Historical Events In July - 16

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

1994  On this day in history m Vink, surgeon (1st Dutch kidney transplant), dies at 78  

1995  Charles Bruck, Hungarian/French/US conductor (Dutch Opera), dies at 83 on July - 16.  

1996  On July - 16 john Panozzo, drummer, dies at 48  

2005  Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth book of the Harry Potter saga by the British writer J. K. Rowling, is released on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

2007  On July - 16 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.  

2013  27 children are killed and 25 are hospitalized after eating lunch contaminated with insecticide in India on this day in history.  

2014  Israel intensify strikes on Gaza on this day in history.  

2017  BBC announces first ever female Doctor Who will be played by Jodie Whittaker on this day in history.  

2017  On this day in history 131st Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Roger Federer beats Marin Cilic (6-3, 6-1, 6-4) for a record 8th title  

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

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

2019  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 on July - 16.  

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1194  Saint Clare of Assisi, Italian follower of Francis of Assisi (d. 1253) was born on this day in history.  

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 July - 16.  

1704  On July - 16 birth of john Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle  

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

1715  Charles, Prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France was born on July - 16.  

1722  On July - 16 birth of joseph Wilton, sculptor  

1723  Joshua Reynolds, England, portrait painter (Simplicity) was born on July - 16.  

0276  On July - 16 death of mark Annius Florianus, emperor of Rome (276), murdered  

0599  Monulphus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht (St Servaaskerk), dies on this day in history.  

1099  El Cid, [Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar], Span general strategist, dies at 59 on July - 16.  

1139  Walram II, duke of Limburg/Neth-Lutherans, dies on July - 16.  

1216  On July - 16 innocent III, [Lotario di Segni], Italian Pope (1198-1216), dies  

1324  On July - 16 death of emperor Go-Uda of Japan (b. 1267)  

1342  On July - 16 death of king Charles I of Hungary  

1482  On this day in history john van Schaffelaar, Gelders knight, dies