Historical Events In July - 16

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

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

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

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

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  On this day in history 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.  

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  On July - 16 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 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 July - 16.  

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

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

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

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 this day in history 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 July - 16.  

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

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

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

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

1324  Death of Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (b. 1267) on July - 16.  

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

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