July 16

Events

Pre-1600

• 622 – The Hijrah of Muhammad begins, marking the beginning of the Islamic calendar.
• 997 – Battle of Spercheios: Bulgarian forces of Tsar Samuel are defeated by a Byzantine army under general Nikephoros Ouranos at the Spercheios River in Greece.
• 1054 – Three Roman legates break relations between Western and Eastern Christian churches through the act of placing a papal bull (of doubtful validity) of excommunication on the altar of Hagia Sophia during Saturday afternoon divine liturgy. Historians frequently describe the event as the formal start of the East–West Schism.
• 1212 – Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa: After Pope Innocent III calls European knights to a crusade, the 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.
• 1228 – The canonization of Saint Francis of Assisi
• 1232 – The Spanish town of Arjona declares independence and names its native Muhammad ibn Yusuf as ruler. This marks the Muhammad's first rise to prominence; he later established the Nasrid Emirate of Granada, the last independent Muslim state in Spain.
• 1251 – Celebrated by the Carmelite Order–but doubted by modern historians–as the day when Saint Simon Stock had a vision of the Virgin Mary.<ref>Carmel, Its History, Spirit, and Saints. New York: P.J. Kennedy & Sons, 1927. pp 218–226. The Brown Scapular Template:Webarchive – Book excerpt found at the web link contains extensive quotes from the 17th century forged letter purportedly written in the 13th century by Saint Simon Stock's secretary "Peter Swanington". Many older sources surprisingly accepted the Swanington letter without question.</ref><ref>Herbert Thurston, S.J., "The Origin of the Scapular – A Criticism." The Irish Ecclesiastical Record Vol XVI July–December 1904. pp. 59–75. Dublin: Browne & Nolan, Limited. – well researched 1904 journal article demonstrates the falsity of the Swanington letter as well as the forged papal bull that was the basis of the "Sabbatine privilege", discusses Carmelite history and the facts about the evolution of the scapular devotion etc.</ref>
• 1377 – King Richard II of England is crowned.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1536 – Jacques Cartier, navigator and explorer, returns home to St. Malo after claiming Stadacona (Quebec), Hochelaga (Montereal) and the River of Canada (St. Lawrence River) region for France.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

1601–1900

• 1661 – The first banknotes in Europe are issued by the Swedish bank Stockholms Banco.
• 1683 – Manchu Qing dynasty naval forces under commander Shi Lang defeat the Kingdom of Tungning in the Battle of Penghu near the Pescadores Islands.
• 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.
• 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.
• 1790 – The District of Columbia is established as the capital of the United States after signature of the Residence Act.
• 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.
• 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.
• 1858 – The last apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes, France.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1862 – American Civil War: David Farragut is promoted to rear admiral, becoming the first officer in United States Navy to hold an admiral rank.

