1932 94 years ago Notable Births July 16

Max McGee, American football player and sportscaster (died 2007)

On July 16, in the year 1932, Max McGee, American football player and sportscaster (died 2007). This event is recorded as a Notable Births event in the history of July 16, one of 408 recorded events on this date across all of history.

1 notable person is associated with this event, including Max McGee. Learn more below.

William Max McGee was an American professional football player who was an end and punter for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1954 to 1967. He is best known for his seven receptions for 138 yards and two touchdowns, scoring the now historic initial touchdown, in the first Super Bowl.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on July 16, 1932 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Notable Births event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 1 Wikipedia article.
  • 1 notable person is recorded as involved in or associated with this event.
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 5 July 2026.

On This Date in History 408

Type Year Date Event
Notable Deaths 2025 Jul 16 Connie Francis, American singer and actress (born 1937)
Notable Deaths 2024 Jul 16 Joe Bryant, American basketball player (born 1954)
Notable Deaths 2024 Jul 16 Norm Hewitt, New Zealand rugby union player (born 1968)
Notable Deaths 2024 Jul 16 David Morrow, Australian radio host and sportscaster (born 1953)
Notable Deaths 2023 Jul 16 Kevin Mitnick, American hacker (born 1963)
Notable Deaths 2021 Jul 16 Biz Markie, American rapper (born 1964)
Notable Deaths 2020 Jul 16 Tony Taylor, Cuban baseball player (born 1935)
Historical Events 2019 Jul 16 A 100-year-old building in Mumbai, India, collapses, killing at least 10 people and leaving many others trapped.
Notable Deaths 2019 Jul 16 John Paul Stevens, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (born 1920)
Notable Deaths 2017 Jul 16 George A. Romero, American filmmaker (born 1940)
Historical Events 2015 Jul 16 Four U.S. Marines and a United States Navy Sailor are killed in the a shooting spree targeting military installations…
Notable Deaths 2015 Jul 16 Denis Avey, English soldier, engineer, and author (born 1919)
Notable Deaths 2015 Jul 16 Evelyn Ebsworth, English chemist and academic (born 1933)
Notable Deaths 2015 Jul 16 Alcides Ghiggia, Uruguayan footballer and manager (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2015 Jul 16 Jack Goody, English anthropologist, author, and academic (born 1919)
Notable Deaths 2014 Jul 16 Karl Albrecht, German businessman, co-founded Aldi (born 1920)
Notable Deaths 2014 Jul 16 Mary Ellen Otremba, American educator and politician (born 1950)
Notable Deaths 2014 Jul 16 Johnny Winter, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1944)
Notable Deaths 2014 Jul 16 Heinz Zemanek, Austrian computer scientist and academic (born 1920)
Historical Events 2013 Jul 16 As many as 27 children die and 25 others are hospitalized after eating lunch served at their school in eastern India.
Historical Events 2013 Jul 16 Syrian civil war: The Battle of Ras al-Ayn resumes between the People's Protection Units (YPG) and Islamist forces,…
Notable Deaths 2013 Jul 16 Talia Castellano, American internet celebrity (born 1999)
Notable Deaths 2013 Jul 16 Alex Colville, Canadian painter and academic (born 1920)
Notable Deaths 2013 Jul 16 Marv Rotblatt, American baseball player (born 1927)
Selected Events 2013 Jul 16 At least 23 students died and dozens more fell ill at a primary school in the Indian state of Bihar after consuming a…
Notable Deaths 2012 Jul 16 William Asher, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1921)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jul 16 Stephen Covey, American businessman and author (born 1932)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jul 16 Gilbert Esau, American businessman and politician (born 1919)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jul 16 Ed Lincoln, Brazilian bassist, pianist, and composer (born 1932)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jul 16 Masaharu Matsushita, Japanese businessman (born 1913)
Notable Deaths 2012 Jul 16 Kitty Wells, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1919)
Notable Deaths 2011 Jul 16 Forrest Blue, American football player (born 1944)
Historical Events 2009 Jul 16 Teoh Beng Hock, an aide to a politician in Malaysia is found dead on the rooftop of a building adjacent to the offices…
Notable Deaths 2008 Jul 16 Jo Stafford, American singer (born 1917)
Notable Deaths 2008 Jul 16 Lindsay Thompson, Australian politician, 40th Premier of Victoria (born 1923)
Selected Events 2008 Jul 16 A tainted milk powder scandal broke in China which ultimately involved an estimated 300,000 victims, the vast majority…
Historical Events 2007 Jul 16 An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 and 6.6 aftershock occurs off the Niigata coast of Japan killing eight people, injuring…
Notable Deaths 2007 Jul 16 Caterina Bueno, Italian singer and historian (born 1943)
Selected Events 2007 Jul 16 An earthquake of magnitude .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Mw 6.6 struck…
Selected Events 2007 Jul 16 A magnitude-6.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Niigata Prefecture, Japan, causing a leak of radioactive gases from…
Notable Deaths 2006 Jul 16 Winthrop Paul Rockefeller, American businessman and politician, 13th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas (born 1948)
Historical Events 2005 Jul 16 An Antonov An-24 crashes near Baney in Bioko Norte, Equatorial Guinea, killing 60 people.
Notable Deaths 2005 Jul 16 Pietro Consagra, Italian sculptor (born 1920)
Notable Deaths 2005 Jul 16 Camillo Felgen, Luxembourgian singer-songwriter and radio host (born 1920)
Historical Events 2004 Jul 16 Millennium Park, considered Chicago's first and most ambitious early 21st-century architectural project, is opened to…
Notable Births 2004 Jul 16 Amiah Miller, American actress and model
Notable Deaths 2004 Jul 16 George Busbee, American lawyer and politician, 77th Governor of Georgia (born 1927)
Notable Deaths 2004 Jul 16 Charles Sweeney, American general and pilot (born 1919)
Selected Events 2004 Jul 16 Millennium Park, a public park in Chicago, Illinois, and one of the world's largest rooftop gardens, opened to the…
Notable Deaths 2003 Jul 16 Celia Cruz, Cuban-American singer and actress (born 1925)

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