Historical Events In 1916

Nov 21   Franz Josef of Austria, dies in the year 1916.  

Nov 21   In the year 1916 franz Jozef I, King of Austria/Hungary, dies  

Nov 21   In the year 1916 hMHS Britannic sinks in the Aegean Sea after a mine explodes, killing 30 people.  

Nov 22   On this day in history jack London, author, dies at 40  

Nov 23   On this day in history eduard Napravnik, composer, dies at 77  

Nov 24   In the year 1916 forrest J Ackerman, invented the term "sci-fi"  

Nov 24   In the year 1916 john Francis Barnett, composer, dies at 79  

Nov 26   Bob Elliot, baseball player in the year 1916.  

Nov 26   Greece declares war on Germany in the year 1916.  

Nov 27   City of Birmingham, an Ellerman Lines ship, of 7,498 grt, and built by Palmers of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1911, she was torpedoed by the German submarine U32, 90 miles south-east of Malta while bound from Liverpool to Karachi. with 315 passengers and crew on board, 4 lost their lives, all crew on this day in history.  

Nov 27   On this day in history james Cutler Dunn Parker, composer, dies at 88  

Nov 28   On this day in history 1st (German) air attack on London  

Nov 28   On this day in history lilian Baels, English 2nd wife of Belgian king Leopold III  

Nov 28   In the year 1916 marthinus T Steyn, pres of Orange-Free state (1896-1902), dies at 59  

Nov 29   Erwin Rommel marries Lucie "Lu" Mollin in the year 1916.  

Nov 29   US declares martial law in Dominican Republic in the year 1916.  

Nov 29   Valentino Bucchi, composer in the year 1916.  

Nov 30   In the year 1916 costa Rica becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.  

Nov 30   In the year 1916 michael Gwynn, Bath England, actor (Village of Damned, Question 7)  

Dec 01   In the year 1916 charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer, dies at 58  

Dec 02   On this day in history baseballers who are injured now get full pay for duration of contract  

Dec 02   On this day in history francesco Paolo Tosti, composer, dies at 69  

Dec 02   John Bentley, Warwickshire England, actor (Chair) on this day in history.  

Dec 05   Hans Richter, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Dec 06   On this day in history german army under Gen Mackensen occupies Bucharest  

Dec 07   On this day in history british govt of David Lloyd George forms  

Dec 07   David Lloyd George replaces resigning H.H. Asquith as British PM in the year 1916.  

Dec 08   On this day in history dorothy Mae Ballard, labor union rep  

Dec 09   Canadian Pacific inaugurates the 5-mile Connaught Tunnel which eliminated the old route over Rogers Pass and shortened the line through the Selkirk Mountains by 4 1/2 miles in the year 1916.  

Dec 09   P Paul Leroy-Beaulieu, French economist (Economist France), dies at 73 in the year 1916.  

Dec 09   In the year 1916 the birth of Kirk Douglas, American actor  

Dec 09   Wolfgang Hildesheimer, German/Swiss architect/writer (Mozart biog) on this day in history.  

Dec 11   In the year 1916 david Lloyd George forms British war govt  

Dec 12   In the year 1916 worst train disaster ever (Modane France-543 killed)  

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Jan 01   Earl Wrightson, Balt Md, singer (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue) was born in the year 1916.  

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

Jan 03   Betty Furness, NYC, actress/consumer activist (Studio 1) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of bernard Greenhouse, American cellist  

Jan 04   Catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of robert Parrish, Columbus Ga, director (Casino Royale)  

Jan 04   Lionel Newman, American film music composer (d. 1989) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03   In the year 1916 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   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   In the year 1916 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.