1901–present

• 1909 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar is forced out as Shah of Persia and is replaced by his son Ahmad Shah Qajar.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1910 – John Robertson Duigan makes the first flight of the Duigan pusher biplane, the first aircraft built in Australia.
• 1915 – Henry James becomes a British citizen to highlight his commitment to Britain during the first World War.
• 1915 – At Treasure Island on the Delaware River in the United States, the 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.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
• 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.
• 1931 – Emperor Haile Selassie signs the first constitution of Ethiopia.
• 1935 – The world's first parking meter is installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
• 1941 – Joe DiMaggio hits safely for the 56th consecutive game, a streak that still stands as an MLB record.
• 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 Vélodrome d'Hiver in Paris before deportation to Auschwitz.
• 1945 – Manhattan Project: The Atomic Age begins when the United States successfully detonates a plutonium-based test nuclear weapon near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
• 1945 – World War II: The heavy cruiser Template:USS leaves San Francisco with parts for the atomic bomb "Little Boy" bound for Tinian Island.
• 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.
• 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.
• 1950 – Chaplain–Medic massacre: American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army.
• 1950 – Uruguay beats Brazil 2–1, to win the 1950 World Cup hat has been dubbed the Maracanazo.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1951 – King Leopold III of Belgium abdicates in favor of his son, Baudouin of Belgium.
• 1951 – J. D. Salinger publishes his popular yet controversial novel, The Catcher in the Rye.<ref name="burgernyt">Template:Cite news</ref>
• 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.
• 1957 – KLM Flight 844 crashes off the Schouten Islands in present day Indonesia (then Netherlands New Guinea), killing 58 people.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1965 – The Mont Blanc Tunnel linking France and Italy opens.
• 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.
• 1969 – The Apollo 11 lunar landing mission is launched from Cape Kennedy in Florida, USA.<ref>
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• 1979 – Iraqi President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr resigns and is replaced by Saddam Hussein.
• 1983 – Sikorsky S-61 disaster: A helicopter crashes off the Isles of Scilly, causing 20 fatalities.
• 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.
• 1990 – The Parliament of the Ukrainian SSR declares state sovereignty over the territory of the Ukrainian SSR.
• 1994 – The comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 is destroyed in a head-on collision with Jupiter.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1999 – John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and her sister, Lauren Bessette, die when the aircraft he is piloting crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Martha's Vineyard.
• 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.
• 2005 – An Antonov An-24 crashes near Baney in Bioko Norte, Equatorial Guinea, killing 60 people.<ref name="ASN">Template:Cite web</ref>
• 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.
• 2009 – Teoh Beng Hock, an aide to a politician in Malaysia is found dead on the rooftop of a building adjacent to the offices of the Anti-Corruption Commission, sparking an inquest that gains nationwide attention.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2013 – As many as 27 children die and 25 others are hospitalized after eating lunch served at their school in eastern India.
• 2013 – Syrian civil war: The Battle of Ras al-Ayn resumes between the People's Protection Units (YPG) and Islamist forces, beginning the Rojava–Islamist conflict.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 2015 – Four U.S. Marines and one gunman die in a shooting spree targeting military installations in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
• 2019 – A 100-year-old building in Mumbai, India, collapses, killing at least 10 people and leaving many others trapped.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Births

Pre-1600

• 1194 – Clare of Assisi, Italian nun and saint (d. 1253)
• 1486 – Andrea del Sarto, Italian painter (d. 1530)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• 1517 – Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk, English duchess (d. 1559)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1529 – Petrus Peckius the Elder, Dutch jurist, writer on international maritime law (d. 1589)

1601–1900

• 1611 – Cecilia Renata of Austria (d. 1644)
• 1661 – Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, Canadian captain, explorer, and politician (d. 1706)
• 1714 – Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French engineer and author (d. 1800)
• 1722 – Joseph Wilton, English sculptor and academic (d. 1803)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
• 1723 – Joshua Reynolds, English painter and academic (d. 1792)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
• 1731 – Samuel Huntington, American jurist and politician, 18th Governor of Connecticut (d. 1796)
• 1748 – Cyrus Griffin, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 16th President of the Continental Congress (d. 1810)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
• 1796 – Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, French painter and etcher (d. 1875)
• 1821 – Mary Baker Eddy, American religious leader and author, founded Christian Science (d. 1910)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
• 1841 – Nikolai von Glehn, Estonian-German architect and activist (d. 1923)
• 1858 – Eugène Ysaÿe, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1931)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
• 1862 – Ida B. Wells, American journalist and activist (d. 1931)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
• 1863 – Anderson Dawson, Australian politician, 14th Premier of Queensland (d. 1910)<ref>Template:Cite AuDB</ref>
• 1870 – Lambert McKenna, Irish priest, lexicographer, and scholar (d. 1956)
• 1870 – Ellen Oliver (suffragette), British suffragette (d. 1921)<ref name=":0">Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
• 1871 – John Maxwell, American golfer (d. 1906)
• 1872 – Roald Amundsen, Norwegian pilot and explorer (d. 1928)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1872 – Frank Cooper, Australian politician, 25th Premier of Queensland (d. 1949)<ref>Template:Cite AuDB</ref>
• 1880 – Kathleen Norris, American journalist and author (d. 1966)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
• 1882 – Violette Neatley Anderson, American judge (d. 1937)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1883 – Charles Sheeler, American photographer and painter (d. 1965)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
• 1884 – Anna Vyrubova, Russian author (d. 1964)
• 1887 – Shoeless Joe Jackson, American baseball player and manager (d. 1951)
• 1888 – Percy Kilbride, American actor (d. 1964)
• 1888 – Frits Zernike, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1966)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• 1889 – Arthur Bowie Chrisman, American author (d. 1953)
• 1895 – Wilfrid Hamel, Canadian businessman and politician, 35th Mayor of Quebec City (d. 1968)
• 1896 – Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer, German biologist and eugenicist (d. 1969)
• 1896 – Trygve Lie, Norwegian trade union leader and politician, 1st Secretary-General of the United Nations (d. 1968)
• 1898 – Lady Eve Balfour, British farmer, educator, and founding figure in the organic movement (d. 1990)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

