Historical Events In 1916

Aug 01   On this day in history hawaii National Park forms  

Aug 01   Viscount Hanworth, barrister on this day in history.  

Aug 02   Beatrice Straight, Old Westbury NY, actress (Poltergeist, Nun's Story) in the year 1916.  

Aug 02   In the year 1916 hamish MacCunn, composer, dies at 48  

Aug 02   World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto on this day in history.  

Aug 03   In the year 1916 australian Light Horse in battle of Romani, Egypt  

Aug 03   On this day in history roger Casement, Irish nationalist (Easter uprising 1916), executed 51  

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

Aug 04   US agrees to buy Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million on this day in history.  

Aug 05   George Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer, dies at 31 in the year 1916.  

Aug 06   On this day in history dom[inic] Mintoff, premier Malta  

Aug 07   On this day in history charles E Manning, Australian judge/major, dies in battle at 36  

Aug 08   A's set AL record with 19th consecutive loss on road in the year 1916.  

Aug 08   In the year 1916 battle for Mouquet Farm  

Aug 10   Turks annex Persian city Hamadan from Russia in the year 1916.  

Aug 12   In the year 1916 picasso, Max Jacob, Kisling, Ortiz & Paquerette photographed in Paris  

Aug 13   Fritz Steinbach, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1916.  

Aug 14   On this day in history andrew Kay, surgeon/professor of surgery (U of Glasgow)  

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

Aug 17   Bulgarian offensive in Macedonia in the year 1916.  

Aug 17   Eleanor Steber, opera singer in the year 1916.  

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

Aug 18   In the year 1916 elsa Morante, Italy, writer (L'isola di Arturo)  

Aug 19   Marie Wilson, Anaheim Calif, actress (My Friend Irma) on this day in history.  

Aug 21   William John Raff Hooper, cartoonist in the year 1916.  

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 on this day in history.  

Aug 24   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 in the year 1916.  

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

Aug 25   In the year 1916 erich Von Stroheim Jr, actor/director (Napoleon, Sunset Blvd)  

Aug 25   National Park Service established in the Dept of the Interior in the year 1916.  

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

Aug 26   Allan Leslie Merson, historian in the year 1916.  

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

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

Jan 03   In the year 1916 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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   In the year 1916 death of ada Rehan, Irish-born American actress (b. 1860)  

Jan 14   On this day in history otto Ammon, German anthropologist/sociologist, dies at 73  

Jan 15   In the year 1916 death of modest Tchaikovsky, Russian writer (b. 1850)  

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

Jan 22   Iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1916.  

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

Feb 01   On this day in history anton Simon, composer, dies at 65