Historical Birthday
16 Jul 1194
Saint Clare of Assisi Italian follower of Francis of Assisi and founder of the Order of Poor Ladies (the Poor Clares) born in Assisi Italy (d. 1253)
16 Jul 1571
Theodoor Galle Flemish engraver born in Antwerp Belgium (d. 1633)
16 Jul 1611
Archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria Queen of Poland born in Graz Austria (d. 1644)
16 Jul 1714
Marc Ren Marquis de Montalembert French military engineer and writer born in Angoulme France (d. 1800)
16 Jul 1715
Charles de Rohan Prince de Soubise Marshal of France born in Paris (d. 1787)
16 Jul 1722
Joseph Wilton English sculptor (Westminster Abbey) born in London (d. 1803)
16 Jul 1723
Joshua Reynolds English portrait painter (Simplicity) born in Plympton Devon England (d. 1792)
16 Jul 1725
Georg Simon Lhlein German pianist and composer born in Neustadt bei Coburg Germany (d. 1781)
16 Jul 1728
Henri Moreau Flemish composer born in Lige (d. 1803)
16 Jul 1746
Giuseppe Piazzi Italian astronomer (found 1st asteroid-Ceres) born in Ponte in Valtellina Italy (d. 1826)
16 Jul 1796
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot French painter born in Paris (d. 1875)
16 Jul 1822
Luigi Arditi Italian violinist and composer born in Crescentino Italy (d. 1903)
16 Jul 1823
James Isham Gilbert American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 1884)
16 Jul 1829
Robert Brown Potter American lawyer and Major General (Union Army) born in Schenectady New York (d. 1887)
16 Jul 1834
Carlo Angeloni Italian composer born in Lucca Italy (d. 1901)
16 Jul 1834
Peter Leyten Bishop of Breda (1885-1914) (d. 1914)
16 Jul 1839
Philippus Jacobus Hoedemaker Dutch theologist born in Utrecht Netherlands (d. 1910)
16 Jul 1848
Henri Viotta Dutch conductor and composer (Lexicon of Music) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1933)
16 Jul 1855
Charles Francis Abdy Williams composer (d. 1923)
16 Jul 1858
Eugene Ysaye Belgian composer and violinist born in Lige (d. 1931)
16 Jul 1860
Otto Jespersen Danish linguist born in Randers Denmark (d. 1943)
16 Jul 1862
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett American journalist and civil rights activist born in Holly Springs Mississippi (d. 1931)
16 Jul 1865
George A. Birmingham Irish clergyman and novelist born in Belfast (d. 1950)
16 Jul 1870
Lambert McKenna Irish editor and lexicographer born in Clontarf County Dublin Ireland (d. 1956)
16 Jul 1877
Bla Schick Hungarian-American paediatrician (Schick test) born in Balatonboglr Hungary (d. 1967)
16 Jul 1882
Edward Earle Canadian actor (Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight) born in Toronto Ontario (d. 1972)
16 Jul 1882
Felix Locher Swiss actor (Frankensteins Daughter) born in Berne Switzerland (d. 1969)
16 Jul 1884
Anna Vyrubova Russian lady-in-waiting the best friend and confidante of Tsaritsa Alexandra Fyodorovna born in Oranienbaum Russian Empire (d. 1964)
16 Jul 1887
Shoeless Joe Jackson American professional baseball player (Black Sox Scandal) born in Pickens County South Carolina (d. 1951)
16 Jul 1888
Frits Zernike Dutch physicist invented phase-contrast microscope (Nobel 1953) born in Amsterdam (d. 1966)
16 Jul 1888
Percy Kilbride American actor (Egg & I Ma & Pa Kettle) born in San Francisco California (d. 1964)
16 Jul 1889
Larry Semon American comedian and director (The Wizard of Oz) born in West Point Mississippi (d. 1928)
16 Jul 1896
Maurits Dekker Dutch writer (Merkteken) born in Amsterdam (d. 1962)
16 Jul 1896
Trygve Lie Norwegian politician and 1st Secretary-General of the United Nations (1946-52) born in Oslo (d. 1968)
16 Jul 1896
Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer German human biologist and Nazi physician born in Wildeck German Empire (d. 1969)
16 Jul 1899
Eunice Hunton Carter 1st African American female district attorney (NY) born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 1970)
16 Jul 1901
Fritz Mahler Austrian composer born in Vienna Austria (d. 1973)
16 Jul 1902
Mary Philbin American actress (Phantom of the Opera) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1993)
16 Jul 1902
Alexander Luria Russian neuropsychologist (Higher Cortical Functions in Man) born in Kazan Russian Empire (d. 1977)
16 Jul 1903
Carmen Lombardo Canadian musician born in London Ontario Canada (d. 1971)
16 Jul 1904
Goffredo Petrassi Italian composer (Beatitudines) born in Zagarolo Italy (d. 2003)
16 Jul 1904
Leo Joseph Suenens Belgian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church born in Ixelles Belgium (d. 1996)
16 Jul 1906
Vincent Sherman American film director (Mr. Skeffington) born in Vienna Georgia (d. 2006)
16 Jul 1907
Barbara Stanwyck American actress (Dynasty II Big Valley Thorn Birds) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1990)
16 Jul 1907
Frances Horwich American educator and television personality (Ding Dong School) born in Ottawa Ohio (d. 2001)
16 Jul 1908
Aruna Asaf Ali Indian independence activist and politician (first Mayor of Delhi) born in Kalka Punjab British India (d. 1996)
16 Jul 1908
Maurice Adams British surgeon and rear admiral
16 Jul 1909
Geoffrey Bryan Bentley Canon of Windsor and moral theologian (d. 1996)
16 Jul 1909
Teddy [John Edward] Buckner American trumpeter (Dixieland music) born in Sherman Texas (d. 1994)
16 Jul 1910
Stan McCabe Australian cricket batsman (39 Tests batting av. 48.21 top score 232) born in Grenfell New South Wales (d. 1968)
