Page 12: Historical Events In 1916

Aug 01   On this day in history hawaii National Park forms   

Aug 01   On this day in history viscount Hanworth, barrister   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Aug 07   Charles E Manning, Australian judge/major, dies in battle at 36 in the year 1916.   

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

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

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

Aug 17   On this day in history bulgarian offensive in Macedonia   

Aug 17   Eleanor Steber, opera singer on this day in history.   

Aug 18   Edward D Pain, English journalist (NY World), dies in battle at 36 on this day in history.   

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

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

Aug 21   William John Raff Hooper, cartoonist in the year 1916.   

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

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

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

Aug 24   In the year 1916 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   In the year 1916 dept of Interior forms National Park Service   

Aug 25   In the year 1916 erich Von Stroheim Jr, actor/director (Napoleon, Sunset Blvd)   

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

Aug 25   In the year 1916 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   On this day in history birth of antonio Estevez, composer   

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

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

Jan 04   Catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter was born in the year 1916.   

Jan 04   Robert Parrish, Columbus Ga, director (Casino Royale) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1916 birth of lionel Newman, American film music composer (d. 1989)   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1916 death of grenville M. Dodge, American Civil War Union Army Major General (b. 1831)   

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