Historical Events In 1916

Dec 13   Avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian & Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol in the year 1916.   

Dec 13   On this day in history avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian and Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol   

Dec 15   French defeat Germans in WW I Battle of Verdun in the year 1916.   

Dec 15   Maurice Wilkins, England, physicist, worked with DNA (Nobel 1962) on this day in history.   

Dec 16   In the year 1916 gregory Rasputin, a monk with considerable influence over the Russian court, is murdered by noblemen.   

Dec 16   On this day in history grigori Rasputin, a powerful Russian monk, murdered   

Dec 16   On this day in history theo Bitter, Dutch painter/set designer   

Dec 17   Antoine G T "Toon" Hermans, Dutch entertainer/poet (Kolderliedjes) on this day in history.   

Dec 17   Grigori Efimovich Rasputin, Russian monk, assassinated in the year 1916.   

Dec 18   On this day in history betty Grable, St Louis, great legs/actress (Gay Divorcee)   

Dec 18   The Battle of Verdun (France), one of the bloodiest WWI engagements, ends after 10 months and massive losses to both sides on this day in history.   

Dec 18   On this day in history the birth of Betty Grable, American actress   

Dec 19   On this day in history adriaan van der Veen, Dutch writer (Sister at Sea)   

Dec 19   Suriname Bauxite Company forms in Paramaribo on this day in history.   

Dec 20   Manuel Giro, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1916.   

Dec 20   Michel Chartrand, Quebec union leader on this day in history.   

Dec 21   Eve Perrick, journalist on this day in history.   

Dec 23   Dino Risi, Italian film director and screenwriter in the year 1916.   

Dec 23   World War I: Battle of Magdhaba in the year 1916.   

Dec 26   Bernhard Scholz, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1916.   

Dec 26   On this day in history helmut Eder, composer   

Dec 26   Joseph Joffre becomes marshal of France in the year 1916.   

Dec 27   Nikolay Feopemptovich Solov'yov, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Dec 28   On this day in history eduard Strauss, Austrian composer (318 dances), dies at 81   

Dec 28   In the year 1916 noel Johnson, British actor (Frenzy, Frightmare, Royal Flash)   

Dec 29   On this day in history grigori J Rasputin, Russian faith healer/intriguer, murdered at 45   

Dec 30   In the year 1916 in Russia, Rasputin 'the mad monk' is murdered   

Dec 31   Ernst Rudorff, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Dec 31   On this day in history suzy Delair, Paris France, actress (Utopia, White Paws)   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of earl Wrightson, Balt Md, singer (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue)   

Jan 03   Antonio Estevez, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 04   In the year 1916 birth of catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter   

Jan 04   In the year 1916 birth of robert Parrish, Columbus Ga, director (Casino Royale)   

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

Jan 06   In the year 1916 birth of philip Bezanson, composer   

Jan 03   Grenville M. Dodge, American Civil War Union Army Major General (b. 1831) died in the year 1916.   

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 in the year 1916.   

Jan 15   Modest Tchaikovsky, Russian writer (b. 1850) died in the year 1916.   

Jan 16   Arnold Aletrino, Dut physician-criminologist (From Death), dies at 57 in the year 1916.   

Jan 22   Iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

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