16 Jul 1911
Sonny Tufts [Bowen Charleton Tufts III] American actor (The Seven Year Itch Variety Girl) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1970)
16 Jul 1912
Ray Barr American pianist (Vincent Lopez Show) born in NYC New York (d. 1983)
16 Jul 1912
Milt Bocek American baseball player (Chicago White Sox) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2007)
16 Jul 1913
Hugh Ford British mechanic engineer born in Northampton England (d. 2010)
16 Jul 1913
Peter Van Eyck [Gtz von Eick] German actor (The Longest Day The Wages of Fear) born in Steinwehr Pomerania Germany (d. 1969)
16 Jul 1915
Barnard Hughes American actor (Tron Wheres Poppa Best Friends) born in Bedford Hills New York (d. 2006)
16 Jul 1915
Annie Llewelyn-Davies Baroness Llewelyn-Davies of Hastoe British Labour Party politician born in Birkenhead England (d. 1997)
16 Jul 1915
Edward Miller British historian and Master (Fitzwilliam College Cambridge) born in Acklington Park Warkworth Northumberland (d. 2000)
16 Jul 1917
William Bishop American actor (Black Eagle Adventures in Silverado Its a Great Life) born in Oak Park Illinois (d. 1959)
16 Jul 1918
Bayani Casimiro Filipino dancer and actor [Okey Ka Fairy Ko] born in San Pablo Laguna Philippine Islands (d. 1989)
16 Jul 1918
George Mueller NASA Systems Engineer (managed 1969 Moon landing) born in St Louis Missouri (d. 2015)
16 Jul 1919
Choi Kyu-hah President of South Korea born in Wnju South Korea (d. 2006)
16 Jul 1919
Hermine Braunsteiner Nazi war criminal and female camp guard at Ravensbrck and Majdanek concentration camps born in Vienna Republic of German-Austria (d. 1999)
16 Jul 1920
Anwar Hussain Pakistani cricketer (four Tests for Pakistan v India 1952-53) born in Lahore British India (d. 2002)
16 Jul 1921
Trevor Illtyd Williams scientific writer born in Bristol England (d. 1996)
16 Jul 1921
Bernard W. Rogers United States Army general who served as the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army and NATOs Supreme Allied Commander Europe born in Fairview Kansas (d. 2008)
16 Jul 1923
Reg Prentice British government minister born in Croydon Surrey (d. 2001)
16 Jul 1923
Chris Argyris American business theorist and educator born in Newark New Jersey (d. 2013)
16 Jul 1924
Bess Myerson 1st Jewish Miss America (1945) born in The Bronx New York (d. 2014)
16 Jul 1925
Phillip Pine American actor (Set-Up Under the Ground) born in Hartford Connecticut (d. 2006)
16 Jul 1925
Cal Tjader American Latin jazz musician born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 1982)
16 Jul 1926
Brian Howard deputy chairman (Marks & Spencer) born in Blackpool England (d. 2005)
16 Jul 1926
Philip Randle British biochemist (Randle cycle) born in Nuneaton Warwickshire (d. 2006)
16 Jul 1926
Irwin Rose American biologist (Nobel Prize Chemistry 2004) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2015)
16 Jul 1927
John Freeland Legal advisor UK foreign office and judge at the European Court of Human Rights born in London (d. 2014)
16 Jul 1927
John Warr English cricket bowler (avg 281) and president (MCC) born in Ealing Middlesex England (d. 2016)
16 Jul 1927
Shirley Hughes English author and illustrator (Dogger) born in West Kirby England
16 Jul 1928
Bella Davidovich Jewish Soviet-American pianist (Chopin Beethoven Ravel) born in Baku Azerbaijan
16 Jul 1928
James Kilfedder Northern Ireland unionist politician born in Kinlough Ireland (d. 1995)
16 Jul 1928
Ray Thornton American politician (Democratic U.S. Representative for Arkansas) born in Conway Arkansas (d. 2016)
16 Jul 1928
Robert Sheckley American sci-fi author (10th Victim Mindswap)born in NYC New York (d. 2005)
16 Jul 1928
Anita Brookner English novelist (Hotel du Lac) and art historian born in London (d. 2016)
16 Jul 1928
Ticho Parly Danish tenor born in Copenhagen (d. 1993)
16 Jul 1930
John Everett Watts American composer born in Maryville Tennessee (d. 1982)
16 Jul 1930
Michael Bilirakis American politician Republican U.S. House of Representatives from Florida born in Tarpon Springs Florida
16 Jul 1931
Lady Caroline Blackwood British journalist and writer (The Last of the Duchess) born in London (d. 1996)
16 Jul 1932
John Chilton English jazz trumpeter (Feetwarmers) born in London (d. 2016)
16 Jul 1932
Milly Vitale Italian actress (7 Little Foys War & Peace Juggler) born in Rome Italy (d. 2006)
16 Jul 1932
Oleg Protopopov Russian olympic pairs skater (Gold 1964 68) born in Saint Petersburg Russia
16 Jul 1932
Dick [Richard Lewis] Thornburgh 76th United States Attorney General (1988-91) and 41st Governor of Pennsylvania born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
16 Jul 1932
Max McGee American football player (Green Bay Packers) born in Overton Texas (d. 2007)
16 Jul 1933
Sollie McElroy R&B singer (Flamingos-Golden Teardrops) born in Gulfport Harrison County Mississippi (d. 1995)
16 Jul 1934
Donald Payne New Jersey Congressman (1989-2012) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 2012)
16 Jul 1935
Tom Rosenthal British publisher and broadcaster born in London (d. 2014)
16 Jul 1936
Buddy Merrill American guitarist (Lawrence Welk Show) born in Torrey Utah
16 Jul 1936
Venkataraman Subramanya Indian cricketer (Indian batsman in nine Tests mid-60s) born in Bangalore Karnataka
16 Jul 1937
Richard Bryan American attorney and politician (25th Governor of Nevada) born in Washington D.C.