1901–present

• 1902 – Alexander Luria, Russian psychologist and physician (d. 1977)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• 1902 – Mary Philbin, American actress (d. 1993)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1903 – Fritz Bauer, German lawyer and judge (d. 1968)
• 1903 – Carmen Lombardo, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 1971)
• 1903 – Irmgard Flügge-Lotz, German mathematician and engineer (d. 1974)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1904 – Goffredo Petrassi, Italian composer and conductor (d. 2003)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
• 1906 – Vincent Sherman, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2006)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1907 – Frances Horwich, American educator and television host (d. 2001)
• 1907 – Orville Redenbacher, American farmer and businessman, founded Orville Redenbacher's (d. 1995)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
• 1907 – Barbara Stanwyck, American actress (d. 1990)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
• 1910 – Stan McCabe, Australian cricketer (d. 1968)
• 1910 – Gordon Prange, American historian, author, and academic (d. 1980)
• 1911 – Ginger Rogers, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1995)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
• 1911 – Sonny Tufts, American actor (d. 1970)
• 1912 – Milt Bocek, American baseball player (d. 2007)
• 1912 – Amy Patterson, Argentine composer, singer, poet, and teacher (d. 2019)
• 1915 – Barnard Hughes, American actor (d. 2006)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1915 – Elaine Barrie, American actress (d. 2003)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1918 – Denis Edward Arnold, English soldier (d. 2015)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1918 – Paul Farnes, British Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilot (d. 2020)
• 1918 – Samuel Victor Perry, English biochemist and rugby player (d. 2009)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• 1919 – Hermine Braunsteiner, Austrian SS officer (d. 1999)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1919 – Choi Kyu-hah, South Korean politician, 4th President of South Korea (d. 2006)
• 1920 – Anatole Broyard, American critic and editor (d. 1990)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1923 – Chris Argyris, American psychologist, theorist, and academic (d. 2013)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• 1923 – Bola Sete, Brazilian guitarist (d. 1987)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
• 1924 – James L. Greenfield, American journalist and politician (d. 2024)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1924 – Bess Myerson, American model, actress, game show panelist, and politician, Miss America 1945 (d. 2014)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1924 – Rupert Deese, Northern Mariana Islander ceramic artist (d. 2010)
• 1925 – Frank Jobe, American sergeant and surgeon (d. 2014)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1925 – Rosita Quintana, Argentine actress (d. 2021)
• 1925 – Cal Tjader, American jazz musician (d. 1982)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
• 1926 – Ivica Horvat, Croatian footballer and manager (d. 2012)
• 1926 – Irwin Rose, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2015)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1927 – Pierre F. Côté, Canadian lawyer and civil servant (d. 2013)
• 1927 – Shirley Hughes, English author and illustrator<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> (d. 2022)
• 1927 – Derek Hawksworth, English footballer (d. 2021)
• 1928 – Anita Brookner, English novelist and art historian (d. 2016)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1928 – Bella Davidovich, Soviet-American pianist<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
• 1928 – Robert Sheckley, American author and screenwriter (d. 2005)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1928 – Jim Rathmann, American race car driver (d. 2011)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1928 – Dave Treen, American lawyer and politician, 51st Governor of Louisiana (d. 2009)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1928 – Andrzej Zawada, Polish mountaineer and author (d. 2000)
• 1929 – Charles Ray Hatcher, American serial killer (d. 1984)
• 1929 – Sheri S. Tepper, American author and poet (d. 2016)
• 1929 – Gaby Tanguy, French swimmer (d. 1981)
• 1930 – Guy Béart, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter (d. 2015)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1930 – Michael Bilirakis, American lawyer and politician
• 1930 – Bert Rechichar, American football defensive back and kicker (d. 2019)
• 1931 – Fergus Gordon Kerr, Scottish Roman Catholic priest of the English Dominican Province
