Historical Events In 1916

Aug 01   On this day in history hawaii National Park forms   

Aug 01   In the year 1916 viscount Hanworth, barrister   

Aug 02   Beatrice Straight, Old Westbury NY, actress (Poltergeist, Nun's Story) in the year 1916.   

Aug 02   In the year 1916 hamish MacCunn, composer, dies at 48   

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

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

Aug 03   Roger Casement, Irish nationalist (Easter uprising 1916), executed 51 in the year 1916.   

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

Aug 04   In the year 1916 uS agrees to buy Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million   

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

Aug 06   Dom[inic] Mintoff, premier Malta in the year 1916.   

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 08   In the year 1916 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   In the year 1916 andrew Kay, surgeon/professor of surgery (U of Glasgow)   

Aug 15   In the year 1916 aleks Çaçi, Albanian writer   

Aug 17   Bulgarian offensive in Macedonia in the year 1916.   

Aug 17   Eleanor Steber, opera singer in the year 1916.   

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

Aug 18   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

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

Aug 24   On this day in history anita V Figueredo, physician/humanitarian   

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

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

Aug 25   In the year 1916 national Park Service established in the Dept of the Interior   

Aug 25   The US National Park Service is established in the year 1916.   

Aug 26   In the year 1916 allan Leslie Merson, historian   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of antonio Estevez, composer   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Philip Bezanson, composer was born in the year 1916.   

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

Jan 08   In the year 1916 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   Modest Tchaikovsky, Russian writer (b. 1850) died in the year 1916.   

Jan 16   Arnold Aletrino, Dut physician-criminologist (From Death), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Jan 22   Iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1916.   

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