Birthdays occurring on July, 16

1723

Joshua Reynolds was born on July 16, 1723 British portrait painter, 1723-1792 If you have great talents, industry will improve them: if you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency. More quotations from Joshua Reynolds

1821

Mary Baker Eddy was born on July 16, 1821 American founder of the religious faith known as Christian Science, 1821-1910 Health is not a condition of matter, but of Mind. More quotations from Mary Baker Eddy

Deaths occurring on July, 16

1882

Mary Todd Lincoln died on July 16, 1882 American first lady (wife of Abraham Lincoln), 1818-1882 Beautiful, glorious Scotland, has spoilt me for every other country! More quotations from Mary Todd Lincoln

1981

Harry Chapin died on July 16, 1981 American singer and song writer, 1942-1981 Our lives are to be used and thus to be lived as fully as possible, and truly it seems that we are never so alive as when we concern ourselves with other people. More quotations from Harry Chapin

1985

Wayne King died on July 16, 1985 Down she came, 1,500 pounds of longhorn beef with a speckled red hide, 4 feet of horns and a majestically glowering look in her red-rimmed eyes. More quotations from Wayne King