• 1931 – Norm Sherry, American baseball player, manager, and coach (d. 2021)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1932 – John Chilton, English trumpet player and composer (d. 2016)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
• 1932 – Max McGee, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2007)
• 1932 – Dick Thornburgh, American lawyer and politician, 76th United States Attorney General (d. 2020)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1933 – Julian A. Brodsky, American businessman
• 1934 – Denise LaSalle, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2018)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1934 – Tomás Eloy Martínez, Argentine journalist (d. 2010)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1934 – Katherine D. Ortega, 38th Treasurer of the United States
• 1934 – Donald M. Payne, American educator and politician (d. 2012)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1935 – Carl Epting Mundy Jr., American general (d. 2014)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1935 – Lynn Wyatt, American socialite and philanthropist
• 1936 – Yasuo Fukuda, Japanese politician, 91st Prime Minister of Japan
• 1936 – Buddy Merrill, American guitarist (d. 2021)
• 1936 – Jerry Norman, American sinologist and linguist (d. 2012)
• 1936 – Venkataraman Subramanya, Indian-Australian cricketer
• 1937 – Richard Bryan, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of Nevada
• 1937 – John Daly, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)
• 1938 – Cynthia Enloe, American author and academic
• 1938 – Tony Jackson, English singer and bass player (d. 2003)
• 1939 – William Bell, American singer-songwriter
• 1939 – Ali Khamenei, Iranian cleric and politician, 2nd Supreme Leader of Iran
• 1939 – Lido Vieri, Italian football manager and football player
• 1939 – Ruth Perry, president of Liberia (d. 2017)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1939 – Shringar Nagaraj, Indian actor and producer (d. 2013)
• 1939 – Corin Redgrave, English actor and activist (d. 2010)
• 1939 – Mariele Ventre, Italian singer and conductor (d. 1995)
• 1941 – Desmond Dekker, Jamaican singer-songwriter (d. 2006)
• 1941 – Dag Solstad, Norwegian author and playwright (d. 2025)
• 1941 – Hans Wiegel, Dutch journalist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
• 1941 – Sir George Young, 6th Baronet, English banker and politician, Secretary of State for Transport
• 1942 – Margaret Court, Australian tennis player and minister
• 1943 – Reinaldo Arenas, Cuban-American author, poet, and playwright (d. 1990)
• 1943 – Vernon Bogdanor, English political scientist and academic
• 1943 – Jimmy Johnson, American football player and coach
• 1944 – Angharad Rees, English-Welsh actress and jewellery designer (d. 2012)
• 1946 – Louise Fréchette, Canadian civil servant and diplomat, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
• 1947 – Don Burke, Australian television host and producer
• 1947 – Alexis Herman, American businesswoman and politician, 23rd United States Secretary of Labor (d. 2025)
• 1947 – Assata Shakur, American-Cuban criminal and activist
• 1948 – Rubén Blades, Panamanian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
• 1948 – Lars Lagerbäck, Swedish footballer and manager
• 1948 – Kevin McKenzie, South African cricketer
• 1948 – Pinchas Zukerman, Israeli violinist and conductor
• 1950 – Gary Indiana, American writer, playwright and poet (d. 2024)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1950 – Pierre Paradis, Canadian lawyer and politician
• 1950 – Dennis Priestley, English darts player
• 1950 – Frances Spalding, English historian and academic
• 1950 – Tom Terrell, American journalist and photographer (d. 2007)
• 1951 – Jean-Luc Mongrain, Canadian journalist
• 1951 – Che Rosli, Malaysian politician
• 1952 – Stewart Copeland, American drummer and songwriter
• 1952 – Marc Esposito, French director and screenwriter
• 1952 – Ken McEwan, South African cricketer
• 1953 – Douglas J. Feith, American lawyer and politician, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
• 1955 – Susan Wheeler, American poet and academic
• 1955 – Saw Swee Leong, Malaysian badminton player
• 1956 – Tony Kushner, American playwright and screenwriter
• 1957 – Faye Grant, American actress
• 1957 – Maurice Kottelat, Swiss ichthyologist specializing in Eurasian freshwater fishes<ref name="Commissioners">Commissioners: Dr Maurice Kottelat International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (accessed 2014)</ref>
• 1958 – Mick Cornett, American politician<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1958 – Michael Flatley, American-Irish dancer and choreographer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1959 – Gary Anderson, South African-American football player
• 1959 – James MacMillan, Scottish composer and conductor
• 1959 – Jürgen Ligi, Estonian economist and politician, 25th Estonian Minister of Defence
• 1960 – Terry Pendleton, American baseball player and coach
• 1962 – Grigory Leps, Russian singer-songwriter
• 1963 – Phoebe Cates, American actress
