| General Information for July 16th 2015 |
| There are 4 public holidays today. |
| Day 197 of 2015 |
| 168 days left in 2015 |
| Week 29 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 1981 - Singer/Songwriter Harry Chapin dies in a car crash on the Long Island Expressway. |
| 1958 - Michael Flatley, Irish-born US dancer of Riverdance fame, is born. |
| 1921 - Australian Harry Hawker dies in an air crash while practising for the round-London Aerial Derby race when his plane catches fire for reasons that remain unknown. |
| 1769 - Father Junipero Serra founds Mission San Diego de Alcalá, the first in California. It evolves into the city of San Diego. |