Historical Events In 1916

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

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

Dec 15   French defeat Germans in WW I Battle of Verdun on this day in history.  

Dec 15   Maurice Wilkins, England, physicist, worked with DNA (Nobel 1962) in the year 1916.  

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

Dec 16   Grigori Rasputin, a powerful Russian monk, murdered in the year 1916.  

Dec 16   Theo Bitter, Dutch painter/set designer on this day in history.  

Dec 17   On this day in history antoine G T "Toon" Hermans, Dutch entertainer/poet (Kolderliedjes)  

Dec 17   In the year 1916 grigori Efimovich Rasputin, Russian monk, assassinated  

Dec 18   Betty Grable, St Louis, great legs/actress (Gay Divorcee) in the year 1916.  

Dec 18   In the year 1916 the Battle of Verdun (France), one of the bloodiest WWI engagements, ends after 10 months and massive losses to both sides.  

Dec 18   The birth of Betty Grable, American actress on this day in history.  

Dec 19   In the year 1916 adriaan van der Veen, Dutch writer (Sister at Sea)  

Dec 19   Suriname Bauxite Company forms in Paramaribo in the year 1916.  

Dec 20   Manuel Giro, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Dec 20   Michel Chartrand, Quebec union leader in the year 1916.  

Dec 21   On this day in history eve Perrick, journalist  

Dec 23   On this day in history dino Risi, Italian film director and screenwriter  

Dec 23   In the year 1916 world War I: Battle of Magdhaba  

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

Dec 26   In the year 1916 helmut Eder, composer  

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

Dec 27   On this day in history nikolay Feopemptovich Solov'yov, composer, dies at 70  

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

Dec 28   Noel Johnson, British actor (Frenzy, Frightmare, Royal Flash) in the year 1916.  

Dec 29   Grigori J Rasputin, Russian faith healer/intriguer, murdered at 45 on this day in history.  

Dec 30   On this day in history in Russia, Rasputin 'the mad monk' is murdered  

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

Dec 31   Suzy Delair, Paris France, actress (Utopia, White Paws) in the year 1916.  

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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 in the year 1916.  

Jan 03   In the year 1916 birth of betty Furness, NYC, actress/consumer activist (Studio 1)  

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

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

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

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 in the year 1916.  

Jan 14   In the year 1916 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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1916.