Vincent Sherman

American film director (1906–2006).

Born July 16th, 1906 in Vienna.

Died June 18th, 2006 at 99 years old in Woodland Hills. ^[ref]

Sheri S. Tepper

American science fiction, horror and mystery novelist (1929–2016).

Born July 16th, 1929 in Littleton.

Died October 22nd, 2016 at 87 years old in Santa Fe. ^[ref]

Rodolphe Lindt

Swiss chocolate manufacturer and inventor (1855-1909).

Born July 16th, 1855 in Bern.

Died February 20th, 1909 at 53 years old in Bern.

Włodzimierz Smolarek

Polish footballer (1957-2012).

Born July 16th, 1957 in Aleksandrów Łódzki.

Died March 7th, 2012 at 54 years old in Aleksandrów Łódzki.

Jonathan Morgan Heit

American actor.

Born July 16th, 2000 (age 25 years) in United States of America.

Julius Plücker

German mathematician and physicist (1801-1868).

Born July 16th, 1801 in Elberfeld. ^[ref]

Died May 22nd, 1868 at 66 years old in Bonn.

Richard Bryan

American attorney and politician.

Born July 16th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Washington, D.C..

Steve Hooker

Australian pole vaulter.

Born July 16th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Melbourne.

Yıldız Tilbe

Turkish singer (born 1966).

Born July 16th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Konak.

Zohar Argov

Israeli singer (1955-1987).

Born July 16th, 1955 in Rishon LeZion.

Died November 6th, 1987 at 32 years old in Rishon LeZion (hanging to death, asphyxia).

Mike Smith

American drummer (born 1970).

Born July 16th, 1970 (age 55 years) in New York City.

Gagan Kumar Thapa

Nepali politician.

Born July 16th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Kathmandu. ^[ref]

Walid Khalidi

Palestinian historian (1925–2026).

Born July 16th, 1925 in Jerusalem.

Died March 8th, 2026 at 100 years old in Cambridge. ^[ref]

Bernard W. Rogers

Former chief of staff of the united states army (1921–2008).

Born July 16th, 1921 in Fairview.

Died October 27th, 2008 at 87 years old in Falls Church (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Leon Shamroy

American cinematographer (1901–1974).

Born July 16th, 1901 in New York City.

Died July 7th, 1974 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.

Larry Semon

American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (1889-1928).

Born July 16th, 1889 in West Point.

Died October 8th, 1928 at 39 years old in Victorville (pneumonia, tuberculosis).

Brad Harris

American actor (1933–2017).

Born July 16th, 1933 in St. Anthony.

Died November 7th, 2017 at 84 years old in Santa Monica.

Rosita Quintana

Argentine-born mexican actress, singer and songwriter (1925-2021).

Born July 16th, 1925 in Buenos Aires.

Died August 23rd, 2021 at 96 years old in Mexico City (surgical complications). ^[ref]

Kailen Sheridan

Association football player.

Born July 16th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Whitby.

Herbert Morris

American rower (1915–2009).

Born July 16th, 1915 in Seattle.

Died July 22nd, 2009 at 94 years old in Maple Valley. ^[ref]

Dag Solstad

Norwegian writer (1941–2025).

Born July 16th, 1941 in Sandefjord.

Died March 14th, 2025 at 83 years old in Oslo (cardiac arrest). ^[ref]

George Young

British conservative politician (born 1941).

Born July 16th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Oxford.

Marcus Holmgren Pedersen

Norwegian footballer.

Born July 16th, 2000 (age 25 years) in Norway.

Donald Milford Payne

American politician (1934-2012).

Born July 16th, 1934 in Newark.

Died March 6th, 2012 at 77 years old in Livingston (colorectal cancer). ^[ref]

Carlo Paalam

Filipino boxer.

Born July 16th, 1998 (age 27 years) in Cagayan de Oro. ^[ref]