Otto Jespersen
1860 – 1943
Danish linguist (1860–1943)
15 notable people were born on July 16.
1860 – 1943
Danish linguist (1860–1943)
1872 – 1928
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole (1872–1928)
1888 – 1966
Dutch physicist (1888–1966)
1896 – 1968
1st Secretary-General of the United Nations (1896–1968)
1908 – 1991
independence activist and writer, Journalist, Communism activist, feminist, sex positive activists (1902-1991)
1936
Prime Minister of Japan from 2007 to 2008
1942
Australian tennis player
1942 – 2006
Jamaican ska singer-songwriter (1941–2006)
1947
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Marcos
1948
Panamanian musician (born 1948)
1963
Slovenian footballer (born 1963)
1964
Georgian politician and lawyer
1982
Costa Rican footballer
1988
Spanish association football player (born 1988)
1994
Jamaican sprinter