• 1963 – Srečko Katanec, Slovenian footballer and coach
• 1963 – Mikael Pernfors, Swedish tennis player
• 1964 – Phil Hellmuth, American poker player
• 1964 – Miguel Induráin, Spanish cyclist
• 1965 – Michel Desjoyeaux, French sailor
• 1965 – Claude Lemieux, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1966 – Jyrki Lumme, Finnish ice hockey player
• 1967 – Will Ferrell, American actor, comedian, and producer
• 1968 – Dhanraj Pillay, Indian field hockey player and manager
• 1968 – Barry Sanders, American football player
• 1968 – Larry Sanger, American philosopher and businessman, co-founded Wikipedia and Citizendium
• 1968 – Michael Searle, Australian rugby league player and businessman
• 1968 – Robert Sherman, American songwriter and businessman
• 1968 – Olga Souza, Brazilian singer and dancer
• 1969 – Kathryn Harby-Williams, Australian netball player and sportscaster
• 1970 – Raimonds Miglinieks, Latvian basketball player and coach
• 1970 – Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thai director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1970 – Serena Chen, American social psychologist<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
• 1971 – Corey Feldman, American actor
• 1971 – Ed Kowalczyk, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1972 – Ben Cahoon, American-Canadian football player and coach
• 1972 – François Drolet, Canadian speed skater
• 1973 – João Dias, Portuguese politician<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1973 – Shaun Pollock, South African cricketer
• 1973 – Graham Robertson, American director and producer
• 1973 – Tim Ryan, American politician
• 1974 – Maret Maripuu, Estonian politician, Estonian Minister of Social Affairs
• 1974 – Wendell Sailor, Australian rugby player
• 1976 – Tomasz Kuchar, Polish racing driver
• 1976 – Bobby Lashley, American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1976 – Carlos Humberto Paredes, Paraguayan footballer
• 1976 – Anna Smashnova, Belarusian-Israeli tennis player
• 1977 – Bryan Budd, Northern Ireland-born English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2006)
• 1979 – Jayma Mays, American actress<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1979 – Chris Mihm, American basketball player
• 1979 – Kim Rhode, American sport shooter
• 1979 – Nathan Rogers, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1979 – Konstantin Skrylnikov, Russian footballer
• 1980 – Adam Scott, Australian golfer
• 1981 – Giuseppe Di Masi, Italian footballer
• 1981 – Robert Kranjec, Slovenian ski jumper
• 1981 – Zach Randolph, American basketball player<ref>Template:Basketballstats</ref>
• 1981 – Vicente Rodríguez, Spanish footballer
• 1982 – André Greipel, German cyclist
• 1982 – Carli Lloyd, American soccer player
• 1982 – Michael Umaña, Costa Rican footballer
• 1983 – Katrina Kaif, British Indian actress and model<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1983 – Duncan Keith, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1984 – Hayanari Shimoda, Japanese racing driver
• 1984 – Attila Szabó, Hungarian decathlete
• 1985 – Mārtiņš Kravčenko, Latvian basketball player
• 1986 – Misako Uno, Japanese actress, singer, and fashion designer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1987 – Mousa Dembélé, Belgian footballer
• 1987 – AnnaLynne McCord, American actress and producer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1987 – Knowshon Moreno, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1988 – Sergio Busquets, Spanish footballer
• 1989 – Gareth Bale, Welsh footballer
• 1990 – Bureta Faraimo, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1990 – James Maslow, American actor, singer and dancer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1990 – Wizkid, Nigerian singer and songwriter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1990 – Johann Zarco, French motorcycle racer
• 1991 – Dylan Grimes, Australian Rules footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1991 – Nate Schmidt, American ice hockey player<ref>Template:Ice hockey stats</ref>
• 1991 – Andros Townsend, English footballer
• 1992 – Safiya Nygaard, American YouTuber<ref>Template:Cite instagram</ref>
• 1994 – Shericka Jackson, Jamaican sprinter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1996 – Kevin Abstract, American rapper and singer-songwriter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1996 – Luke Hemmings, Australian singer and musician<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1996 – Daniel Pearson, English actor and presenter
• 1999 – Jarred Kelenic, American baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2001 – Alex Venegas, American social media personality<ref name=IslandBoys>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2001 – Franky Venegas, American social media personality<ref name=IslandBoys/>
• 2004 – Amiah Miller, American actress and model<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Deaths

