Historical Events In July - 16

1992  "Gorgeous" George, [Arena], wrestler, dies at 84 on July - 16.  

1994  M Vink, surgeon (1st Dutch kidney transplant), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1995  On this day in history charles Bruck, Hungarian/French/US conductor (Dutch Opera), dies at 83  

1996  John Panozzo, drummer, dies at 48 on July - 16.  

2005  On July - 16 harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth book of the Harry Potter saga by the British writer J. K. Rowling, is released.  

2007  Britain expels four Russian diplomats in response to a refusal by the Russians to extradite Andrei Lugovoi, suspected to be behind the murder of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko in London on July - 16.  

2007  Earthquake occurs in Japan, killing seven and causing a pipe at a nuclear power plant to break and release about 300 gallons of radioactive water on July - 16.  

2013  27 children are killed and 25 are hospitalized after eating lunch contaminated with insecticide in India on July - 16.  

2014  Israel intensify strikes on Gaza on July - 16.  

2017  On this day in history bBC announces first ever female Doctor Who will be played by Jodie Whittaker  

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2017  131st Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Roger Federer beats Marin Cilic (6-3, 6-1, 6-4) for a record 8th title on July - 16.  

2018  On July - 16 uS President Donald Trump appears to accept the word of Russian President Vladimir Putin over US intelligence services about Russian meddling in the 2016 US election, in an interview after the two leader's Helsinki Summit  

2018  On this day in history 12 new moons discovered orbiting Jupiter bringing planet's moon total to 79, by scientists at Carnegie Institution for Science  

2018  On July - 16 historic cemetery (1878-1911) announced discovered near Houston, Texas, containing 95 remains though to be African Americans forced into labour  

2019  On July - 16 the European Parliament elects Ursula von der Leyen as the new President of the European Commission. Succeeding Jean-Claude Juncker, she will be sworn in on December 1, 2019. She is the first female to be elected to this office in EU history.  

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1194  Saint Clare of Assisi, Italian follower of Francis of Assisi (d. 1253) was born on July - 16.  

1571  On this day in history birth of theodoor Galle, Flemish engraver, baptized  

1611  Archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria, Queen of Poland (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.  

1704  John Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle was born on this day in history.  

1714  On July - 16 birth of marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French military engineer (d. 1800)  

1715  On this day in history birth of charles, Prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France  

1722  Joseph Wilton, sculptor was born on this day in history.  

1723  On July - 16 birth of joshua Reynolds, England, portrait painter (Simplicity)  

0276  Death of Mark Annius Florianus, emperor of Rome (276), murdered on this day in history.  

0599  On this day in history monulphus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht (St Servaaskerk), dies  

1099  On July - 16 el Cid, [Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar], Span general strategist, dies at 59  

1139  On July - 16 walram II, duke of Limburg/Neth-Lutherans, dies  

1216  Innocent III, [Lotario di Segni], Italian Pope (1198-1216), dies on this day in history.  

1324  Death of Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (b. 1267) on this day in history.  

1342  Death of King Charles I of Hungary on this day in history.  

1482  On July - 16 john van Schaffelaar, Gelders knight, dies