16 Jul 1938
Thorkell Sigurbjrnsson Icelandic composer born in Reykjavik (d. 2013)
16 Jul 1939
Corin Redgrave Brtish actor (Excalibur A Man For All Seasons) born in London (d. 2010)
16 Jul 1939
Mary Parkinson British broadcaster born in Doncaster West Riding
16 Jul 1939
William Bell American singer (Tryin to Love Two) born in Memphis Tennessee
16 Jul 1939
Mariele Ventre Italian choir director born in Bologna Emilia-Romagna Italy (d. 1995)
16 Jul 1939
Denise LaSalle [Ora Denise Allen] American blues and R&B singer recognized as the Queen of the Blues (Trapped by a Thing Called Love) born in Leflore County Mississippi (d. 2018)
16 Jul 1940
Tony Jackson English bass player (The Searchers) born in Dingle Liverpool Lancashire (d. 2003)
16 Jul 1941
George Young Baron Young of Cookham British minister of housing & planning born in Oxford England
16 Jul 1941
Hans Wiegel Dutch commissioner of the queen (Frisia) born in Amsterdam Netherlands
16 Jul 1941
Jan Krajenbrink Dutch 2nd Chamber member (CDA) born in Oostwold Netherlands
16 Jul 1941
Mio Kova Croatian musician (Mojoj vjernoj publici) born in Tribunj Croatia
16 Jul 1942
Desmond Dekker Jamaican reggae pioneer (Aces-Israelites) born in Saint Andrew Parish Jamaica (d. 2006)
16 Jul 1942
Frank Field British Labour politician born in Edmonton Middlesex
16 Jul 1943
Reinaldo Arenas Cuban poet and novelist (Pentagonia) born in Aguas Claras Holgun Province Cuba (d. 1990)
16 Jul 1944
Thomas Boggs American rock drummer (Box Tops) born in Wynne Arkansas (d. 2008)
16 Jul 1945
Barry Dudleston English cricketer and cricket umpire born in Bebington Cheshire
16 Jul 1945
Diana Warwick Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe Labour member of the House of Lords
16 Jul 1945
Jos Stelling Dutch film director (Pointsman) born in Utrecht Netherlands
16 Jul 1946
Barbara Lee American politician (U.S. House of Representatives from California) born in El Paso Texas
16 Jul 1946
Richard LeParmentier American actor (Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
16 Jul 1946
Ron Yary American football player (Minnesota Vikings) born in Chicago Illinois
16 Jul 1946
John Hollins British retired footballer born in Guildford Surrey
16 Jul 1947
Roelof Petrus Meyer South African under minister of Law & Order etc born in Port Elizabeth South Africa
16 Jul 1947
Alexis Herman American politician (23rd U.S. Secretary of Labor) born in Mobile Alabama
16 Jul 1947
Assata Shakur American activist Black Liberation Army) and wanted by FBI born in Queens New York
16 Jul 1948
Pinchas Zukerman Israeli-American violinist (Leventritt 1967) born in Tel Aviv Israel
16 Jul 1948
Rubn Blades Panamanian singer and actor born in Panama City Panama
16 Jul 1949
Alan Fitz Fitzgerald rock keyboardist and vocalist (Night Ranger)
16 Jul 1949
Cyndy Garvey wife of Steve Garvey talk show host (AM LA) born in Detroit Michigan
16 Jul 1950
Camille Saviola American actress (Nightlife) born in The Bronx New York
16 Jul 1950
Valery Yevgenyevich Maksimenko Russian colonel and cosmonaut born in Tyumen Russia
16 Jul 1950
Tom Terrell American musicologist deejay and NPR reviewer born in Summit New Jersey (d. 2007)
16 Jul 1950
Pierre Paradis Quebec politician ( Minister of Agriculture Fisheries and Food) born in Bedford Quebec
16 Jul 1950
Dennis Priestley English darts player born in Mexborough England
16 Jul 1951
Esther Friesner American sci-fi author (Witchwood Cradle) born in NYC New York
16 Jul 1951
Lorraine Chase English actress and model (Lame Ducks Love & Bullets) born in Deptford England
16 Jul 1951
Jean-Luc Mongrain French-Canadian journalist born in Sherbrooke Quebec Canada
16 Jul 1952
Phil Carrick English cricketer (Yorkshire County Cricket Club) born in Armley Yorkshire England (d. 2000)
16 Jul 1952
Stewart Copeland American drummer (The Police-Roxanne) born in Alexandria Virginia
16 Jul 1952
Robert David Steele American activist and former CIA officer born in NYC New York
16 Jul 1953
Philece Sampler American actress (Donna Love-Another World) born in San Angelo Texas
16 Jul 1953
Douglas J. Feith American Under Secretary of Defense for Policy born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
16 Jul 1954
Jeanette Mott Oxford American activist and politician born in Eldorado Illinois
16 Jul 1956
Tony Kushner American playwright and screenwriter (Angels in America A Gay Fantasia on National Themes) born in New York
16 Jul 1957
Alan Donnelly British Labour Party politician born in Jarrow England
16 Jul 1957
Wodzimierz Smolarek Polish soccer player (FC Utrecht) born in Aleksandrw dzki Poland (d. 2012)
16 Jul 1957
Alexandra Marinina Russian writer (Igra Na Chuzhom Pole) born in Lviv Ukraine
16 Jul 1958
Pierre Roland Renoir Canadian artist born in Monaco
16 Jul 1958
