About the day » Friday July 16, 1937Calender converter

• Elsa Reekmans, Herk-de-Stad, België († 2014)
• Elizabeth Johanna Valkenburg, Pijnacker († 1996)
• Elisabeth Catharina Gerardina Habets, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 2012)
• Ferdinand Harry "Fred" "Fernand" Melger († 2011)
• Anna Maria van de Lest, Stevensweert, Limburg, Nederland († 1937)
• Georges André Camille Cornelius Geldof, Bikschote († 1999)
• Alberta SCHEURMANS, Mechelen-aan-de-Maas,Provincie Limburg,Flanders,Belgie († 2010)
• Dirkje van Utrecht, Geldermalsen (West Betuwe) (GL) († 2024)
• Beerd Reurink, Oldebroek, Nederland († 2012)
• Anton John van der Loop, Green Bay,Brown Co, Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten († 2001)

• Antonio Joaquim de Camargo (87)
• Cornelia Hoekma (67), Winkel
• Cordelia Catherine Delia Davidson (82), Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, Verenigde Staten
• Antje Steenhuis (66), Loppersum
• Bordziena Kiestra (85), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Arie de Graaf (78), 's-Gravenhage
• adrianus cornelius hubertus sparidaens (33), tilburg
• Christina Maria Putz (95), Rotterdam, 6240, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Bijkerk (21), zwolle
• Claudia Irene McAden (34), Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, Verenigde Staten

• 1935 » Carl Epting Mundy Jr., American general († 2014)
• 1935 » Lynn Wyatt, American socialite and philanthropist
• 1936 » Buddy Merrill, American guitarist
• 1936 » Jerry Norman, American sinologist and linguist († 2012)
• 1936 » Venkataraman Subramanya, Indian-Australian cricketer
• 1936 » Yasuo Fukuda, Japanese politician, 91st Prime Minister of Japan
• 1937 » John Daly, English director, producer, and screenwriter († 2008)
• 1937 » Richard Bryan, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of Nevada
• 1938 » Cynthia Enloe, American author and academic
• 1938 » Tony Jackson, English singer and bass player († 2003)

• 1915 » Ellen G. White, American theologian and author (b. 1827)
• 1917 » Philipp Scharwenka, German composer and educator (b. 1847)
• 1939 » Bartholomeus Roodenburch, Dutch swimmer (b. 1866)
• 1949 » Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1866)
• 1953 » Hilaire Belloc, French-born British writer and historian (b. 1870)
• 1954 » Herms Niel, German soldier, trombonist, and composer (b. 1888)
• 1960 » Albert Kesselring, German field marshal (b. 1881)
• 1960 » John P. Marquand, American author (b. 1893)
• 1964 » Rauf Orbay, Turkish colonel and politician, Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1881)
• 1965 » Boris Artzybasheff, Ukrainian-American illustrator (b.1899)

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
• February 19 » Yekatit 12: During a public ceremony at the Viceregal Palace (the former Imperial residence) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two Ethiopian nationalists of Eritrean origin attempt to kill viceroy Rodolfo Graziani with a number of grenades.
• March 18 » Spanish Civil War: Spanish Republican forces defeat the Italians at the Battle of Guadalajara.
• July 5 » Spam, the luncheon meat, is introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation.
• August 24 » Spanish Civil War: Sovereign Council of Asturias and León is proclaimed in Gijón.
• September 5 » Spanish Civil War: Llanes falls to the Nationalists following a one-day siege.
• December 13 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking: The city of Nanjing, defended by the National Revolutionary Army under the command of General Tang Shengzhi, falls to the Japanese. This is followed by the Nanking Massacre, in which Japanese troops rape and slaughter hundreds of thousands of civilians.

The temperature on July 16, 1937 was between 13.4 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.