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July 16 2023

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Wimbledon Champion
Carlos Alcaraz
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Attends Wimbledon
Catherine, Princess of Wales
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Born on This Day

Died on This Day

Who Was Alive

Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Born on July 16 Died on July 16 On This Day Day Lookup

🇩🇪Arthur Mittag

deceased

German judge and psychiatrist · 1906–1946

Days lived

14,645

🇺🇸Barbara Stanwyck

deceased

American actress (1907–1990) · 1907–1990

Days lived

30,139

🇺🇸Dan Bricklin

entrepreneur · b. 1951

Days alive

26,298

🇩🇪Eckhard Bick

German-Danish linguist and Esperantist · b. 1958

Days alive

23,741

Ergün Batmaz

Turkish weightlifter (born 1967) · b. 1967

Days alive

20,454

🇩🇪Eva Haule

German terrorist (born 1954) · b. 1954

Days alive

25,202

🇩🇪Gabi Bauer

German journalist · b. 1962

Days alive

22,280

🇩🇪Gertrude Welcker

deceased

German actress (1896-1988) · 1896–1988

Days lived

33,618

🇺🇸Ginger Rogers

deceased

American actress and dancer (1911–1995) · 1911–1995

Days lived

30,599

🇫🇷Guy Béart

deceased

French singer (1930-2015) · 1930–2015

Days lived

31,108

🇫🇷Guy Laroche

deceased

French fashion designer (1921-1989) · 1921–1989

Days lived

24,688

🇩🇪Heinz Dürr

deceased

entrepreneur · 1933–2023

Days lived

33,006

🇩🇪Horst Rittner

deceased

German chess grandmaster (1930–2021) · 1930–2021

Days lived

33,206

🇦🇹Irene Prador

deceased

actor · 1911–1996

Days lived

31,039

Ishenbai Kadyrbekov

Kyrgyzstan politician · b. 1949

Days alive

27,028

🇺🇸James Maslow

actor · b. 1990

Days alive

12,053

🇿🇦Justin Reid-Ross

South Africa field hockey · b. 1986

Days alive

13,514

🇬🇧Kate Bosse-Griffiths

deceased

Welsh-German Egyptologist (1910–1998) · 1910–1998

Days lived

32,039

🇺🇸Kellie Wells

American female Olympic 100m hurdler · b. 1982

Days alive

14,975

🇺🇸Larry Sanger

American former professor, co-founder of Wikipedia, founder of Citizendium and other projects (born 1968) · b. 1968

Days alive

20,088

🇺🇸Laura Cantrell

singer-songwriter · b. 1967

Days alive

20,454

🇦🇹Manfred Tauchen

deceased

actor · 1947–2025

Days lived

28,294

🇩🇪Mathias Herrmann

German actor · b. 1962

Days alive

22,280

🇺🇸Mike Scott

American basketball player (born 1988) · b. 1988

Days alive

12,783

🇺🇸Nat Pierce

deceased

American musician (1925–1992) · 1925–1992

Days lived

24,436

Otto Jespersen

deceased

writer · 1860–1943

Days lived

30,237

🇨🇦Patricia Churchland

Canadian philosopher · b. 1943

Days alive

29,220

🇺🇸Peter van Eyck

deceased

German-American actor (1911–1969) · 1911–1969

Days lived

21,184

🇺🇸Phoebe Cates-Kline

actor · b. 1963

Days alive

21,915

🇳🇴Roald Amundsen

deceased

writer · 1872–1928

Days lived

20,425

🇦🇹Robert von Heine-Geldern

deceased

Austrian anthropologist, art historian and archaeologist (1885–1968) · 1885–1968

Days lived

30,263

🇿🇦Roelf Meyer

Politician · b. 1947

Days alive

27,759

🇪🇸Sergio Busquets

Spanish association football player (born 1988) · b. 1988

Days alive

12,783

🇺🇸Stuart Hameroff

scientist · b. 1947

Days alive

27,759

🇮🇩Sudono Salim

deceased

Indonesian businessman (1916–2012) · 1916–2012

Days lived

35,028

🇳🇴Trygve Lie

deceased

politician · 1896–1968

Days lived

26,464

🇩🇪Uwe Hohn

German track and field athlete · b. 1962

Days alive

22,280

🇺🇸Will Ferrell

American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer (born 1967) · b. 1967

Days alive

20,454

🇯🇵Yōko Hikasa

singer · b. 1985

Days alive

13,879

🇫🇷Youssef Adnane

football player · b. 1985

Days alive

13,879

🇺🇸Zach Randolph

basketball player · b. 1981

Days alive

15,340

🇺🇸Bernice Johnson Reagon

deceased

American singer, composer, and activist (1942–2024) · 1942–2024

Days lived

29,871

🇺🇸Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy

deceased

Wife · 1966–1999

Days lived

12,243

🇬🇧Christina Cruickshank Miller

deceased

Scottish chemist · 1899–2001

Days lived

37,211

🇺🇸Connie Francis

deceased

singer · 1937–2025

Days lived

31,993

🇨🇦George A. Romero

deceased

actor · 1940–2017

Days lived

28,287

🇩🇪Heinrich Böll

deceased

German writer (1917–1985) · 1917–1985

Days lived

24,679

🇦🇹Herbert W. Franke

deceased

Austrian scientist and writer (1927–2022) · 1927–2022

Days lived

34,762

🇩🇪Hubert Jedin

deceased

writer · 1900–1980

Days lived

29,249

🇨🇭Irène Schweizer

deceased

Swiss jazz pianist (1941–2024) · 1941–2024

Days lived

30,360

İsmayıl İbrahimov

deceased

Azerbaijani scientist · 1915–2016

Days lived

36,723

🇫🇷Jane Birkin

deceased

singer · 1946–2023

Days lived

27,973

🇺🇸John F. Kennedy Jr.