Mike Rogers American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama) born in Hammond Indiana
16 Jul 1959
Gerd Wessig East German high jumper (1st male to set high jump world record at Olympics (2.36m [7 9] Moscow) born in Lbz Germany
16 Jul 1959
Gary Anderson NFL placekicker (Philadelphia Eagles) born in Parys Orange Free State South Africa
16 Jul 1959
Doug Herzog American television executive (Viacom Music and Entertainment Group) born in Paterson New Jersey
16 Jul 1960
Eus van Someren Dutch pop guitarist (Scene Blaauw) born in Beverwijk Netherlands
16 Jul 1960
Gisela Beyer German discus thrower (Olympics-4th place-1980) born in Eisenhttenstadt Brandenburg Germany
16 Jul 1960
Terry Pendleton American baseball infielder (Florida Marlins) born in Los Angeles California
16 Jul 1960
Leila Kenzle American actress (Mad About You Identity) born in Long Island New York
16 Jul 1963
Phoebe Cates American actress (Fast Times at Ridgemount High) born in Manhattan NYC
16 Jul 1963
Sreko Katanec Slovenian footballer and coach born in Ljubljana SFR Yugoslavia
16 Jul 1964
Miguel Indurin Spanish cyclist (Tour de France winner 1991-95) born in Villava Spain
16 Jul 1965
Charles Smith NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs) born in Bridgeport Connecticut
16 Jul 1965
Claude Lemieux Canadian NHL forward (Team Canada Colorado) born in Buckingham Quebec Canada
16 Jul 1966
Chip Lohmiller NFL kicker (New Orleans Saints) born in Woodbury Minnesota
16 Jul 1966
Jyrki Lumme Finnish NHL defenseman (Canucks Finland Olympic bronze 1998) born in Tampere Finland
16 Jul 1966
Johnny Vaughan English writer and broadcaster (Capital Breakfast) born in Barnet London
16 Jul 1967
Roger Duffy American NFL guard and center (NY Jets) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
16 Jul 1967
Will Ferrell American comedian (Step Brothers) born in Irvine California
16 Jul 1967
Christopher Rocancourt French con artist born in Honfleur Calvados France
16 Jul 1968
Ariel Solomon American NFL center and guard (Pittsburgh Steelers) born in Brooklyn New York
16 Jul 1968
Barry Sanders American NFL running back (Detroit Lions 1988 Heisman Trophy) born in Wichita Kansas
16 Jul 1968
Larry Sanger American co-founder of Wikipedia born in Bellevue Washington
16 Jul 1969
Rain Pryor American actress (Head of the Class) and daughter of Richard Pryor born in Los Angeles California
16 Jul 1969
Kathryn Harby-Williams Australian netball player born in Adelaide Australia
16 Jul 1969
Daryl Mitchell American actor (Tommy Webber-Galaxy Quest) born in The Bronx New York
16 Jul 1970
Fabio Casartelli Italian cyclist (Olympic gold 1992) born in Como Italy (d. 1995)
16 Jul 1970
William Van Landingham American baseball pitcher (SF Giants) born in Columbia Tennessee
16 Jul 1970
Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thai film director born in Bangkok Thailand
16 Jul 1971
Chris Thomas American NFL wide receiver (SF 49ers) born in Burbank California
16 Jul 1971
Corey Feldman American actor (License to Drive Stand by Me) born in Reseda California
16 Jul 1971
Ed Kowalczyk American singer (Live) born in York Pennsylvania
16 Jul 1972
Aaron Glenn American NFL cornerback and kick returner (NY Jets) born in Humble Texas
16 Jul 1972
Mindy Carson American vocalist (Club Embassy Ford Star Revue) born in NYC New York
16 Jul 1973
Shaun Pollock South African cricket all-rounder (108 Tests captain 2000-03) born in Port Elizabeth RSA
16 Jul 1973
Stefano Garzelli Italian cyclist born in Varese Italy
16 Jul 1973
Tim Ryan American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio) born in Niles Ohio
16 Jul 1973
Graham Robertson American filmmaker and author born in Denver Colorado
16 Jul 1974
Michelle Chandler Australian basketball point guard (Olymp-bronze-96) born in Geelong Victoria Australia
16 Jul 1974
Chris Pontius American actor and Jackass cast member born in Pasadena California
16 Jul 1974
Wendell Sailor Australian rugby league and union footballer born in Brisbane Australia
16 Jul 1975
Bas Leinders Belgian racing car driver born in Bree Belgium
16 Jul 1975
Ana Paula Arsio Brazilian actress (Domingo do Fausto) born in So Paulo Brazil
16 Jul 1928
Robert Sheckley American sci-fi author (10th Victim Mindswap) born in NYC New York (d. 2005)
16 Jul 1928
Jim Rathmann American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1960 Race of Two Worlds at Monza 1958) born in Alhambra California (d. 2011)
16 Jul 1934
George Perles American football coach (Michigan State University 1983-94 Pittsburgh Steelers) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2020)
16 Jul 1950
Dennis Priestley English darts player (PDC World Champion 1994) born in Mexborough England
16 Jul 1966
Mike Horn South African explorer 1st to reach North Pole without dog or motorized transport born in Johannesburg South Africa
