July 16th, 1977

Born on July 16th, 1977

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 6 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 the world's largest rooftop garden, 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—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.

July 16th, 1950

Korean War: A Korean People's Army unit massacred 31 prisoners of war of the U.S. Army on a mountain near the village of Tuman.

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

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 (pictured), who later established the Emirate of Granada, the last Muslim state in Spain, was elected the ruler of Arjona.

July 16th, 2019

A 100-year-old building in Mumbai, India, collapses, killing at least 10 people and leaving many others trapped.

July 16th, 2015

Four U.S. Marines and one gunman die in a shooting spree targeting military installations in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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

Born on July 16th, 1977

46

Sunita Danuwar

Nepalese activist

*July 16th, 1977, Dailekh

46

Jamie Kern

American entrepreneur and former journalist

*July 16th, 1977, San Rafael

46

Rosi Sexton

British mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter

*July 16th, 1977, Versailles

46

Siaha Burley

Player of American football

*July 16th, 1977, Mesa

46

Alejandro Delius

Bolivian vocalist and composer

*July 16th, 1977, La Paz

46

Andriy Dykan

Ukrainian footballer

*July 16th, 1977, Kharkiv

29

Bryan Budd

Recipient of the Victoria Cross

*July 16th, 1977, Belfast †August 20th, 2006, Sangin

46

Joshua Eustis

American musician

*July 16th, 1977, New Orleans

46

Leonardo Henrique Peixoto dos Santos

Brazilian footballer

*July 16th, 1977, Rio de Janeiro

46

Ayumi Sato

Japanese ice hockey player

*July 16th, 1977, Morioka

46

Javier Chillón

Spanish film director

*July 16th, 1977, Madrid

46

Giulian Ilie

Boxer

*July 16th, 1977, Ploiești

46

Phillip Leuluai

New Zealand rugby league footballer

*July 16th, 1977, Auckland

46

Sara Call

Swedish association football player

*July 16th, 1977, Sweden

46

Asim Iqbal

Pakistani cricketer

*July 16th, 1977, Gujrat, Pakistan

46

Peter Kariuki Ngumi

Australian boxer

*July 16th, 1977, Nairobi

46

Raney Shockne

American composer

*July 16th, 1977, Long Beach

46

Jenna Lewis

American television personality

*July 16th, 1977, Franklin

Same Day
Who's birthday is on July 16th?

40

Katrina Kaif

British-Indian actress (born 1983)

*July 16th, 1983, Hong Kong

34

Kenichi Tago

Japanese badminton player

*July 16th, 1989, Warabi

27

Luke Hemmings

Australian singer and guitarist

*July 16th, 1996, Freemans Reach

57

Hwang Hye-young

South Korean badminton player

*July 16th, 1966, Jeungpyeong County

49

Philipp Sichler

German cinematographer

*July 16th, 1974, Spaichingen

55

Larry Sanger

American former professor, co-founder of Wikipedia, founder of Citizendium and other projects

*July 16th, 1968, Bellevue

54

Wong Wai Lap

Badminton player

*July 16th, 1969, Hong Kong

68

Saw Swee Leong

Badminton player

*July 16th, 1955, Penang

44

Douglas Murray

British political commentator

*July 16th, 1979, Hammersmith

47

Romain Haguenauer

French ice dancing coach

*July 16th, 1976, Lyon

48

Leo Peelen

Dutch racing cyclist (1968-2017)

*July 16th, 1968, Arnhem †March 24th, 2017, Apeldoorn

24

Frida Maanum

Association football player

*July 16th, 1999, Norway

30

Tan Wei Han

Badminton player

*July 16th, 1993, Singapore

36

Brinner Henrique Santos Souza

Brazilian footballer

*July 16th, 1987, Lavras

50

Stefano Garzelli

Italian road racing cyclist

*July 16th, 1973, Varese

27

Eva Janssens

German badminton player

*July 16th, 1996, Aachen

41

André Greipel

German road bicycle racer

*July 16th, 1982, Rostock

40

Annie Lööf

Swedish politician and party leader of the Swedish Center Party, former minister of enterprise

*July 16th, 1983, Värnamo parish

43

Lindsey Berg

Volleyball player

*July 16th, 1980, Honolulu

34

Gareth Bale

Welsh association football player

*July 16th, 1989, Cardiff

Same year
Born in 1977

46

Zhang Jun

Chinese badminton player

*November 26th, 1977, Suzhou

46

Florian Stetter

German actor

*August 2nd, 1977, Munich

46

Carsten Linnemann

German economist, politician

*August 10th, 1977, Paderborn

46

Anne Marie Waters

UK far-right politician (1977-)

*August 24th, 1977, Dublin

46

Emmanuel Macron

President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017

*December 21st, 1977, Amiens

46

Vanessa Trump

American model and actress

*December 18th, 1977, New York City

46

Gong Zhichao

Badminton player

*December 15th, 1977, Anhua County

46

Paul Kalkbrenner

German electronic musician

*June 11th, 1977, Leipzig

46

Ji Xinpeng

Chinese badminton player

*December 30th, 1977, Shashi District

47

Wong Choong Hann

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1977, Kuala Lumpur

46

Gail Emms

Badminton player

*July 23rd, 1977, Hitchin

46

Pernille Harder

Badminton player

*September 3rd, 1977, Odder Municipality

46

Melanie Lynskey

New Zealand actress

*May 16th, 1977, New Plymouth

46

José Antonio Crespo

Spanish badminton player

*June 24th, 1977, Arroyo de la Miel

46

Dave McCullen

Musician, music producer

*December 28th, 1977, Bonheiden

47

Shakira

Colombian singer, songwriter and actress

*February 2nd, 1977, Barranquilla

47

Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil

Danish politician

*January 17th, 1977, Zealand

47

Claudia Hiersche

German actress

*February 22nd, 1977, Frankfurt (Oder)

47

Sverre Rotevatn

Norwegian Nordic combined skier

*January 17th, 1977, Lillehammer Municipality

46

Anthony Clark

English badminton player

*November 1st, 1977, Derby

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1977 is a normal year and no leap year.

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