July 16th, 1721

Born on July 16th, 1721

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What happened on July 16th?

July 16th, 2013

At least 23 students died and dozens more fell ill at a primary school in the Indian state of Bihar after consuming a Midday Meal that was contaminated with pesticide.

July 16th, 2008

A tainted milk powder scandal broke in China which ultimately involved an estimated 300,000 victims, the vast majority infants, with 54,000 hospitalized with kidney problems and six deaths.

July 16th, 2007

An earthquake of magnitude .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Mw6.6 struck Niigata Prefecture, Japan, causing a leak of radioactive gases from the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant.

July 16th, 2004

Millennium Park, a public park in Chicago, Illinois, and one of the world's largest rooftop gardens, opened to the public.

July 16th, 1983

A Sikorsky S-61 helicopter operated by British Airways crashed in thick fog in the Celtic Sea, killing 20 of the 26 people on board.

July 16th, 1965

South Vietnamese Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo (pictured)—an undetected communist spy—was reported dead due to injuries sustained during his capture, but it is generally assumed he was killed on the orders of military officials.

July 16th, 1951

The Catcher in the Rye, an American coming-of-age novel by J. D. Salinger, was first published (cover pictured).

July 16th, 1950

Uruguay won the decisive match of the FIFA World Cup against Brazil 2–1 at Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro.

July 16th, 1931

Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie promulgated the nation's first modern constitution.

July 16th, 1790

President George Washington signed the Residence Act, selecting a new permanent site along the Potomac River for the capital of the United States, which later became Washington, D.C.

July 16th, 1782

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail premiered in Vienna, after which Emperor Joseph II anecdotally remarked that it had "too many notes".

July 16th, 1377

The ten-year-old Richard II was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.

July 16th, 1232

Muhammad ibn Yusuf, who later established the Emirate of Granada, the last Muslim state in Spain, was elected the ruler of Arjona.

July 16th, 1945

The United States conducted the first detonation of a nuclear weapon during the Trinity test (pictured).

July 16th, 1916

Max Reger's Hebbel Requiem was first performed in a memorial concert for the composer, conducted by Philipp Wolfrum.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 16th

Same year
Born in 1721

50

Tobias Smollett

18th-century poet and author from Scotland

*March 19th, 1721, Cardross †September 17th, 1771, Livorno

42

Madame de Pompadour

Chief mistress of Louis XV of France (1721-1764)

*December 29th, 1721, Paris †April 15th, 1764, Versailles

82

Edmund Pendleton

American politician (1721-1803)

*September 9th, 1721, Caroline County †October 23rd, 1803, Caroline County

66

Benjamin Wilson

British painter and scientist (1721-1788)

*June 21st, 1721, Leeds †June 6th, 1788, London

85

John Reid

British Army officer, composer, and flautist (1721–1807)

*February 13th, 1721, Perthshire †February 6th, 1807, London

86

Fredrik Henrik af Chapman

Swedish admiral and shipbuilder (1721-1808)

*September 9th, 1721, Gothenburg †August 19th, 1808, Karlskrona city community

61

Anna Dorothea Therbusch

Painter from Prussia (1721-1782)

*July 23rd, 1721, Berlin †November 9th, 1782, Berlin

46

Philipp Friedrich Gmelin

German professor of botany and chemistry (1721-1768)

*August 19th, 1721, Tübingen †May 9th, 1768, Tübingen

87

David Zeisberger

American missionary

*April 11th, 1721, Suchdol nad Odrou †November 17th, 1808, Ohio

59

Johann de Kalb

American general (1721-1780)

*June 19th, 1721, Hüttendorf †August 19th, 1780, Camden

70

Placidus Fixlmillner

Austrian monk-astronomer

*May 28th, 1721, Upper Austria †August 27th, 1791, Kremsmünster

81

Domenico Corvi

Italian painter (1721-1803)

*September 16th, 1721, Viterbo †July 22nd, 1803, Rome

71

Franz Anton Knittel

German theologian

*April 3rd, 1721, Salzdahlum †December 10th, 1792, Wolfenbüttel

72

Roger Sherman

Early American lawyer and politician, Founding Father of the United States (1721-1793)

*April 19th, 1721, Newton †July 23rd, 1793, New Haven

85

Eliphalet Dyer

American judge and politician

*September 14th, 1721, Windham †May 13th, 1807, Windham

52

Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz

German general

*February 3rd, 1721, Kalkar †August 27th, 1773, Oława

46

John Frederick, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1721-1767)

*January 8th, 1721, Rudolstadt †July 10th, 1767, Rudolstadt

76

Johann Samuel Diterich

German Archdeacon and parson (1721-1797)

*January 1st, 1721, Berlin †January 1st, 1797, Berlin

77

Christian Gotthelf von Gutschmid

German politician (1721-1798)

*December 12th, 1721, Kahren †December 30th, 1798, Dresden

48

Mark Akenside

English poet and physician

*November 9th, 1721, Newcastle upon Tyne †June 23rd, 1770, London

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1721 is a normal year and no leap year.

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