Historical Events In 1916

Oct 30   On this day in history silas Gamaliel Pratt, composer, dies at 70   

Oct 31   Carl Johan Bernadotte, formerly Prince of Sweden in the year 1916.   

Oct 31   On this day in history clare Kummer's "Good Gracious Annabelle," premieres in NYC   

Nov 01   On this day in history paul Miliukov delivers in the State Duma the famous "stupidity or treason" speech, precipitating the downfall of the Boris Stürmer government.   

Nov 02   Ft Vaux, Verdun, reconquered by France on this day in history.   

Nov 03   In the year 1916 treaty establishes British suzerainity over Qatar   

Nov 03   Treaty establishes British suzerainty over Qatar on this day in history.   

Nov 04   The birth of Walter Cronkite, Legendary US TV reporter in the year 1916.   

Nov 04   On this day in history walter Cronkite, St Joseph Mo, news anchor (CBS Evening News 1962-81)   

Nov 05   In the year 1916 emperor Wilhelm II & French Jozef I establishes kingdom of Poland   

Nov 05   Len Wilkinson, cricketer (England leg-spinner just before WW II) on this day in history.   

Nov 06   Ray Conniff, Attleboro Mass, chorus director (Ray Conniff Singers) on this day in history.   

Nov 07   Grand duke Nikolai Nikolayevich warns czar of uprising on this day in history.   

Nov 07   In the year 1916 joe Bushkin, NYC, jazz pianist (A Couple of Joes)   

Nov 07   Woodrow Wilson (D) re-elected President on this day in history.   

Nov 08   In the year 1916 frank McGuire, basketball coach (won 550 games in 30 college seasons)   

Nov 08   HMS Zulu, a Tribal Class Royal Navy destroyer. Disabled by a mine in the Dover Straits which destroyed the after part of the ship. The fore part of HMS Zulu and the aft part of HMS Nubian were salvaged and later joined together to form HMS Zubian. This ship went on to acquire battle honours, to be sold later in 1919 in the year 1916.   

Nov 10   Billy May, Pitts Pa, orch leader (Milton Berle Show) on this day in history.   

Nov 11   Eladio Rusconi, writer/publisher/businessman in the year 1916.   

Nov 12   On this day in history jean Papineau-Couture, composer   

Nov 13   In the year 1916 battle of the Somme ends, with a cost of 60,000 Allied lives   

Nov 13   British offensive at Ancre Belgium on this day in history.   

Nov 13   Frederik Septimus Kelly, composer, dies at 35 in the year 1916.   

Nov 13   On this day in history jack Elam, Miami AZ, actor (The Dakotas, East Street, Rio Lobo)   

Nov 14   In the year 1916 sherwood Schwartz, Passaic NJ, TV creator (Brady Bunch, Gilligan Is)   

Nov 15   Dame Ruth Nita Barrow, governor-general of Barbados in the year 1916.   

Nov 16   In the year 1916 daws Butler, Toledo OH, animation voice (Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound)   

Nov 16   In the year 1916 eugene O'Neill's "Bound East for Cardiff," premieres in NYC   

Nov 17   In the year 1916 winson Hudson, community activist (rural Mississippi)   

Nov 18   In the year 1916 gen Douglas Haig finally calls off 1st Battle of the Somme in Europe   

Nov 18   On this day in history james L Lyons, jazz promoter   

Nov 19   Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures (the company later became one of the most successful independent filmmakers) on this day in history.   

Nov 20   Ferdinand AM van der Ham, Dutch WW II resistance fighter on this day in history.   

Nov 21   Cecilia P J "Cilly" Bach, Dutch/US/Spanish actress (In Pyama) on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1916 birth of earl Wrightson, Balt Md, singer (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue)   

Jan 03   In the year 1916 birth of antonio Estevez, composer   

Jan 03   Betty Furness, NYC, actress/consumer activist (Studio 1) was born in the year 1916.   

Jan 03   Bernard Greenhouse, American cellist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1916 birth of lionel Newman, American film music composer (d. 1989)   

Jan 06   Philip Bezanson, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Grenville M. Dodge, American Civil War Union Army Major General (b. 1831) died on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history death of ada Rehan, Irish-born American actress (b. 1860)   

Jan 14   In the year 1916 otto Ammon, German anthropologist/sociologist, dies at 73   

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

Jan 16   On this day in history arnold Aletrino, Dut physician-criminologist (From Death), dies at 57   

Jan 22   On this day in history iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63   

Jan 29   On this day in history edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62   

Feb 01   Anton Simon, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.