page_title: 1916
section_title: July
hierarchical_section_title: 1916 / Births / July
caption_attribution_description: English: Gough Whitlam at the launch of the Australian Conservation Foundation's newsletter in 1973.
context_page_description: 1916 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1916th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 916th year of the 2nd millennium, the 16th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1910s decade. As of the start of 1916, the Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
context_section_description: July 1
  Olivia de Havilland, Japanese-born British-American film actress (d. 2020)
  Lawrence Halprin, American architect (d. 2009)
  Thomas Hamilton-Brown, South African boxer
  July 2
  Reino Kangasmäki, Finnish wrestler (d. 2010)
  Alec Hill, Australian military historian (d. 2008)
  Zélia Gattai, Brazilian author and photographer (d. 2008)
  Hans-Ulrich Rudel, German pilot (d. 1982)
  Ken Curtis, American screen actor and singer (d. 1991)
  July 3 – John Kundla, American basketball coach (d. 2017)
  July 4
  Iva Toguri D'Aquino ("Tokyo Rose"), American propaganda broadcaster (d. 2006)
  Adam Curle, British academic and peace activist (d. 2006)
  Naseem Banu, Indian actress (d. 2002)
  Fernand Leduc, Canadian painter (d. 2014)
  July 5
  Lívia Rév, Hungarian classical pianist (d. 2018)
  Ivor Powell, Welsh footballer (d. 2012)
  July 6
  Harold Norse, American writer (d. 2009)
  Hugh Gibbons, Irish Fianna Fáil politician (d. 2007)
  Don R. Christensen, American animator, cartoonist, illustrator, writer and inventor (d. 2006)
  July 7 – Werner G. Scharff, American arts patron and fashion designer (d. 2006)
  July 8
  Marion Hartzog Smoak, American lawyer and politician (d. 2020)
  Ronald R. Van Stockum, American writer
  Jean Rouverol, American actress, screenwriter and author (d. 2017)
  Otto Luedeke, American cyclist (d. 2005)
  July 9 – Edward Heath, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2005)
  July 10 – Nicholas D'Antonio Salza, American bishop (d. 2009)
  July 11
  Mortimer Caplin, American lawyer and educator (d. 2019)
  Hans Maier, Dutch water polo player (d. 2018)
  Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov, Russian physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 2002)
  Reg Varney, British actor (d. 2008)
  Gough Whitlam, 21st Prime Minister of Australia (d. 2014)
  July 14
  Franco Montoro, Brazilian politician and lawyer (d. 1999)
  Natalia Ginzburg, Italian author (d. 1991)
  July 15
  Sumner Gerard, American politician and diplomat (d. 2005)
  Les Dye, American football player (d. 2000)
  July 16
  Victor Fontana, Brazilian engineer, businessman and politician (d. 2017)
  Sudono Salim, Indonesian-Chinese businessman (d. 2012)
  July 17
  Henning Brandis, German physician and microbiologist (d. 2004)
  July 18
  Charles Kittel, American physicist (d. 2019)
  L. Patrick Gray III, American Federal Bureau of Investigation director (d. 2005)
  Ed Cifers, American football end (d. 2005)
  Sid Kiel, South African doctor and cricketer (d. 2007)
  July 19 – Phil Cavarretta, baseball player (d. 2010)
  July 20
  Ersilio Tonini, Italian Cardinal of the Catholic Church (d. 2013)
  Hans von Blixen-Finecke Jr., Swedish officer and horse rider (d. 2005)
  July 21
  Douglas Freeman, English cricketer (d. 2013)
  Sergeant Stubby, World War I American hero  war dog (d. 1926)
  July 22
  Irene Galitzine, Russian-Georgian fashion designer (d. 2006)
  William A. Culpepper, American judge (d. 2015)
  William Harper, Rhodesian politician (d. 2006)
  Marcel Cerdan, French boxer (d. 1949)
  July 23 – Sandra Gould, American actress (d. 1999)
  July 25 – Fred Lasswell, American cartoonist (d. 2001)
  July 27
  Elizabeth Hardwick, American literary critic and novelist (d. 2007)
  Keenan Wynn, American actor (d. 1986)
  July 28 – David Brown, American producer (d. 2010)
  July 29 – Rupert Hamer, Australian politician and Premier of Victoria (d. 2004)
  July 30 – Dick Wilson, American actor (d. 2007)
  July 31
  Bill Todman, American game show producer (d. 1979)
  Ignacio Trelles, Mexican football player and coach (d. 2020)
caption: Gough Whitlam
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