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| July 16th, 2007 (July 16 2007) | Event | An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 and aftershock of 6.6 occur off the Niigata coast, Japan, killing 8 people with at least 800 injured and damaging a nuclear power plant. See 2007 Chuetsu offshore earthquake. | |
| July 16th, 1977 (July 16 1977) | Birth | Bryan Budd, British soldier (VC recipient) (died in 2006) | |
| July 16th, 1967 (July 16 1967) | Birth | Will Ferrell, American comedian | Will Ferrell Quotes |
| July 16th, 1967 (July 16 1967) | Birth | Christopher Rocancourt, French con artist | |
| July 16th, 1957 (July 16 1957) | Event | United States Marine Major John Glenn flies a F8U Crusader supersonic jet from California to New York in 3 hours, 23 minutes and 8 seconds setting a new transcontinental speed record. | John Major Quotes |
| July 16th, 1957 (July 16 1957) | Birth | Alexandra Marinina, Russian writer | |
| July 16th, 1947 (July 16 1947) | Birth | Alexis Herman, 23rd U.S. Secretary of Labor | |
| July 16th, 1947 (July 16 1947) | Birth | Assata Shakur, American activist | |
| July 16th, 1947 (July 16 1947) | Death | Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish humanitarian (exact date of death uncertain) (born in 1912) | |
| July 16th, 1937 (July 16 1937) | Birth | Richard Bryan, American politician | |
| July 16th, 1917 (July 16 1917) | Death | Philipp Scharwenka, Polish-German composer (born in 1847) | |
| July 16th, 1907 (July 16 1907) | Birth | Frances Horwich, American educator and television personality (died in 2001) | |
| July 16th, 1907 (July 16 1907) | Birth | Orville Redenbacher, American farmer and businessman (died in 1995) | |
| July 16th, 1907 (July 16 1907) | Birth | Barbara Stanwyck, American actress (died in 1990) | |
| July 16th, 1747 (July 16 1747) | Death | Giuseppe Maria Crespi, Italian painter (born in 1665) | |
| July 16th, 1647 (July 16 1647) | Death | Masaniello, Neapolitan rebel (born in 1622) | |
| July 16th, 1557 (July 16 1557) | Death | Anne of Cleves, fourth wife of Henry VIII of England (born in 1515) | Henry VIII of England Quotes |
