott, Australian golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Chris Mihm, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Douglas Murray, Scottish journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Mai Nakamura, Japanese swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Kim Rhode, American sport shooter Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Nathan Rogers, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Konstantin Skrylnikov, Russian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Bryan Budd, Northern Ireland-born English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Tomasz Kuchar, Polish race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Carlos Humberto Paredes, Paraguayan footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Anna Smashnova, Belarusian-Israeli tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Bas Leinders, Belgian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Jeremy Enigk, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Maret Maripuu, Estonian politician, Estonian Minister of Social Affairs Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Ryan McCombs, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Wendell Sailor, Australian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Shaun Pollock, South African cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Graham Robertson, American director and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Tim Ryan, American politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Ben Cahoon, American-Canadian football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — François Drolet, Canadian speed skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Corey Feldman, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Ed Kowalczyk, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Live) Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Raimonds Miglinieks, Latvian basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thai director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Jules De Martino, English singer-songwriter and bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Kathryn Harby-Williams, Australian netball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Dhanraj Pillay, Indian field hockey player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Barry Sanders, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Larry Sanger, American philosopher and businessman, co-founded Wikipedia and Citizendium Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Michael Searle, Australian rugby league player and businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Robert Sherman, American songwriter and businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Olga Souza, Brazilian singer and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Will Ferrell, American actor, comedian, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Jyrki Lumme, Finnish ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Johnny Vaughan, English journalist and critic Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Michel Desjoyeaux, French sailor Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Claude Lemieux, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Sherri Stoner, American actress, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Phil Hellmuth, American poker player Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Miguel Indurain, Spanish cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Phoebe Cates, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Srečko Katanec, Slovenian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Mikael Pernfors, Swedish tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Grigory Leps, Russian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Terry Pendleton, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Gary Anderson, South African-American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — James MacMillan, Scottish composer and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Zoran Jolevski, Macedonian economist, politician, and diplomat, Macedonian Ambassador to the United States Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Jürgen Ligi, Estonian economist and politician, 25th Estonian Minister of Defence Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Michael Flatley, American-Irish dancer and choreographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Mike Rogers, American politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Faye Grant, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Alexandra Marinina, Ukrainian-Russian colonel and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Tony Kushner, American playwright and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Susan Wheeler, American poet and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Jeanette Mott Oxford, American politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Douglas J. Feith, American lawyer and politician, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Stewart Copeland, American drummer and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Richard Egielski, American author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Marc Esposito, French director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Ken McEwan, South African cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Robert David Steele, American spy and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Jean-Luc Mongrain, Canadian journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Pierre Paradis, Canadian lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Dennis Priestley, English darts player Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Frances Spalding, English historian and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Tom Terrell, American journalist and photographer (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Alan Fitzgerald, American guitarist and keyboardist Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Rubén Blades, Panamanian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Lars Lagerbäck, Swedish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Kevin McKenzie, South African cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Pinchas Zukerman, Israeli violinist and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Don Burke, Australian television host and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Alexis Herman, American businesswoman and politician, 23rd United States Secretary of Labor Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Assata Shakur, American-Cuban criminal and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Louise Fréchette, Canadian civil servant and diplomat, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Barbara Lee, American politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Ron Yary, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Angharad Rees, English-Welsh actress and jewellery designer (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Reinaldo Arenas, Cuban-American author, poet, and playwright (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Vernon Bogdanor, English political scientist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Jimmy Johnson, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Margaret Court, Australian tennis player and minister Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Frank Field, English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Desmond Dekker, Jamaican singer-songwriter (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Dag Solstad, Norwegian author and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Hans Wiegel, Dutch journalist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Sir George Young, 6th Baronet, English banker and politician, Secretary of State for Transport Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — William Bell, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Denise LaSalle, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Shringar Nagaraj, Indian actor and producer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Corin Redgrave, English actor and activist (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Mariele Ventre, Italian singer and conductor (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Cynthia Enloe, American author and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Tony Jackson, English singer and bass player (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Richard Bryan, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of Nevada Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — John Daly, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Yasuo Fukuda, Japanese politician, 91st Prime Minister of Japan Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Buddy Merrill, American guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Jerry Norman, American sinologist and linguist (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Venkataraman Subramanya, Indian-Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Carl Epting Mundy, Jr., American general (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Donald M. Payne, American educator and politician (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — John Chilton, English trumpet player and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Max McGee, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Dick Thornburgh, American lawyer and politician, 76th United States Attorney General Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Fergus Gordon Kerr, Scottish Roman Catholic priest of the English Dominican Province Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Norm Sherry, American former catcher, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Guy Béart, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Michael Bilirakis, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Bert Rechichar, American football defensive back and kicker Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Charles Ray Hatcher, American serial killer (d. 1984) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Sheri S. Tepper, American author and poet Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Gaby Tanguy, French swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Anita Brookner, English novelist and art historian (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Robert Sheckley, American author and screenwriter (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Jim Rathmann, American racing driver (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Dave Treen, American lawyer and politician, 51st Governor of Louisiana (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Andrzej Zawada, Polish mountaineer and author (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Pierre F. Côté, Canadian lawyer and civil servant (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Shirley Hughes, English author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Derek Hawksworth, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Ivica Horvat, Croatian footballer and manager (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Irwin Rose, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Frank Jobe, American sergeant and surgeon (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Rosita Quintana, Argentine actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — James L. Greenfield, American journalist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Bess Myerson, American model, actress, game show panelist, and politician, Miss America 1945 (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Chris Argyris, American psychologist, theorist, and academic (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Anatole Broyard, American critic and editor (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Hermine Braunsteiner, Austrian SS officer (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Choi Kyu-hah, South Korean politician, 4th President of South Korea (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Denis Edward Arnold, English soldier (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Paul Farnes, famed World War II Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilot and one of "The Few" surviving pilots of the Battle of Britain Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Barnard Hughes, American actor (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Elaine Barrie, American actress (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Milt Bocek, American baseball player (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on July 16 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on July 16

🏛️ Public Holidays

Also in: Our Lady of Mount Carmel (CL) · Virgen del Carmen (CL)

✡️ Religious Observances

• Hindu: Rath Yatra