Pre-1600

• 784 – Fulrad, Frankish diplomat and saint (b. 710)
• 851 – Sisenandus, Cordoban deacon and martyr (b. c. 825)<ref name="AgiologioLusitano">Template:Cite book</ref>
• 866 – Irmgard, Frankish abbess
• 1212 – William de Brus, 3rd Lord of Annandale
• 1216 – Pope Innocent III (b. 1160)
• 1324 – Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (b. 1267)
• 1342 – Charles I of Hungary (b. 1288)
• 1344 – An-Nasir Ahmad, Sultan of Egypt (b. 1316)
• 1509 – João da Nova, Portuguese explorer (b. 1460)
• 1546 – Anne Askew, English author and poet (b. 1520)
• 1557 – Anne of Cleves, Queen consort of England (b. 1515)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1576 – Isabella de' Medici, Italian noble (b. 1542)

1601–1900

• 1647 – Masaniello, Italian rebel (b. 1622)
• 1664 – Andreas Gryphius, German poet and playwright (b. 1616)
• 1686 – John Pearson, English bishop and scholar (b. 1612)
• 1691 – François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, French politician, French Secretary of State for War (b. 1641)
• 1729 – Johann David Heinichen, German composer and theorist (b. 1683)
• 1747 – Giuseppe Crespi, Italian painter (b. 1665)
• 1770 – Francis Cotes, English painter and academic (b. 1726)
• 1796 – George Howard, English field marshal and politician (b. 1718)
• 1831 – Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron, French-Russian general (b. 1763)
• 1849 – Sarah Allen, African-American missionary for the African Methodist Episcopal Church (b. 1764)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1868 – Dmitry Pisarev, Russian author and critic (b. 1840)
• 1879 – Edward Deas Thomson, Scottish-Australian politician, 3rd Chief Secretary of New South Wales (b. 1800)
• 1882 – Mary Todd Lincoln, First Lady of the United States 1861–1865 (b. 1818)
• 1885 – Rosalía de Castro, Spanish poet (b. 1837)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• 1886 – Ned Buntline, American journalist and author (b. 1823)
• 1896 – Edmond de Goncourt, French critic and publisher, founded Académie Goncourt (b. 1822)

