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| Birthday July 16, 1704 John Kay, English machinist, inventor of the flying shuttle. |
| Birthday July 16, 1723 Sir Joshua Reynolds, English portrait painter. |
| Birthday July 16, 1746 Giuseppe Piazzi, discovered 1st asteroid, Ceres. |
| Birthday July 16, 1821 Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Christian Science (Science and Health). |
| Birthday July 16, 1858 Eugne Ysa˜e, Belgian violinist, conductor, composer. |
| Birthday July 16, 1888 Frits Zernike, inventor of phase-contrast microscope (Nobel 1953). |
| Birthday July 16, 1896 Trygve Lie, 1st sec-general of UN (1946-52). |
| Birthday July 16, 1907 Barbara Stanwyck, Actress |
| Birthday July 16, 1907 Orville Redenbacher, popcorn king |
| Birthday July 16, 1911 Ginger Rogers, (Virginia McMath), dancer, Actress in Independence Mo |
| Birthday July 16, 1915 Laverne Andrews, in Minneapolis -, Andrew Sister (or 0706) |
| Birthday July 16, 1915 Bernard Hughes |
| Birthday July 16, 1924 Bess Myerson, in NY, Miss America 1944 |
| Birthday July 16, 1932 Milly Vitale |
| Birthday July 16, 1942 Margaret Smith Court, Australian tennis pro. |
| Birthday July 16, 1948 Ruben Blades, Singer |
| Birthday July 16, 1948 Pinchas Zukerman, violinist. |
| Birthday July 16, 1952 Stewart Copeland |
| Birthday July 16, 1967 Funnyman Will Ferrell born |
| History July 16, 1212 Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa; end of Moslem power in Spain. |
| History July 16, 1548 La Paz Bolivia is founded. |
| History July 16, 1769 First Catholic mission in California dedicated |
| History July 16, 1769 Father Serra founds Mission San Diego 1st mission in Calif |
| History July 16, 1779 Anthony Wayne earns nickname |
| History July 16, 1790 Congress establishes Dist of Columbia |
| History July 16, 1790 Congress declares Washington, D.C., new capital |
| History July 16, 1808 Lewis and Clark help form Missouri Fur Company |
| History July 16, 1861 1st major battle of the Civil War -- Bull Run |
| History July 16, 1863 Draft riots continue to rock New York City |
| History July 16, 1894 many negro miners in Alabama killed by striking white miners. |
| History July 16, 1918 Romanov family executed |
| History July 16, 1920 Ruth sets season home run record with 30 enroute to 54 |
| History July 16, 1927 Augusto Sandino begins war against US occupation of Nicaragua. |
| History July 16, 1935 World's first parking meter installed |
| History July 16, 1935 1st automatic parking meter in US installed Oklahoma City Ok |
| History July 16, 1940 Marshal Petain becomes premier of occupied France |
| History July 16, 1945 The first atomic bomb test is successfully exploded |
| History July 16, 1945 United States conducts first test of the atomic bomb |
| History July 16, 1945 1st atomic blast Trinity Site Alamogordo NM |
| History July 16, 1946 Attempt made to recall Mayor Lapham (1st time in SF history) |
| History July 16, 1947 Bobo Newsom won his 200th game 1st as a Yankee & Yanks 18th straight In the night cap Vic Rashi extended streak to 19 |
| History July 16, 1948 Durocher leaves Dodgers to manage Giants |
| History July 16, 1951 Catcher in the Rye is published |
| History July 16, 1965 McNamara visits South Vietnam |
| History July 16, 1966 Tommy James and the Shondells are rescued from oblivion by their #1 hit Hanky Panky |
| History July 16, 1969 Apollo 11 departs Earth |
| History July 16, 1969 Apollo 11 1st manned ship to land on the moon is launched. |
| History July 16, 1973 Senate begins investigations into secret bombing of Cambodia |
| History July 16, 1979 An army doctor is accused of stabbing his family to death |
| History July 16, 1990 Earthquake wreaks havoc in the Philippines |
| History July 16, 1995 Amazon opens for business |
| History July 16, 1999 JFK Jr. killed in plane crash |
| History July 16, 2002 Bush unveils strategy for homeland security |