Historical Events In 1916

Aug 01   Hawaii National Park forms on this day in history.  

Aug 01   In the year 1916 viscount Hanworth, barrister  

Aug 02   Beatrice Straight, Old Westbury NY, actress (Poltergeist, Nun's Story) on this day in history.  

Aug 02   On this day in history hamish MacCunn, composer, dies at 48  

Aug 02   In the year 1916 world War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto.  

Aug 03   Australian Light Horse in battle of Romani, Egypt on this day in history.  

Aug 03   In the year 1916 roger Casement, Irish nationalist (Easter uprising 1916), executed 51  

Aug 04   Denmark cedes Danish West Indies, including the Virgin Islands, to the US for $25 million on this day in history.  

Aug 04   On this day in history uS agrees to buy Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million  

Aug 05   George Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer, dies at 31 on this day in history.  

Aug 06   Dom[inic] Mintoff, premier Malta on this day in history.  

Aug 07   On this day in history charles E Manning, Australian judge/major, dies in battle at 36  

Aug 08   A's set AL record with 19th consecutive loss on road in the year 1916.  

Aug 08   On this day in history battle for Mouquet Farm  

Aug 10   Turks annex Persian city Hamadan from Russia in the year 1916.  

Aug 12   In the year 1916 picasso, Max Jacob, Kisling, Ortiz & Paquerette photographed in Paris  

Aug 13   On this day in history fritz Steinbach, composer, dies at 61  

Aug 14   Andrew Kay, surgeon/professor of surgery (U of Glasgow) in the year 1916.  

Aug 15   Aleks Çaçi, Albanian writer on this day in history.  

Aug 17   Bulgarian offensive in Macedonia on this day in history.  

Aug 17   In the year 1916 eleanor Steber, opera singer  

Aug 18   On this day in history edward D Pain, English journalist (NY World), dies in battle at 36  

Aug 18   In the year 1916 elsa Morante, Italy, writer (L'isola di Arturo)  

Aug 19   Marie Wilson, Anaheim Calif, actress (My Friend Irma) in the year 1916.  

Aug 21   On this day in history william John Raff Hooper, cartoonist  

Aug 22   John Slater, London England, actor (Deadlock, Cartel, Devil's Pass) in the year 1916.  

Aug 23   In the year 1916 military court of Berlin sentences Karl Liebknecht to 4 years  

Aug 24   Anita V Figueredo, physician/humanitarian on this day in history.  

Aug 24   On this day in history official inauguration of the Australian Comforts Fund (ACF) The ACF coordinated the activities of the various State "patriotic funds" set up in 1914 to collect money to send comfort parcels to service personnel overseas  

Aug 25   Dept of Interior forms National Park Service in the year 1916.  

Aug 25   Erich Von Stroheim Jr, actor/director (Napoleon, Sunset Blvd) on this day in history.  

Aug 25   National Park Service established in the Dept of the Interior in the year 1916.  

Aug 25   On this day in history the US National Park Service is established.  

Aug 26   Allan Leslie Merson, historian in the year 1916.  

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Jan 01   Earl Wrightson, Balt Md, singer (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue) was born in the year 1916.  

Jan 03   Antonio Estevez, composer was born in the year 1916.  

Jan 03   Betty Furness, NYC, actress/consumer activist (Studio 1) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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 in the year 1916.  

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of philip Bezanson, composer  

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

Jan 08   Ada Rehan, Irish-born American actress (b. 1860) died on this day in history.  

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

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   Iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1916.  

Jan 29   On this day in history edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62  

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