births
July 16, 1928
Jim Rathmann, American race car driver (died 2011)
Jim Rathmann (racing driver)
Royal Richard "Jim" Rathmann, was an American racing driver who competed primarily in Championship Cars. Rathmann is best known for winning the Indianapolis 500 in 1960, emerging victorious after a race-long duel with Rodger Ward – as recently as 2023, a panel of fans and historians voted Rathmann's victory as the greatest '500' of all time. In Europe he is well-known for winning the 1958 Race of Two Worlds.
July 16
July 16 is the 197th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 168 days remain until the end of the year.