16 Jul 1968
Barry Sanders American College and Pro Football Hall of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1988 Oklahoma State 10 x Pro Bowl NFL MVP 1997 Detroit Lions) born in Wichita Kansas
16 Jul 1973
Shaun Pollock South African cricket all-rounder captain (108 Tests 3781 runs 32.21 421 wickets 303 ODIs) and broadcaster (SuperSport) born in Port Elizabeth RSA
16 Jul 1887
Shoeless Joe Jackson American baseball outfielder (Black Sox Scandal World Series 1917 Chicago WS) born in Pickens County South Carolina (d. 1951)
16 Jul 1888
Percy Kilbride American stage and screen actor (The Egg and I Ma and Pa Kettle films) born in San Francisco California (d. 1964)
16 Jul 1902
Mary Philbin American silent film actress (Phantom of the Opera) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1993)
16 Jul 1909
Geoffrey Bryan Bentley British Canon of Windsor and moral theologian (d. 1996)
16 Jul 1928
Jim Rathmann American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1960 Race of Two Worlds at Monza 1958) born in Alhambra California (d. 2011)
16 Jul 1931
Norm Sherry American baseball catcher (Los Angeles Dodgers New York Mets) and manager (California Angels) born in NYC New York (d. 2021)
16 Jul 1932
Richard Thornburgh 76th United States Attorney General (1988-91) and 41st Governor of Pennsylvania born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 2020) [1]
16 Jul 1939
Corin Redgrave British actor (Excalibur A Man For All Seasons) born in London (d. 2010)
16 Jul 1948
Pinchas Zukerman Israeli-American violinist (Leventritt Prize 1967) conductor (St. Paul Chamber 1980-87 National Arts Centre (Canada) 1999-2015) and pedagogue born in Tel Aviv Israel
16 Jul 1950
Pierre Paradis Quebec politician (Minister of Agriculture Fisheries and Food) born in Bedford Quebec
16 Jul 1855
C. F. Abdy Williams British organist composer and musicologist born in Dawlish England (d. 1923)
16 Jul 1882
Felix Locher Swiss insurance salesman mapping system inventor and late in life actor (Frankensteins Daughter) born in Berne Switzerland (d. 1969)
16 Jul 1887
Shoeless Joe Jackson American baseball outfielder 1908-20 (Chicago White Sox and two other teams 1919 World Series Black Sox Scandal) born in Pickens County South Carolina (d. 1951)
16 Jul 1889
Larry Semon American silent film actor director producer and screenwriter (The Wizard of Oz (1925)) born in West Point Mississippi (d. 1928)
16 Jul 1903
Carmen Lombardo Canadian saxophonist singer and songwriter (Royal Canadians - Coquette Seems Like Old Times) born in London Ontario (d. 1971)
16 Jul 1909
(John Edward) Teddy Buckner American dixieland jazz trumpeter born in Sherman Texas (d. 1994)
16 Jul 1918
Bayani Casimiro Filipino dancer and actor (Okey Ka Fairy Ko) born in San Pablo Laguna Philippine Islands (d. 1989)
16 Jul 1925
Cal Tjader American Latin jazz guitarist born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 1982)
16 Jul 1927
Mindy Carson American popular music vocalist (Club Embassy Ford Star Revue) born in NYC New York
16 Jul 1936
Buddy Merrill [Leslie Behunin] American guitarist and steel guitar player (Lawrence Welk Show. 1955-74) born in Torrey Utah (d. 2021)
16 Jul 1938
Tony Jackson British bass player (The Searchers 1962-64 - Sugar And Spice) born in Dingle Liverpool England (d. 2003)
16 Jul 1938
Max Wiltshire Welsh rugby union lock (4 Tests Aberavon RFC) born in Sydney Australia (d. 2021)
16 Jul 1939
William Bell American soul and R&B singer (Tryin To Love Two) and songwriter (Born Under a Bad Sign) born in Memphis Tennessee
16 Jul 1942
Desmond Dekker Jamaican reggae pioneer (Aces - Israelites) born in Saint Andrew Parish Jamaica (d. 2006)
16 Jul 1944
Betty Davis (ne Mabry) American model soul and funk singer-songwriter (They Say Im Different Nasty Gal) born in Durham North Carolina (d. 2022)
16 Jul 1949
Alan Fitz Fitzgerald American rock bassist (Sammy Hagar) and keyboardist (Night Ranger)
16 Jul 1951
Jean-Luc Mongrain French Canadian journalist born in Sherbrooke Quebec Canada
16 Jul 1952
Stewart Copeland American drummer (The Police - Roxanne) and film score composer (Wall Street SubUrbia) born in Alexandria Virginia
16 Jul 1953
Philece Sampler American actress (Another World 1987-89 -Donna Love Days Of Our Lives 1981-84 - Rene) and anime voice dubber born in San Angelo Texas (d.2021)
16 Jul 1967
Will Ferrell American Emmy and Raspberry Award-winning comic actor and writer (SNL 1995-2002 Anchorman Elf Step Brothers) born in Irvine California
16 Jul 1969
Kathryn Harby-Williams Australian netball GD WD (95 caps World Cship gold 1995 99 Cwealth Games gold 1998 2002 Adelaide Thunderbirds Auckland Diamonds) born in Adelaide Australia
16 Jul 1970
Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thai film director (Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives) born in Bangkok Thailand
16 Jul 1858
Eugne Ysae Belgian violin virtuoso (Caesar Francks sonata) composer (Six Sonatas for Solo Violin op. 27) educator (Brussels Conservatoire 1881-98) and conductor (Cincinnati Symphony 1918-22) born in Lige Belgium (d. 1931)
16 Jul 1862
Ida B. Wells (-Barnett) American journalist civil rights activist and co-founder of the NAACP born in Holly Springs Mississippi (d. 1931)
16 Jul 1883
Charles Sheeler American Modernist-Precisionist artist commercial photographer and the avant-garde film maker (Manhatta) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1965)
16 Jul 1896
Maurits Dekker Dutch novelist and playwright (Merkteken Boots In Jail) born in Amsterdam (d. 1962)
16 Jul 1910
Stan McCabe Australian cricket batsman (39 Tests 48.21 6 x 100 HS 232 NSWCA) born in Grenfell Australia (d. 1968)
16 Jul 1915
Barnard Hughes American stage and screen actor (Doc Tron Best Friends Wheres Poppa) born in Bedford Hills New York (d. 2006)
16 Jul 1918
William Bishop American stage and screen actor (Black Eagle Adventures in Silverado Its a Great Life) born in Oak Park Illinois (d. 1959)
16 Jul 1925
Cal Tjader American Latin jazz vibraphonist born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 1982)
16 Jul 1930
John Everett Watts American composer (Elegy for Chimney)new music promoter (Composers & Choreographers Theater) synthesizer player and educator (New School 1969-82) born in Maryville Tennessee (d. 1982)
16 Jul 1941
Klmn Mszly Hungarian soccer defender (61 caps Vasas SC 279 games) and manager (Hungary Turkey Fenerbahe SK) born in Budapest Hungary (d. 2022)
16 Jul 1946
John Hollins English soccer midfielder (1 cap Chelsea 465 games QPR Arsenal) and manager (Chelsea Swansea City AFC Rochdale AFC) born in Guildford England (d. 2023)
16 Jul 1953
Philece Sampler American actress (Another World 1987-89 -Donna Love Days Of Our Lives 1981-84 - Rene) and anime voice dubber born in San Angelo Texas (d. 2021)
16 Jul 1957
Wodzimierz Smolarek Polish soccer wingmidfield (60 caps RTS Widzew d FC Utrecht Eintracht Frankfurt Feyenoord) born in Aleksandrw dzki Poland (d. 2012)
16 Jul 1966
Scott Derrickson American filmmaker (The Exorcism of Emily Rose The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) Doctor Strange) born in Denver Colorado
16 Jul 1834
Carlo Angeloni Italian composer born in Lucca Duchy of Lucca (now Italy) (d. 1901)
16 Jul 1834
Peter Leyten Bishop of Breda (1885-1914) born in Breda Netherlands (d. 1914)
16 Jul 1912
Ray Barr American pianist (Vincent Lopez Show) born in New York City (d. 1983)
16 Jul 1920
Anwar Hussain Pakistani cricket batsman (4 Tests Pakistans first Test Karachi Mumbai Sind Northern India) born in Lahore Pakistan (d. 2002)
16 Jul 1923
Reg Prentice British politician (Member of Parliament 1957-87) born in Croydon Surrey (d. 2001)
16 Jul 1927
John Warr English cricket fast-medium bowler (2 Tests 1 wicket Middlesex CCC University of Cambridge CC) and executive (president MCC 1987-88) born in Ealing England (d. 2016)
16 Jul 1927
Mindy Carson American popular music vocalist (Club Embassy Ford Star Revue) born in New York City
16 Jul 1927
Shirley Hughes English childrens literature author and illustrator (Dogger Ellas Big Chance) born in West Kirby England (d. 2022)
16 Jul 1928
Robert Sheckley American sci-fi author (10th Victim Mindswap) born in New York City (d. 2005)
16 Jul 1928
Ticho Parly Danish tenor born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1993)
16 Jul 1929
Michael Morland British High Court judge who oversaw James Bulger murder trial
16 Jul 1930
John Everett Watts American composer (Elegy for Chimney) new music promoter (Composers & Choreographers Theater) synthesizer player and educator (New School 1969-82) born in Maryville Tennessee (d. 1982)
16 Jul 1930
Michael Bilirakis American politician (US Representative from Florida 1983-2007) born in Tarpon Springs Florida
16 Jul 1931
Norm Sherry American baseball catcher (Los Angeles Dodgers New York Mets) and manager (California Angels) born in New York City (d. 2021)
16 Jul 1932
Max McGee American football wide receiver punter (NFL Cship 1961 62 65 66 67 Super Bowl I II Pro Bowl 1961 Green Bay Packers) born in Overton Texas (d. 2007)
16 Jul 1932
Oleg Protopopov Russian figure skater (Olympic gold USSR pairs 1964 68 World Cship gold pairs 1965 66 67 68 [Ludmila Belousova]) born in Saint Petersburg Russia (d. 2023)
16 Jul 1933
Sollie McElroy American R&B singer (The Flamingos. 1953-54 - Golden Teardrops) born in Gulfport Harrison County Mississippi (d. 1995)
16 Jul 1936
Venkataraman Subramanya Indian cricket batsman (9 Tests 2 x 50 3 wickets Mysore) born in Bangalore India
16 Jul 1939
