I was born on this date and here are some other July 16th events:
Amundsen, Roald (Birth Date)
Atomic Bomb Tested (65th Anniversary)
Big Sky State Games
Bolivia: La Paz Day
Canada: Vancouver Folk Music Festival
Comet Crashes Into Jupiter
District of Columbia Establishing Legislation
Earthquake Jolts Philippines (20th Anniversary)
Eddy, Mary Baker (Birth Date)
Honda US Open of Surfing Championship Presented by O'neill
Kentucky State Championship Old-Time Fiddler's Contest
Mission San Diego de Alcala (Founding Anniversary)
Natchitoches–northwestern State University Folk Festival and the Louisiana State Fiddle Championship
Rafle Du Vélodrome D'hiver
Reynolds, Joshua (Birth Date)
Rogers, Ginger (Birth Date)
Sherwood Robin Hood Festival
Show-Me State Games
Space Milestone: Apollo 11 (US): Man Sent to the Moon
Stanwyck, Barbara (Birth Date)
Targhee Fest
Wells, Ida B. (Birth Date)
Yarmouth Clam Festival
Birthdays on July 16, 2010
Ruben Blades, 62, singer, actor (Crossover Dreams, The Milagro Beanfield War), born Panama City, Panama, July 16, 1948.
Phoebe Cates, 47, actress (Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Gremlins), born New York, NY, July 16, 1963.
Stewart Copeland, 58, composer, musician (The Police), born Alexandria, VA, July 16, 1952.
Corey Feldman, 39, actor (Stand by Me, The Lost Boys), born Reseda, CA, July 16, 1971.
Will Ferrell, 43, comedian, actor (Semi-Pro, Blades of Glory, Stranger Than Fiction, Anchorman), born Irvine, CA, July 16, 1967.
Michael Flatley, 52, dancer (Lord of the Dance, Feet of Flames), born Chicago, IL, July 16, 1958.
Mark Indelicato, 16, actor (“Ugly Betty”), born Philadelphia, PA, July 16, 1994.
Bess Myerson, 86, former Miss America (1945), former government official, born New York, NY, July 16, 1924.
Barry Sanders, 42, former football player, born Wichita, KS, July 16, 1968.
Pinchas Zukerman, 62, violinist, born Tel Aviv, Israel, July 16, 1948.


I do admit being torn on how to celebrate this year. The Fiddlers' contest would be fun but many of the instruments are poor and I have perfect pitch. 
La Paz Day would be fine but things are still unsettled in Bolivia. Anything in Canada would be … Canadian.
So it stands between the Robin Hood Festival and the Clam Festival. If I could find my green tights, the issue would be resolved and I don't care that much for bottom feeders unless bacon is involved, like politicians and that makes for a double comparison.
I do like the group of Bess Myerson, Ginger Rogers, Barbara Stanwyck and ME. Three of the four of us had great legs and I am one of them.
It is not clear how the folk in the islands are going to mark the 20th anniversary of the earthquake. Maybe a bean dish for breakfast.
For me I will look through a few hundred photos and chromes. I will read through some journals and do some travel to revisit places on Google earth.
Oh, how speedily that program works on my new i7 machine with Windows 7 Pro!
Maybe I will get to talk with some family and friends and then perhaps a late evening walk.
When I gave myself permission to celebrate my birthday for an extended season it really opened the possibilities to endless fun. There just may be time to get to the Targhee Fest before everyone closes shop.
Happy Birthday, Bess, Ginger and Barbara! I'm happy to have finally joined you, in a tiny way, on the big screen.
Now, for that Boston Cream Pie and a wobble down memory lane as I plot out the next happy hazy crazy days! © tim www.timjohnsonphoto.com