Historical Events In 1916

Dec 13   Avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian & Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol on this day in history.  

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) on this day in history.  

Dec 16   On this day in history gregory Rasputin, a monk with considerable influence over the Russian court, is murdered by noblemen.  

Dec 16   In the year 1916 grigori Rasputin, a powerful Russian monk, murdered  

Dec 16   Theo Bitter, Dutch painter/set designer in the year 1916.  

Dec 17   Antoine G T "Toon" Hermans, Dutch entertainer/poet (Kolderliedjes) in the year 1916.  

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

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

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

Dec 19   Adriaan van der Veen, Dutch writer (Sister at Sea) in the year 1916.  

Dec 19   On this day in history suriname Bauxite Company forms in Paramaribo  

Dec 20   On this day in history manuel Giro, composer, dies at 68  

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

Dec 21   Eve Perrick, journalist in the year 1916.  

Dec 23   In the year 1916 dino Risi, Italian film director and screenwriter  

Dec 23   On this day in history world War I: Battle of Magdhaba  

Dec 26   In the year 1916 bernhard Scholz, composer, dies at 81  

Dec 26   In the year 1916 helmut Eder, composer  

Dec 26   In the year 1916 joseph Joffre becomes marshal of France  

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   Noel Johnson, British actor (Frenzy, Frightmare, Royal Flash) on this day in history.  

Dec 29   Grigori J Rasputin, Russian faith healer/intriguer, murdered at 45 in the year 1916.  

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

Dec 31   Ernst Rudorff, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1916.  

Dec 31   Suzy Delair, Paris France, actress (Utopia, White Paws) 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   Antonio Estevez, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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 in the year 1916.  

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

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

Jan 29   Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1916.  

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