births
July 16, 1928
Anita Brookner, English novelist and art historian (died 2016)

Anita Brookner
Anita Brookner was an English novelist and art historian. She was Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Cambridge from 1967 to 1968 and was the first woman to hold this visiting professorship. She was awarded the 1984 Booker–McConnell Prize for her novel Hotel du Lac.
July 16
July 16 is the 197th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 168 days remain until the end of the year.