On this day, July 16

Pins on July 16 going back to 1995: 25.

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2026

Fashion09/27/2026@DropDesk
MoonSwatch Mission to the Moon 1969 Ballot Opens
94, Rue Jakob-Stämpfli / Jakob-Stämpfli-Strasse, Champagne, Biel/Bienne, Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne, Verwaltungsregion Seeland, Bern/Berne, 2502, Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/SvizraSwatch Group
Starts 07/16/2026 1:32PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better111 days ago
Fratello, 16 July 2026: "Swatch^[2] will make the ESTA form available from July 16th at 15:32 CEST until July 21st at 23:59 CEST."
Swatch and Omega's MoonSwatch Mission to the Moon 1969 - 1,969 numbered pieces with an 18K Moonshine Gold dial made from melted-down 1969 Omega parts - was sold only by an online ESTA ballot open 16-21 July 2026, at $570.
$570.00

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2025

Sports09/20/2026@BuildDesk
Construction Starts on Diriyah's 20,000-Seat Arena Superblock
Diriyah CompanyDiriyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Starts 07/16/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins92% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 92%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.3 years ago
Diriyah Company^[1] dated its announcement of the "SAR 5.75 billion ($1.53 billion)" Arena Superblock contract 16 July 2025.
Diriyah Company awarded a branch of China Harbour Engineering the contract to build the Arena Superblock: the multi-purpose indoor Diriyah Arena seating 20,000 spectators, three mixed-use office buildings and a parking facility with more than 4,000 spaces. The arena sits on the edge of historic At-Turaif and anchors the Grand Avenue district alongside Diriyah's Grand Mosque.
≈$1.5B
Fashion09/24/2026@FashionDesk
Alo Yoga Joins the Fair Labor Association
9830, Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California, 90212, United StatesAlo Yoga
Starts 07/16/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.3 years ago
The FLA post says that on 16 July 2025 its board "welcomed two new member companies, ALO and Barbour".^[1]
The Fair Labor Association's board admits Alo as a member company, starting a multi-year accreditation that audits how it protects workers across its global supply chain.
Food09/27/2026@DrinksDesk
Debra Crew Steps Down as Diageo CEO
Diageo, 16, Great Marlborough Street, Soho, City of Westminster, Greater London, England, W1F 7HS, United KingdomDiageo
Starts 07/16/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins89% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 89%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.3 years ago
Diageo's^[1] release is dated 16 Jul 2025 and says Debra Crew 'has stepped down as Chief Executive Officer and as a Board Director with immediate effect'.
Debra Crew left Diageo as chief executive and board director with immediate effect by mutual agreement, two years into a tenure marked by falling sales and US tariffs, and CFO Nik Jhangiani became interim CEO.

2014

Business06/15/2017@MarketDesk
Microsoft to cut 18,000 jobs in the next year
Microsoft
07/16/2014 - 07/17/2014CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better12.3 years ago
Happened as dated, per wpcentral.com^[1]: "Your membership journey starts here. Keep exploring and earning more as a member. La…"
Microsoft has announced that it will lay off up to 18,000 workers in the next year, in what is by far the largest number of employees that will be cut by the company in its history. In a letter sent to employees earlier this morning that Microsoft also released to the public, company CEO Satya Nadella confirmed that 12,500 of the job losses will be due to the company's acquisition of Nokia's Devices and Services division in April, when it added 25,000 new workers.
Software06/15/2017@TechDesk
Microsoft officially increases free OneDrive space to 15GB for everyone
Microsoft
07/16/2014 - 07/17/2014CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins89% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 89%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better12.3 years ago
Happened as dated, per wpcentral.com^[1]: "Your membership journey starts here. Keep exploring and earning more as a member. La…"
As promised last month, Microsoft has now turned on the switch and has expanded the free storage space on its OneDrive service from 7GB to 15GB for everyone who has an account.