On This Date in Minnesota History: July 16

July 16, 1936 – “The largest baby ever born alive in Minnesota – as far as a day’s check of doctors and records shows it” – “was Baby Boy Schmitz, weight at birth 15 pounds, 15.2 ounces, height 24½ inches, head 16 inches, chest 17 inches, across shoulders 8 inches,” born this day in Graceville, Minn.
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