Mariele Ventre Italian choir director born in Bologna Emilia-Romagna Kingdom of Italy (d. 1995)
16 Jul 1942
Desmond Dekker [Dacres] Jamaican reggae pioneer (The Aces - 007 (Shanty Town) Israelites) born in Saint Andrew Parish Jamaica (d. 2006)
16 Jul 1943
Stanley Gebler Davies Irish journalist and infamous drinker born in Wales (d. 1994)
16 Jul 1945
Barry Dudleston English cricket batsman (Leicestershire CCC Gloucestershire CCC Rhodesia) and umpire (2 Tests 4 ODIs) born in Bebington England
16 Jul 1946
John Hollins English soccer midfielder (1 cap Chelsea 465 games QPR Arsenal) and manager (Chelsea Swansea City AFC Rochdale AFC) born in Guildford England (d. 2023)
16 Jul 1949
Alan Fitz Fitzgerald American rock bassist (Sammy Hagar) and keyboardist (Night Ranger) born in the USA
16 Jul 1949
Ray Majors British rock guitarist (Mott the Hoople 1975-76 British Lions 1977-78) born in the UK (d. 2022)
16 Jul 1951
Esther Friesner American sci-fi author (Witchwood Cradle) born in New York City
16 Jul 1952
Robert David Steele American activist and former CIA officer born in New York City
16 Jul 1960
Leila Kenzle American actress (Mad About You Identity) born on Long Island New York
16 Jul 1963
Phoebe Cates American actress (Fast Times at Ridgemount High) born in Manhattan New York
16 Jul 1971
scar Snchez Bolivian soccer defender (78 caps Club The Strongest Club Bolivar) born in Cochabamba Bolivia (d. 2007)
16 Jul 1725
Georg Simon Lhlein German pianist and composer born in Neustadt bei Coburg Electorate of Bavaria Holy Roman Empire (d. 1781)
16 Jul 1728
Henri Moreau Flemish composer born in Prince-Bishopric of LigeHoly Roman Empire (d. 1803)
16 Jul 1822
Luigi Arditi Italian violinist and composer born in Crescentino Piedmont Kingdom of Sardinia. (d. 1903)
16 Jul 1834
Carlo Angeloni Italian composer born in Lucca Duchy of Lucca (d. 1901)
16 Jul 1887
Shoeless Joe Jackson American baseball outfielder (World Series 1917 Chicago White Sox 1919 Black Sox Scandal) born in Pickens County South Carolina (d. 1951)
16 Jul 1895
Lew Pollack American film and stage composer and songwriter (Diane Charmaine) born in New York City (d. 1946)
16 Jul 1909
Geoffrey Bryan Bentley British Canon of Windsor and moral theologian born in England (d. 1996)
16 Jul 1937
Lee Elia American baseball infielder (Chicago WS Chicago Cubs) and manager (Chicago Cubs Philadelphia Phillies) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2025)
16 Jul 1938
Thorkell Sigurbjrnsson Icelandic composer born in Reykjavik Iceland (d. 2013)
16 Jul 1941
Mio Kova Croatian country-pop-folk singer (Mojoj vjernoj publici) born in Sebenico Governorate of Dalmatia Kingdom of Italy
16 Jul 1942
Brian Avnet American music executive and manager who worked with Josh Groban and The Manhattan Transfer born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 2025) [1]
16 Jul 1944
Thomas Boggs American rock drummer (The Box Tops 1968-70 - Sweet Cream Ladies) born in Wynne Arkansas (d. 2008)
16 Jul 1945
Diana Warwick Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe Labour member of the House of Lords born in Bradford England
16 Jul 1945
Keith Chapman American organist (Wanamaker Grand Court 1966-89) born in San Mateo California (d. 1989)
16 Jul 1952
Stewart Copeland American drummer (The Police - Roxanne) and film score and opera composer (Wall Street SubUrbia Electric Saint) born in Alexandria Virginia
16 Jul 1971
Ed Kowalczyk American rock singer-songwriter (Live - The Dolphins Cry Lakinis Juice) born in York Pennsylvania
16 Jul 1974
Wendell Sailor Australian rugby league winger (16 Tests Brisbane Broncos St. George RLFC) and rugby union wing (37 Tests Queensland Reds) born in Brisbane Australia
16 Jul 1975
Jamie Oliver Welsh keyboardist (No Devotion) born in Pontypridd Wales
16 Jul 1976
Anna Smashnova Russian tennis star (1993 Futures-Erlangen GER) born in Minsk Russia
16 Jul 1976
Bobby Lashley American professional wrestler born in Junction City Kansas
16 Jul 1976
Carlos Humberto Paredes Paraguyan footballer and coach born in Asuncin Paraguay
16 Jul 1976
Tomasz Kuchar Polish rally driver born in Wrocaw Poland
16 Jul 1977
Bryan Budd British soldier (VC recipient) born in Belfast Northern Ireland (d. 2006)
16 Jul 1979
Jayma Mays American actress (Glee Heroes) born in Bristol Tennessee
16 Jul 1980
Adam Scott Australian golfer (US Masters 2013) born in Adelaide South Australia
16 Jul 1982
Michael Umaa Costa Rican footballer (Pars Jonoubi) born in Santa Ana Costa Rica
16 Jul 1983
Sarah Quartel Canadian composer chiefly of choral music born in London Ontario
16 Jul 1984
Hayanari Shimoda Japanese racing driver born in Tokyo
16 Jul 1984
Katrina Kaif Indian actress (Dhoom 3) born in Hong Kong
16 Jul 1986
Calum Gittins New Zealand actor (The Kings Speech) born in Auckland New Zealand
