July 16th, 1911

Born on July 16th, 1911

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

Born on July 16th, 1911

83

Ginger Rogers

American actress and dancer (1911–1995)

*July 16th, 1911, Independence †April 25th, 1995, Rancho Mirage

58

Sonny Tufts

American actor (1911-1970)

*July 16th, 1911, Boston †June 4th, 1970, Santa Monica

57

Peter van Eyck

German-American actor (1911–1969)

*July 16th, 1911, Kamienny Jaz †July 15th, 1969, Männedorf

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Born in 1911

85

Anne-Marie Ørbeck

Pianist and composer

*April 1st, 1911, Oslo †June 5th, 1996, Bergen

98

Freya von Moltke

German writer and scholar

*March 29th, 1911, Cologne †January 1st, 2010, Norwich

99

Maurice Allais

French economist (1911–2010)

*May 31st, 1911, 14th arrondissement of Paris †October 9th, 2010, Saint-Cloud

66

Terence Rattigan

British playwright, screenwriter (1911-1977)

*June 10th, 1911, London †November 30th, 1977, Hamilton

90

John Gorton

Australian politician, 19th Prime Minister of Australia (1911–2002)

*September 9th, 1911, Melbourne †May 19th, 2002, Sydney

84

Annie M.G. Schmidt

Dutch writer (1911-1995)

*May 20th, 1911, Kapelle †May 21st, 1995, Amsterdam

109

Renée Simonot

French actress

*September 10th, 1911, Le Havre †July 11th, 2021, 13th arrondissement of Paris

80

Gabriel Celaya

Spanish poet

*March 18th, 1911, Hernani †April 18th, 1991, Madrid

77

Lucille Ball

American actress (1911–1989)

*August 6th, 1911, Jamestown †April 26th, 1989, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

84

Odysseas Elytis

Greek poet and art critic (1911–1996)

*November 2nd, 1911, Heraklion †March 18th, 1996, Athens

90

Jean-Pierre Aumont

French actor (1911–2001)

*January 5th, 1911, Paris †January 30th, 2001, Saint-Tropez

56

Anthony Boucher

American author, critic, and editor (1911–1968)

*August 21st, 1911, Oakland †April 29th, 1968, Oakland

71

Tennessee Williams

American playwright (1911–1983)

*March 26th, 1911, Columbus †February 25th, 1983, New York City

102

Võ Nguyên Giáp

Vietnamese general and communist politician (1911–2013)

*August 25th, 1911, Lộc Thủy †October 4th, 2013, Hanoi

83

Julio Curatella

Argentine rower (1911–1995)

*February 27th, 1911, Argentina †January 1st, 1995, Buenos Aires

49

Maribel Vinson

Figure skater (1911-1961)

*October 12th, 1911, Winchester †February 15th, 1961, Kampenhout

88

David Merrick

American theatre producer (1911-2000)

*November 27th, 1911, St. Louis †April 25th, 2000, London

94

Anna Russell

British singer and comedian (1911-2006)

*December 27th, 1911, London †October 18th, 2006, Batemans Bay

26

Jean Harlow

American film actress (1911–1937)

*March 3rd, 1911, Kansas City †June 7th, 1937, Los Angeles

94

Susi Lanner

Austrian actress (1911-2006)

*August 27th, 1911, Vienna †March 16th, 2006, Dobbs Ferry

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Public holidays on July 16th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on July 16th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1911 is a normal year and no leap year.

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