Historical Events In 1916

Aug 01   In the year 1916 hawaii National Park forms   

Aug 01   In the year 1916 viscount Hanworth, barrister   

Aug 02   In the year 1916 beatrice Straight, Old Westbury NY, actress (Poltergeist, Nun's Story)   

Aug 02   On this day in history hamish MacCunn, composer, dies at 48   

Aug 02   In the year 1916 world War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto.   

Aug 03   On this day in history australian Light Horse in battle of Romani, Egypt   

Aug 03   Roger Casement, Irish nationalist (Easter uprising 1916), executed 51 on this day in history.   

Aug 04   Denmark cedes Danish West Indies, including the Virgin Islands, to the US for $25 million on this day in history.   

Aug 04   US agrees to buy Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million in the year 1916.   

Aug 05   On this day in history george Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer, dies at 31   

Aug 06   In the year 1916 dom[inic] Mintoff, premier Malta   

Aug 07   Charles E Manning, Australian judge/major, dies in battle at 36 in the year 1916.   

Aug 08   A's set AL record with 19th consecutive loss on road on this day in history.   

Aug 08   On this day in history battle for Mouquet Farm   

Aug 10   On this day in history turks annex Persian city Hamadan from Russia   

Aug 12   On this day in history picasso, Max Jacob, Kisling, Ortiz & Paquerette photographed in Paris   

Aug 13   Fritz Steinbach, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Aug 14   Andrew Kay, surgeon/professor of surgery (U of Glasgow) on this day in history.   

Aug 15   Aleks Çaçi, Albanian writer in the year 1916.   

Aug 17   Bulgarian offensive in Macedonia on this day in history.   

Aug 17   On this day in history eleanor Steber, opera singer   

Aug 18   On this day in history edward D Pain, English journalist (NY World), dies in battle at 36   

Aug 18   Elsa Morante, Italy, writer (L'isola di Arturo) on this day in history.   

Aug 19   On this day in history marie Wilson, Anaheim Calif, actress (My Friend Irma)   

Aug 21   In the year 1916 william John Raff Hooper, cartoonist   

Aug 22   In the year 1916 john Slater, London England, actor (Deadlock, Cartel, Devil's Pass)   

Aug 23   Military court of Berlin sentences Karl Liebknecht to 4 years on this day in history.   

Aug 24   Anita V Figueredo, physician/humanitarian in the year 1916.   

Aug 24   On this day in history official inauguration of the Australian Comforts Fund (ACF) The ACF coordinated the activities of the various State "patriotic funds" set up in 1914 to collect money to send comfort parcels to service personnel overseas   

Aug 25   In the year 1916 dept of Interior forms National Park Service   

Aug 25   Erich Von Stroheim Jr, actor/director (Napoleon, Sunset Blvd) in the year 1916.   

Aug 25   In the year 1916 national Park Service established in the Dept of the Interior   

Aug 25   In the year 1916 the US National Park Service is established.   

Aug 26   Allan Leslie Merson, historian on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Earl Wrightson, Balt Md, singer (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of antonio Estevez, composer   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of betty Furness, NYC, actress/consumer activist (Studio 1)   

Jan 03   Bernard Greenhouse, American cellist was born in the year 1916.   

Jan 04   Catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter was born in the year 1916.   

Jan 04   Robert Parrish, Columbus Ga, director (Casino Royale) was born in the year 1916.   

Jan 04   Lionel Newman, American film music composer (d. 1989) was born in the year 1916.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of philip Bezanson, composer   

Jan 03   On this day in history death of grenville M. Dodge, American Civil War Union Army Major General (b. 1831)   

Jan 08   Ada Rehan, Irish-born American actress (b. 1860) died on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Otto Ammon, German anthropologist/sociologist, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   On this day in history death of modest Tchaikovsky, Russian writer (b. 1850)   

Jan 16   In the year 1916 arnold Aletrino, Dut physician-criminologist (From Death), dies at 57   

Jan 22   In the year 1916 iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63   

Jan 29   Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1916.   

Feb 01   In the year 1916 anton Simon, composer, dies at 65