What Happened on Jul 16

Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, end of the Almohad rule in Spain

The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa took place on 16 July 1212 and was an important turning point in the Reconquista and in the medieval history of... Read more

Battle of Valenciennes

With a little further sacrifice of pride on the part of Spain peace might, perhaps, have been made after the deaths of Louis XIII and Richelieu had... Read more

Battle of Stony Point

Washington’s plan called for a two-pronged, pincer-type, nighttime attack on the fortifications to be carried out by 1,200 men of his Corps of... Read more

Mozart's "Die Entführung aus dem Serail" Premieres

Die Entführung aus dem Serail (K. 384; The Abduction from the Seraglio; also known as Il Seraglio) is an opera Singspiel in three acts by Wolfgang... Read more

Battle of Grimball's Landing

Other Names: Secessionville, James Island Location: City of Charleston and James Island Campaign: Operations against Defenses of Charleston... Read more

Heaton's Crossroads

Heaton's Crossroads, also known as the Purcellville Wagon Raid, was a American Civil War skirmish that took place between Federal cavalry under... Read more

Ginger Rogers is Born

Ginger Rogers (July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American film and stage actress, dancer and singer. During her long career, she made a... Read more

Hitler Issues Directive No. 16, Calling for a Plan to Invade Britain, Code Named 'Operation Sealion'

Concerning preparations for an amphibious operation against England. Since Britain still shows no sign of willingness to come to an agreement in... Read more

The Potsdam Conference is Held at Cecilienhof

The Potsdam Conference was held at Cecilienhof, the home of Crown Prince Wilhelm Hohenzollern, in Potsdam, occupied Germany, from July 16 to August... Read more

The 'Miss Macao' Crashes in the First Hijacking of a Commercial Aircraft

Fantastic but true." With those three words, spoken 60 years ago this month, the managing director of Cathay Pacific Airways introduced Hong Kong... Read more

Uruguay Defeats Brazil to Win the 1950 FIFA World Cup

The 1950 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July, was the fourth FIFA World Cup, and the first staged in 12 years due to World War... Read more

'The Catcher in the Rye' is Published

The Catcher in the Rye introduces Holden Caulfield, who ranks with Huckleberry Finn among the most celebrated adolescent heroes in American... Read more

Apollo 11 Mission

The Apollo 11 mission was the first manned mission to land on the Moon. It was the fifth human spaceflight of Project Apollo and the third human... Read more

George H. W. Bush is Nominated as Vice Presidential Candidate by Reagan

Bush ended up losing New Hampshire's primary with 23 percent to Reagan's 50 percent. Bush lost most of the remaining primaries as well, and... Read more

Living Colour release Biscuits

Biscuits was an EP of live and unreleased cuts by Living Colour, released on July 16, 1991. The Sony Music Japan edition of this disc had nine... Read more

Bill Clinton accepts the Presidential Nomination of the Democratic Party

Clinton, a Southerner with experience governing a more conservative state, positioned himself as a centrist New Democrat. He prepared for a run in... Read more

Nick Faldo wins the 121st Open Championship

Nick Faldo won his third Open Championship and fifth overall major championship by one stroke over John Cook. The silver medal, awarded to the low... Read more

MST3K Ep. 601 - "Girls Town"

A mysterious death lands a teenage girl in a reform school headed by good-hearted nuns, but the girl's sister is in trouble. Includes Mamie Van... Read more

George of the Jungle released

George of the Jungle is a live-action romantic-family comedy film based on the characters from the original cartoon of the same name. This film was... Read more

Mark O'Meara wins the 127th Open Championship

The 1998 Open Championship was the 127th Open Championship held from July 16-19, 1998 at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. Mark... Read more

UFC 21: Return of the Champions

UFC 21: Return of the Champions was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 16, 1999 at the Five Seasons... Read more

Judas Priest release Demolition

Demolition is British heavy metal band Judas Priest's fourteenth studio album, and the first in the decade of the 2000s. It is the second and final... Read more

Millenium Park opens

Millenium Park opens with a three-day celebration that included an inaugural concert by the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus. 300,000 people took... Read more

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Released

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, released on 16 July 2005, is the penultimate of the seven novels from British author J. K. Rowling's... Read more

Entourage Season 3 Episode 6 - Three's Company

Vince raises his price for Aquaman 2; Eric's girlfriend makes him an offer to participate in a threesome. Drama gets an audition. Read more