deceased

Lawyer · 1960–1999

Days lived

14,112

🇺🇸John Paul Stevens

deceased

United States Supreme Court justice (1920–2019) · 1920–2019

Days lived

36,246

🇨🇱Juan Luis Sanfuentes

deceased

politician · 1858–1930

Days lived

26,133

🇩🇪Karl Hans Albrecht

deceased

entrepreneur · 1920–2014

Days lived

34,480

🇺🇸Kevin Mitnick

deceased

American hacker (1963–2023) · 1963–2023

Days lived

21,894

🇩🇪Reinhold Wulle

deceased

German politician (1882-1950) · 1882–1950

Days lived

24,820

🇺🇸Roy Walter Riehlman

deceased

entrepreneur · 1899–1978

Days lived

28,813

🇺🇸Frank J. Skinner

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

48,313

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

47,976

🇺🇸George Polley

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

45,851

🇸🇻Eduardo Hernández Martínez

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

44,756

🇪🇸Miguel Pérez de los Mozos

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,756

🇺🇸Rebecca W. Keller

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,756

🇬🇧Fee Plumley

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,756

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

44,756

🇬🇧Keith Padgett

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

44,756

🇺🇸Diane Pozefsky

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,756

🇨🇦Shaherose Charania

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

44,756

🇺🇸David Segal

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

44,756

🇻🇪Giovanny Ramos

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

44,756

🇦🇺Clifford Swann

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

44,756

🇺🇸Pete Briggs

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

43,661

🇳🇱Henk Vissers

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

40,821

🇭🇺Magdolna Tóth

athlete · b. 1914

Days alive

40,008

🇭🇺Andor András Balázs

athlete · b. 1918

Days alive

38,285

🇯🇵Maru

Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007

Days alive

5,897

🇺🇸Jiffpom

Pomeranian · b. 2010

Days alive

4,888

🇺🇸Fiona

Nile hippopotamus · b. 2017

Days alive

2,364

🇺🇸Berkshire Hathaway

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

67,401

🇬🇧HSBC

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

57,843

🇮🇳Tata Group

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

56,809

🇺🇸Goldman Sachs

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

56,443

🇺🇸Eli Lilly

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

53,887

🇺🇸Chevron

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

52,539

🇬🇧Pride and Prejudice

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

76,870

🇷🇺Crime and Punishment

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

57,539

🇺🇸The Great Gatsby

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

35,891

🇬🇧Brave New World

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

33,434

🇬🇧The Hobbit

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

31,344

🇫🇷The Little Prince

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

29,321

🇺🇸The Godfather

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

18,741

🇺🇸Jaws

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

17,558

🇺🇸Star Wars: A New Hope

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

16,853

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

16,166

🇺🇸Alien

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

16,123

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

15,902

On This Day

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Born on This Day

🇩🇪Alfred Stock

🇺🇸Andy Marefos

Died on This Day

Albert Kesselring

🇩🇪Alfred Beit

Who Was Alive

Sándor Farkas

Horst von der Goltz

Animals Alive

🇸🇭Jonathan

🇺🇸Kanzi

Companies That Existed

🇫🇷Hermes

🇺🇸Procter & Gamble

Already Published

🇮🇹Meditations

🇪🇸Don Quixote

Already Released

Wuthering Heights

🇺🇸12 Angry Men

🇩🇪Arthur Mittag

🇺🇸Barbara Stanwyck

🇺🇸Dan Bricklin

🇩🇪Eckhard Bick

Ergün Batmaz

🇩🇪Eva Haule

🇩🇪Gabi Bauer

🇩🇪Gertrude Welcker

🇺🇸Ginger Rogers

🇫🇷Guy Béart

🇫🇷Guy Laroche

🇩🇪Heinz Dürr

🇩🇪Horst Rittner

🇦🇹Irene Prador

Ishenbai Kadyrbekov

🇺🇸James Maslow

🇿🇦Justin Reid-Ross

🇬🇧Kate Bosse-Griffiths

🇺🇸Kellie Wells

🇺🇸Larry Sanger

🇺🇸Laura Cantrell

🇦🇹Manfred Tauchen

🇩🇪Mathias Herrmann

🇺🇸Mike Scott

🇺🇸Nat Pierce

Otto Jespersen

🇨🇦Patricia Churchland

🇺🇸Peter van Eyck

🇺🇸Phoebe Cates-Kline

🇳🇴Roald Amundsen

🇦🇹Robert von Heine-Geldern

🇿🇦Roelf Meyer

🇪🇸Sergio Busquets

🇺🇸Stuart Hameroff

🇮🇩Sudono Salim

🇳🇴Trygve Lie

🇩🇪Uwe Hohn

🇺🇸Will Ferrell

🇯🇵Yōko Hikasa

🇫🇷Youssef Adnane

🇺🇸Zach Randolph

🇺🇸Bernice Johnson Reagon

🇺🇸Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy

🇬🇧Christina Cruickshank Miller

🇺🇸Connie Francis

🇨🇦George A. Romero

🇩🇪Heinrich Böll

🇦🇹Herbert W. Franke

🇩🇪Hubert Jedin

🇨🇭Irène Schweizer

İsmayıl İbrahimov

🇫🇷Jane Birkin

🇺🇸John F. Kennedy Jr.

🇺🇸John Paul Stevens

🇨🇱Juan Luis Sanfuentes

🇩🇪Karl Hans Albrecht

🇺🇸Kevin Mitnick