1901–present

• 1915 – Ellen G. White, American author and co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church(b. 1827)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1917 – Philipp Scharwenka, German composer and educator (b. 1847)
• 1935 – Zheng Zhengqiu, Chinese filmmaker (b. 1889)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• 1939 – Bartholomeus Roodenburch, Dutch swimmer (b. 1866)
• 1943 – Saul Raphael Landau, Polish Jewish lawyer, journalist, publicist and Zionist activist (b. 1870)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1949 – Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1866)
• 1953 – Hilaire Belloc, French-born British writer and historian (b. 1870)
• 1954 – Herms Niel, German soldier, trombonist, and composer (b. 1888)
• 1960 – Albert Kesselring, German field marshal (b. 1881)
• 1960 – John P. Marquand, American author (b. 1893)
• 1964 – Rauf Orbay, Turkish colonel and politician, Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1881)
• 1965 – Boris Artzybasheff, Ukrainian-American illustrator (b. 1899)
• 1969 – James Scott Douglas, English-born Scottish race car driver and 6th Baronet Douglas (b. 1930)
• 1981 – Harry Chapin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1942)
• 1982 – Charles Robberts Swart, South African lawyer and politician, 1st State President of South Africa (b. 1894)
• 1985 – Heinrich Böll, German novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1917)
• 1985 – Wayne King, American saxophonist, songwriter, and bandleader (b. 1901)
• 1989 – Herbert von Karajan, Austrian conductor and manager (b. 1908)
• 1990 – Robert Blackburn, Irish educator (b. 1927)
• 1990 – Miguel Muñoz, Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1922)
• 1991 – Meindert DeJong, Dutch-American soldier and author (b. 1906)
• 1991 – Robert Motherwell, American painter and academic (b. 1915)
• 1991 – Frank Rizzo, American police officer and politician, 93rd Mayor of Philadelphia (b. 1920)
• 1992 – Buck Buchanan, American football player and coach (b. 1940)
• 1994 – Julian Schwinger, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)
• 1995 – May Sarton, American playwright and novelist (b. 1912)
• 1995 – Stephen Spender, English author and poet (b. 1909)
• 1996 – Adolf von Thadden, German lieutenant and politician (b. 1921)
• 1998 – John Henrik Clarke, American historian and scholar (b. 1915)
• 1999 – John F. Kennedy Jr., American lawyer and publisher (b. 1960)
• 1999 – Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, American publicist and wife of John F. Kennedy Jr. (b. 1966)<ref>Hines, Ree (2024-07-15). https://www.today.com/popculture/news/jfk-jr-death-plane-crash-rcna160909 Retrieved 2024-07-15.</ref>
• 1999 – Alan Macnaughton, Canadian lawyer and politician, Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons (b. 1903)
• 2001 – Morris, Belgian cartoonist (b. 1923)
• 2002 – John Cocke, American computer scientist and engineer (b. 1925)
• 2003 – Celia Cruz, Cuban-American singer and actress (b. 1925)
• 2003 – Carol Shields, American-Canadian novelist and short story writer (b. 1935)
• 2004 – George Busbee, American lawyer and politician, 77th Governor of Georgia (b. 1927)
• 2004 – Charles Sweeney, American general and pilot (b. 1919)
• 2005 – Pietro Consagra, Italian sculptor (b. 1920)
• 2005 – Camillo Felgen, Luxembourgian singer-songwriter and radio host (b. 1920)
• 2006 – Winthrop Paul Rockefeller, American businessman and politician, 13th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas (b. 1948)
• 2007 – Caterina Bueno, Italian singer and historian (b. 1943)
• 2008 – Jo Stafford, American singer (b. 1917)
• 2008 – Lindsay Thompson, Australian politician, 40th Premier of Victoria (b. 1923)
• 2011 – Forrest Blue, American football player (b. 1944)
• 2012 – William Asher, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
• 2012 – Stephen Covey, American businessman and author (b. 1932)
• 2012 – Gilbert Esau, American businessman and politician (b. 1919)
• 2012 – Ed Lincoln, Brazilian bassist, pianist, and composer (b. 1932)
• 2012 – Masaharu Matsushita, Japanese businessman (b. 1913)
• 2012 – Kitty Wells, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1919)
• 2013 – Talia Castellano, American internet celebrity (b. 1999)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2013 – Alex Colville, Canadian painter and academic (b. 1920)
• 2013 – Marv Rotblatt, American baseball player (b. 1927)
• 2014 – Karl Albrecht, German businessman, co-founded Aldi (b. 1920)
• 2014 – Mary Ellen Otremba, American educator and politician (b. 1950)
• 2014 – Johnny Winter, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1944)
• 2014 – Heinz Zemanek, Austrian computer scientist and academic (b. 1920)
• 2015 – Denis Avey, English soldier, engineer, and author (b. 1919)
• 2015 – Evelyn Ebsworth, English chemist and academic (b. 1933)
• 2015 – Alcides Ghiggia, Uruguayan footballer and manager (b. 1926)
• 2015 – Jack Goody, English anthropologist, author, and academic (b. 1919)
• 2017 – George A. Romero, American filmmaker (b. 1940)
• 2019 – John Paul Stevens, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (b. 1920)<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
• 2020 – Tony Taylor, Cuban baseball player (b. 1935)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2021 – Biz Markie, American rapper (b. 1964)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2023 – Kevin Mitnick, American hacker (b. 1963)<ref name="WaPoObit">Template:Cite news</ref>
• 2024 – Joe Bryant, American basketball player (b. 1954)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2024 – Norm Hewitt, New Zealand rugby union player (b. 1968)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2024 – David Morrow, Australian radio host and sportscaster (b. 1953)<ref name="news">Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead link</ref>

Holidays and observances

• Christian feast day:
  • Gondulphus of Tongeren
  • Helier
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel
    • Fiesta de La Tirana (Tarapacá Region, Chile)
  • Reineldis
  • July 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Engineer's Day (Honduras)
• Holocaust Memorial Day (France)
• Guinea Pig Appreciation Day<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

External links

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