16 Jul 1986
Florent Geroux French jockey (Breeders Cup Classic 2017 Kentucky Derby 2021) born in Argentan France
16 Jul 1990
Wizkid [Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun] Nigerian singer-songwriter (Made in Lagos) born in Lagos Nigeria
16 Jul 1991
Randall Bentley American actor born in Marietta Georgia
16 Jul 1994
Mark Indelicato American singer and actor (Ugly Betty) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
16 Jul 1995
CKay [Chukwuka Ekweani] Nigerian singer-songwriter (Love Nwantiti) born in Kaduna Nigeria
16 Jul 1996
Cooper Koch American actor (Monsters The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story) born in Los Angeles California
16 Jul 1828
James Roosevelt I American horse breeder and father of President Franklin D. Roosevelt born in Hyde Park New York (d. 1900)
16 Jul 1907
Barbara Stanwyck [Ruby Stevens] American stage and screen actress (Stella Dalla Double Indemnity The Big Valley The Thorn Birds) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 1990)
16 Jul 1923
Bola Sete [Djalma de Andrade] Brazilian jazz guitarist (Vince Guaraldi Trio Dizzy Gillespie) and 13-string lutar player born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil (d. 1987)
16 Jul 1924
Ray Alonge American jazz classical and session French horn player born in New York City (d. 2000)
16 Jul 1925
Walid Khalidi Palestinian historian and co-founder of the Institute for Palestine Studies (All That Remains Before Their Diaspora) born in Jerusalem (d. 2026) [1]
16 Jul 1926
Hank Beebe American organist choral director and stage choral and industrial musical composer (The Cowboy and the Tiger Bathtubs Over Broadway) born in Pitman New Jersey (d. 2023) [1]
16 Jul 1927
Jules Witcover American political reporter and columnist (Politics Today) born in Union City New Jersey (d. 2025)
16 Jul 1927
Mindy Carson American popular music vocalist (Club Embassy Ford Star Revue Wake the Town and Tell the People ) born in New York City (d. 2025)
16 Jul 1928
Patricia Wilde [White] Canadian dancer with the New York City Ballet (1950-65) and artistic director of the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater (1982-96) born in Ottawa Ontario (d. 2021)
16 Jul 1930
Guy Bart [Bhart-Hasson] French singer and songwriter (LEau vive) and television host born in Cairo Egypt (d. 2015)
16 Jul 1937
Lee Elia American baseball infielder (Chicago White Sox Chicago Cubs) and manager (Chicago Cubs Philadelphia Phillies) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2025)
16 Jul 1937
Zarina [Hashmi] Indian-American artist (Homecoming I Went on a Journey III) born in Aligarh India (d. 2020)
16 Jul 1939
Bobby Weinstein American songwriter (with Teddy Randazzo - Im on the Outside Looking In Goin Out of My Head Its Gonna Take a Miracle) born in New York City (d. 2022)
16 Jul 1939
Mary Parkinson British broadcaster (Good Afternoon) and wife of Michael Parkinson born in Doncaster West Riding
16 Jul 1946
Lucinda Franks American journalist and the first woman to receive a Pulitzer Prize for national reporting (1971) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2021)
16 Jul 1947
Alexis Herman American social worker politician and the first Black US Secretary of Labor (1997-2001) born in Mobile Alabama (d. 2025) [1]
16 Jul 1947
Assata Shakur [JoAnne Deborah Byron] American activist member of the Black Liberation Army and the first woman be on the FBIs most-wanted terrorists list born in Queens New York (d. 2025) [1]
16 Jul 1948
Rubn Blades Panamanian singer (Pedro Navaja) and actor (Fear the Walking Dead) born in Panama City Panama
16 Jul 1949
John Perry English singer guitarist and bass player (Grapefruit -Dear Delilah born in Dagenham London
16 Jul 1950
Candice DeLong American FBI criminal profiler bestselling author and television host (Deadly Women Facing Evil with Candice DeLong) born in Chicago Illinois
16 Jul 1951
(Tzruya) Suki Lahav Israeli violinist vocalist (E Street Band 1974-75) lyricist (Shara BarkhovotSinging in the Streets) and novelist (Andres Wooden Clogs The Swamp Queen Does The Tango) born in Ayelet HaShahar Israel (d. 2026)
16 Jul 1955
Zohar Argov [Orkabi] Israeli singer known as The king of Mizrahi music born in Rishon LeZion Israel (d. 1987)
16 Jul 1956
Jerry Doyle American actor (Babylon 5) and radio host (Jerry Doyle Show) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2016)
16 Jul 1959
Sir James MacMillan Scottish conductor and composer (The Confession of Isobel Gowdie Cantos Sagrados) born at Kilwinning Scotland
16 Jul 1965
Claude Lemieux Canadian ice hockey forward (Stanley Cup 1986 Montreal Canadiens 1995 2000 NJ Devils 1996 Colorado Avalanche Conn Smythe Trophy 1995) born in Buckingham Quebec (d. 2026)
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