Birthdays
James Isham Gilbert
Turns 37 on this date
Henry Grider
Turns 64 on this date
John Howard Kitching
Turns 22 on this date
Edward Joy Morris
Turns 45 on this date
Robert Brown Potter
Turns 31 on this date
Thomas R. Stewart
Turns 40 on this date
Beverly Roberts Waugh
Turns 36 on this date
Ida Bell Wells-Barnett
Turns -2 on this date
Jacob Zeilin
Turns 54 on this date
Events
| Campaigns/Elections | At a Lincoln rally in New York City, Horace Greeley woos former Whig and American Party voters | 07/16/1860 |
| Science/Technology | In London, Prince Albert opens the Fourth International Statistical Congress | 07/16/1860 |
| Crime/Disasters | In New York City, an East Side fire burns for six hours and destroys twenty-five buildings | 07/16/1860 |
| Business/Industry | In Pennsylvania, Bethlehem Rolling Mill and Iron Company break ground on their new factory | 07/16/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | Stephen Douglas visits Hartford, Connecticut telling the crowd only the "regular" Democrats can save the country | 07/16/1860 |
Documents
| Miscellaneous | Abraham Lincoln, Instructions for John G. Nicolay, circa July 16, 1860 | 07/16/1860 |
| Newspaper | Cleveland (OH) Herald, “Extremes Meet,” July 16, 1860 | 07/16/1860 |