Page 8: Historical Events In July - 16
Wednesday, 02 July 2025
1992 On July - 16 "Gorgeous" George, [Arena], wrestler, dies at 84
1994 On July - 16 m Vink, surgeon (1st Dutch kidney transplant), dies at 78
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 this day in history.
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 July - 16.
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 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 Israel intensify strikes on Gaza on this day in history.
2017 On this day in history bBC announces first ever female Doctor Who will be played by Jodie Whittaker
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 this day in history.
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.
2023 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] on July - 16.
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