Did you know
John Mayer's first two studio albums—Room for Squares (2001) and Heavier Things (2003)—were both met with critical and commercial success.
Famous Birthdays on October 16
1977 — John Mayer
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
October 16 has 256 recorded notable births across history, from 1351 to 2003. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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1351 – 2003
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Major events on October 16
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- 1869 Girton College, Cambridge is founded, becoming England's first residential college for women. Source
- 1968 Yasunari Kawabata becomes the first Japanese person to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Source
- 1909 William Howard Taft and Porfirio Díaz hold the first summit between a U.S. and a Mexican president. They narrowly escape assassination. Source
- 1951 The first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, is assassinated in Rawalpindi. Source
Did you know
Bird was drafted first overall pick by the Storm in the 2002 WNBA draft and is considered one of the greatest players in WNBA history.
Did you know
After the group disbanded in 1995, he performed with the Other Ones, later known as the Dead, together with other former members of the Grateful Dead.
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At the encouragement of her mother, she made her first film in 1939, and appeared in both lead and supporting roles in big-budget films for 20th Century Fox throughout the 1940s.
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James II was King of Scots from 1437 until his death in 1460.
More major people born on October 16
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1980
Sue Bird
Israeli-American basketball player
Suzanne Brigit Bird is an American former professional basketball player who played professionally for 20 years in the United States and in Russia.
1947
Bob Weir
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2026)
Robert Hall Weir was an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Grateful Dead.
1923
Linda Darnell
American actress (died 1965)
Linda Darnell was an American actress. Darnell progressed from modelling as a child to acting in theatre and film.
1430
James II of Scotland (died 1460)
James II was King of Scots from 1437 until his death in 1460. The eldest surviving son of James I of Scotland, he succeeded to the Scottish throne at the age of six.
1975
Jacques Kallis
South African cricketer
Jacques Henry Kallis OIS is a South African cricket coach and former professional cricketer.
1986
Inna
Romanian singer
Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu, known professionally as Inna, is a Romanian singer and songwriter.
1929
Fernanda Montenegro
Brazilian actress
Arlette Pinheiro Monteiro Torres, known by her stage name Fernanda Montenegro, is a Brazilian actress.
1351
Gian Galeazzo Visconti
first Duke of Milan (died 1402)
Gian Galeazzo Visconti, was the first duke of Milan (1395) and ruled that late-medieval city just before the dawn of the Renaissance. He also ruled Lombardy jointly with his uncle Bernabò.
1982
Frédéric Michalak
French rugby player
Frédéric Michalak is a French former rugby union player. He is currently an assistant coach for the Cronulla Sharks in the National Rugby League.
1980
Timana Tahu
Australian rugby league player
Timana James Aporo Tahu is an Australian former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer. He last played for Denver Stampede in the US PRO Rugby competition.
1985
Jay Beagle
Canadian ice hockey player
Jay Beagle is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who last played for the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL).
1969
Roy Hargrove
American trumpet player and composer (died 2018)
Roy Anthony Hargrove was an American jazz musician and composer whose principal instruments were the trumpet and flugelhorn.
1483
Gasparo Contarini
Italian cardinal and diplomat (died 1542)
Gasparo Contarini was an Italian diplomat, cardinal, and Bishop of Belluno. He advocated for dialogue with Protestants during the Reformation.
1941
Mel Counts
American basketball player
Mel Grant Counts is an American former basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1964 to 1976.
1925
Angela Lansbury
English-American actress, singer, and producer (died 2022)
Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury was a British-American-Irish actress and singer. In a career spanning 80 years, she played various roles across stage and screen.
1927
Rosa Rosal
Filipino actress
Rosa Rosal was a Filipino actress and humanitarian. She began her career as an actress in the late 1940s and remained active throughout the Golden Age of Philippine cinema, noted for her roles in Anak Dalita (1956),…
1952
Crazy Mohan
Indian actor, screenwriter, and playwright (died 2019)
Mohan Rangachari known professionally as Crazy Mohan, was an Indian actor, comedian, screenwriter and playwright known for his work in Tamil theatre and cinema.
1815
Francis Lubbock
American colonel and politician, 9th Governor of Texas (died 1905)
Francis Richard Lubbock was a businessman, slaveholder, and politician from the American South who played a significant role in Texas history.
1854
Karl Kautsky
Czech-German journalist, philosopher, and theologian (died 1938)
Karl Johann Kautsky was an Austrian-born Marxist theorist. One of the most authoritative promulgators of orthodox Marxism after the death of Friedrich Engels in 1895, he was for decades the leading theorist of the…