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   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   Australian Light Horse in battle of Romani, Egypt in the year 1916.   

Aug 03   On this day in history 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 in the year 1916.   

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 in the year 1916.   

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

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   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   Fritz Steinbach, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1916.   

Aug 14   Andrew Kay, surgeon/professor of surgery (U of Glasgow) on this day in history.   

Aug 15   On this day in history aleks Çaçi, Albanian writer   

Aug 17   In the year 1916 bulgarian offensive in Macedonia   

Aug 17   In the year 1916 eleanor Steber, opera singer   

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

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

Aug 19   Marie Wilson, Anaheim Calif, actress (My Friend Irma) on this day in history.   

Aug 21   In the year 1916 william John Raff Hooper, cartoonist   

Aug 22   On this day in history john Slater, London England, actor (Deadlock, Cartel, Devil's Pass)   

Aug 23   Military court of Berlin sentences Karl Liebknecht to 4 years in the year 1916.   

Aug 24   On this day in history 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 in the year 1916.   

Aug 25   Dept of Interior forms National Park Service on this day in history.   

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

Aug 25   On this day in history national Park Service established in the Dept of the Interior   

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   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   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   On this day in history death of grenville M. Dodge, American Civil War Union Army Major General (b. 1831)   

Jan 08   In the year 1916 death of ada Rehan, Irish-born American actress (b. 1860)   

Jan 14   On this day in history otto Ammon, German anthropologist/sociologist, dies at 73   

Jan 15   Modest Tchaikovsky, Russian writer (b. 1850) died in the year 1916.   

Jan 16   In the year 1916 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   In the year 1916 edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62   

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