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Historical events & facts — July 16
What happened on July 16?
On July 16, 1945, at 5:29 in the morning, the first atomic bomb in history exploded in the Jornada del Muerto desert in New Mexico in the test known as Trinity. The device generated an explosion equivalent to 21 kilotons of TNT and a fireball visible 320 kilometres away. The world had just entered the nuclear age, which would change international relations forever.
On July 16, 1969, the Saturn V rocket lifted off from Cape Kennedy carrying astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins aboard Apollo 11, bound for the Moon. Four days later, on July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin landed in the Sea of Tranquility, and Armstrong spoke the most famous words in space exploration: "One small step for man…"
On July 16 and 17, 1942, the French police — without German intervention — arrested 13,152 Jews in Paris, including 4,115 children, and held them in the Vélodrome d'Hiver. Most were deported to Auschwitz, from which almost no one returned. The Vel d'Hiv Roundup was the largest act of collaboration by the French state with the Holocaust and was not officially acknowledged until 1995.
Notable birthdays — July 16
Famous people born on July 16
Orville Redenbacher
Orville Clarence Redenbacher was an American food scientist and businessman most often associated with the brand of popcorn that bears his name which is now owned by Conagra Brands. The New York Times described him as "the agricultural visionary who all but single-handedly revolutionized the American popcorn industry".
Bola Sete
Bola Sete was a Brazilian guitarist known for playing jazz with Vince Guaraldi and Dizzy Gillespie.
Irwin Rose
Irwin Allan Rose was an American biologist. Along with Aaron Ciechanover and Avram Hershko, he was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation.
Dave Treen
David Conner Treen Sr. was an American politician and attorney from Louisiana. A member of the Republican Party, Treen served as U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district from 1973 to 1980 and the 51st governor of Louisiana from 1980 to 1984. Treen was the first Republican elected to either office since Reconstruction.
Donald M. Payne
Donald Milford Payne Sr. was an American politician who was the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 10th congressional district from 1989 until his death in 2012. He was a member of the Democratic Party. The district encompassed most of the city of Newark, parts of Jersey City and Elizabeth, and some suburban communities in Essex and Union counties.
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