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 on this day in history.  

Dec 15   In the year 1916 french defeat Germans in WW I Battle of Verdun  

Dec 15   On this day in history maurice Wilkins, England, physicist, worked with DNA (Nobel 1962)  

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

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

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   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   In the year 1916 the birth of Betty Grable, American actress  

Dec 19   Adriaan van der Veen, Dutch writer (Sister at Sea) on this day in history.  

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

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

Dec 20   In the year 1916 michel Chartrand, Quebec union leader  

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   World War I: Battle of Magdhaba on this day in history.  

Dec 26   Bernhard Scholz, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Dec 26   Helmut Eder, composer on this day in history.  

Dec 26   Joseph Joffre becomes marshal of France on this day in history.  

Dec 27   On this day in history 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   In the year 1916 noel Johnson, British actor (Frenzy, Frightmare, Royal Flash)  

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

Dec 30   In Russia, Rasputin 'the mad monk' is murdered on this day in history.  

Dec 31   In the year 1916 ernst Rudorff, composer, dies at 76  

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   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   On this day in history birth of bernard Greenhouse, American cellist  

Jan 04   Catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1916 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   Philip Bezanson, composer was born in the year 1916.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 16   On this day in history arnold Aletrino, Dut physician-criminologist (From Death), dies at 57  

Jan 22   In the year 1916 iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63  

Jan 29   In the year 1916 edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62  

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