July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year, with 168 days remaining.
- 1676 — Marie-Madeleine d'Aubray died.
- 1929 — Charles Ray Hatcher is born.
- 1943 — David Torgerson is born.
- 1944 — Steven David Catlin is born.
- 1958 — Maurizio Minghella is born.
- 2001 — Wu Yinghong died.
- 2002 — Vickie Dawn Jackson is apprehended.
- 2009 — Joseph Burgess died.