Page 12: Historical Events In 1916

Aug 01   On this day in history hawaii National Park forms   

Aug 01   Viscount Hanworth, barrister on this day in history.   

Aug 02   On this day in history beatrice Straight, Old Westbury NY, actress (Poltergeist, Nun's Story)   

Aug 02   Hamish MacCunn, composer, dies at 48 in the year 1916.   

Aug 02   World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto on this day in history.   

Aug 03   In the year 1916 australian Light Horse in battle of Romani, Egypt   

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

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

Aug 04   US agrees to buy Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million on this day in history.   

Aug 05   In the year 1916 george Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer, dies at 31   

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

Aug 07   Charles E Manning, Australian judge/major, dies in battle at 36 on this day in history.   

Aug 08   A's set AL record with 19th consecutive loss on road on this day in history.   

Aug 08   Battle for Mouquet Farm on this day in history.   

Aug 10   On this day in history turks annex Persian city Hamadan from Russia   

Aug 12   On this day in history picasso, Max Jacob, Kisling, Ortiz & Paquerette photographed in Paris   

Aug 13   Fritz Steinbach, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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

Aug 15   In the year 1916 aleks Çaçi, Albanian writer   

Aug 17   Bulgarian offensive in Macedonia in the year 1916.   

Aug 17   On this day in history eleanor Steber, opera singer   

Aug 18   Edward D Pain, English journalist (NY World), dies in battle at 36 in the year 1916.   

Aug 18   Elsa Morante, Italy, writer (L'isola di Arturo) on this day in history.   

Aug 19   In the year 1916 marie Wilson, Anaheim Calif, actress (My Friend Irma)   

Aug 21   William John Raff Hooper, cartoonist on this day in history.   

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

Aug 23   Military court of Berlin sentences Karl Liebknecht to 4 years on this day in history.   

Aug 24   Anita V Figueredo, physician/humanitarian in the year 1916.   

Aug 24   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 in the year 1916.   

Aug 25   On this day in history dept of Interior forms National Park Service   

Aug 25   On this day in history erich Von Stroheim Jr, actor/director (Napoleon, Sunset Blvd)   

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

Aug 25   The US National Park Service is established on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1916.   

Jan 03   In the year 1916 birth of bernard Greenhouse, American cellist   

Jan 04   In the year 1916 birth of catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of lionel Newman, American film music composer (d. 1989)   

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 in the year 1916.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 01   In the year 1916 anton Simon, composer, dies at 65