| 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 |
| 2001 - Glasgow City Council comes out in defence of ruddy ducks. |
| 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. |
| 1812 - The American Fort on Michilimackinac Island is taken without a fight during The War of 1812. |
| 1769 - Father Junipero Serra founds Mission San Diego de Alcalá, the first in California. It evolves into the city of San Diego. |