Page 12: Historical Events In 1916

Aug 01   On this day in history hawaii National Park forms   

Aug 01   Viscount Hanworth, barrister in the year 1916.   

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

Aug 02   On this day in history 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 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   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   In the year 1916 george Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer, dies at 31   

Aug 06   On this day in history dom[inic] Mintoff, premier Malta   

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   Battle for Mouquet Farm in the year 1916.   

Aug 10   Turks annex Persian city Hamadan from Russia on this day in history.   

Aug 12   Picasso, Max Jacob, Kisling, Ortiz & Paquerette photographed in Paris on this day in history.   

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

Aug 14   In the year 1916 andrew Kay, surgeon/professor of surgery (U of Glasgow)   

Aug 15   Aleks Çaçi, Albanian writer in the year 1916.   

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

Aug 17   In the year 1916 eleanor Steber, opera singer   

Aug 18   In the year 1916 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   William John Raff Hooper, cartoonist on this day in history.   

Aug 22   In the year 1916 john Slater, London England, actor (Deadlock, Cartel, Devil's Pass)   

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

Aug 24   In the year 1916 anita V Figueredo, physician/humanitarian   

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 on this day in history.   

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   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   In the year 1916 birth of earl Wrightson, Balt Md, singer (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue)   

Jan 03   Antonio Estevez, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1916 birth of betty Furness, NYC, actress/consumer activist (Studio 1)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Lionel Newman, American film music composer (d. 1989) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1916 birth of philip Bezanson, composer   

Jan 03   Grenville M. Dodge, American Civil War Union Army Major General (b. 1831) died in the year 1916.   

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

Jan 14   In the year 1916 otto Ammon, German anthropologist/sociologist, dies at 73   

Jan 15   Modest Tchaikovsky, Russian writer (b. 1850) died on this day in history.   

Jan 16   Arnold Aletrino, Dut physician-criminologist (From Death), dies at 57 in the year 1916.   

Jan 22   Iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 01   On this day in history anton Simon, composer, dies at 65