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

Dec 15   In the year 1916 maurice Wilkins, England, physicist, worked with DNA (Nobel 1962)  

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

Dec 16   Grigori Rasputin, a powerful Russian monk, murdered on this day in history.  

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

Dec 17   In the year 1916 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) on this day in history.  

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   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   On this day in history eve Perrick, journalist  

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

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   In the year 1916 helmut Eder, composer  

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

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

Dec 28   Eduard Strauss, Austrian composer (318 dances), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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

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

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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 in the year 1916.  

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

Jan 06   Philip Bezanson, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Grenville M. Dodge, American Civil War Union Army Major General (b. 1831) died on this day in history.  

Jan 08   On this day in history death of ada Rehan, Irish-born American actress (b. 1860)  

Jan 14   Otto Ammon, German anthropologist/sociologist, dies at 73 in the year 1916.  

Jan 15   On this day in history death of modest Tchaikovsky, Russian writer (b. 1850)  

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

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