Historical Events In July - 16

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

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

1995  On July - 16 charles Bruck, Hungarian/French/US conductor (Dutch Opera), dies at 83  

1996  On this day in history john Panozzo, drummer, dies at 48  

2005  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 27 children are killed and 25 are hospitalized after eating lunch contaminated with insecticide in India  

2014  On this day in history israel intensify strikes on Gaza  

2017  On July - 16 bBC announces first ever female Doctor Who will be played by Jodie Whittaker  

2017  On July - 16 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 this day in history.  

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.  

2023  On July - 16 taylor Swift ’s re-recorded "Speak Now" album debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200, her 12th No. 1 album, surpassing Barbra Streisand's record for #1 albums by a female artist [1]  

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1194  On July - 16 birth of saint Clare of Assisi, Italian follower of Francis of Assisi (d. 1253)  

1571  Theodoor Galle, Flemish engraver, baptized was born on this day in history.  

1611  On this day in history birth of archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria, Queen of Poland (d. 1644)  

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

1714  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of joseph Wilton, sculptor  

1723  Joshua Reynolds, England, portrait painter (Simplicity) was born on this day in history.  

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

0599  On July - 16 monulphus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht (St Servaaskerk), dies  

1099  On this day in history el Cid, [Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar], Span general strategist, dies at 59  

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

1216  Innocent III, [Lotario di Segni], Italian Pope (1198-1216), dies on July - 16.  

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

1342  On this day in history death of king Charles I of Hungary  

1482  John van Schaffelaar, Gelders knight, dies on July - 16.