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On This Day · The 197th day of the year

July 16

From 1377 to 2019, July 16 gathers 642 years of history. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where politics and nation-building recur.

♋ZodiacCancer ◈BirthstoneRuby ❀Birth flowerLarkspur

Cancer is the sign for July 16 — read more on the Cancer page, or see July's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on July 16?

July 16 is the 197th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1377 and 2019. Famous people born on July 16 include Larry Sanger, Roald Amundsen and Trygve Lie.

Released on July 16

Movies, games, albums & shows

2024

  • Game Gestalt: Steam & Cinder
  • Game Flock

2022

  • Game FPS Chess

2021

  • Game F1 2021

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1377

    Richard II of England

  2. 1790

    Washington, D.C.

  3. 1809

    La Paz

  4. 1916

    Max Reger

  5. 1950

    Uruguay national football team

  6. 1965

    Army of the Republic of Vietnam

  7. 1994

    Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9

  8. 2004

    Millennium Park

  9. 2007

    2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquake

  10. 2019

    Mumbai

Famous birthday twins

Born on July 16

Larry Sanger

b. 1968

Roald Amundsen

b. 1872

Trygve Lie

b. 1896

Andrea del Sarto

b. 1486

Katrina Kaif

b. 1983

Phoebe Cates

b. 1963

James Maslow

b. 1990

Sergio Busquets

b. 1988

Deaths

  • 2023Kevin Mitnick
  • 2019John Paul Stevens
  • 2017George A. Romero
  • 2014Karl Albrecht
  • 2014Heinz Zemanek
  • 1985Heinrich Böll

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Gondulphus of Tongeren
  • —Christian feast day: Helier
  • —Christian feast day: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Fiesta de La Tirana (Tarapacá Region, Chile)
  • —Christian feast day: Reineldis
  • —Christian feast day: July 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • —Engineer's Day (Honduras)
  • —Holocaust Memorial Day (France)

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