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

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   In the year 1916 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 in the year 1916.  

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

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

Dec 21   Eve Perrick, journalist in the year 1916.  

Dec 23   Dino Risi, Italian film director and screenwriter on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1916 nikolay Feopemptovich Solov'yov, composer, dies at 70  

Dec 28   In the year 1916 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   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   In the year 1916 ernst Rudorff, composer, dies at 76  

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

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Jan 01   Earl Wrightson, Balt Md, singer (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of betty Furness, NYC, actress/consumer activist (Studio 1)  

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter  

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 in the year 1916.  

Jan 06   In the year 1916 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   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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 29   Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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