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   In the year 1916 beatrice Straight, Old Westbury NY, actress (Poltergeist, Nun's Story)  

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 in the year 1916.  

Aug 03   Australian Light Horse in battle of Romani, Egypt in the year 1916.  

Aug 03   Roger Casement, Irish nationalist (Easter uprising 1916), executed 51 on this day in history.  

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   George Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer, dies at 31 in the year 1916.  

Aug 06   In the year 1916 dom[inic] Mintoff, premier Malta  

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

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

Aug 08   On this day in history battle for Mouquet Farm  

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

Aug 12   In the year 1916 picasso, Max Jacob, Kisling, Ortiz & Paquerette photographed in Paris  

Aug 13   In the year 1916 fritz Steinbach, composer, dies at 61  

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   Bulgarian offensive in Macedonia on this day in history.  

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

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   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   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 in the year 1916.  

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 in the year 1916.  

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

Aug 25   On this day in history 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   On this day in history the US National Park Service is established.  

Aug 26   Allan Leslie Merson, historian on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   Earl Wrightson, Balt Md, singer (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   In the year 1916 birth of antonio Estevez, composer  

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   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   Lionel Newman, American film music composer (d. 1989) was born in the year 1916.  

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

Jan 16   In the year 1916 arnold Aletrino, Dut physician-criminologist (From Death), dies at 57  

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