Page 12: Historical Events In 1916

Aug 07   Charles E Manning, Australian judge/major, dies in battle at 36   

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

Aug 08   Battle for Mouquet Farm   

Aug 10   Turks annex Persian city Hamadan from Russia.   

Aug 12   Picasso, Max Jacob, Kisling, Ortiz and Paquerette photographed in Paris   

Aug 13   Fritz Steinbach, composer, dies at 61   

Aug 14   Andrew Kay, surgeon/professor of surgery (U of Glasgow).   

Aug 15   Aleks Çaçi, Albanian writer.   

Aug 17   Bulgarian offensive in Macedonia.   

Aug 17   Eleanor Steber, opera singer   

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

Aug 18   Elsa Morante, Italy, writer (L'isola di Arturo).   

Aug 19   Marie Wilson, Anaheim Calif, actress (My Friend Irma)   

Aug 21   William John Raff Hooper, cartoonist.   

Aug 22   John Slater, London England, actor (Deadlock, Cartel, Devil's Pass)   

Aug 23   Military court of Berlin sentences Karl Liebknecht to 4 years   

Aug 24   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.   

Aug 25   Dept of Interior forms National Park Service.   

Aug 25   Erich Von Stroheim Jr, actor/director (Napoleon, Sunset Blvd)   

Aug 25   National Park Service established in the Dept of the Interior   

Aug 25   The US National Park Service is established.   

Aug 26   Allan Leslie Merson, historian.   

Aug 26   Phila A's Bullet Joe Bush no-hits Cleve, 5-0   

Aug 26   Sgt. Reginald Stanley JUDSON, 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment, won the Victoria Cross at Bapaume, France   

Aug 27   Martha Raye, [Margaret Reed], Butte Mont, actress (Martha Raye Show)   

Aug 27   Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary.   

Aug 28   C Wright Mills, sociologist, writer (The Power Elite) [or May 28]   

Aug 28   Francis W Warre-Cornish, Engl vice-provost of Eton (1893-1916), dies.   

Aug 28   Germany declares war on Romania   

Aug 28   Italy declares war against Germany during WW I   

Aug 29   Congress creates US Naval reserve.   

Aug 29   George Montgomery, Brady Mont, actor (Battle of Bulge, Hallucination).   

Aug 29   Steamer 'Hsin Iu' sinks off China coast, 1000 drown.   

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Jan 01   Earl wrightson: Balt md, singer (paul whiteman's goodyear revue)   

Jan 03   Antonio estevez: Composer   

Jan 03   Betty furness: Nyc, actress/consumer activist (studio 1)   

Jan 03   Bernard greenhouse: American cellist   

Jan 04   Catherina elisabeth "tootje" vreede: Portrait painter   

Jan 04   Robert parrish: Columbus ga, director (casino royale)   

Jan 04   Lionel newman: American film music composer   

Jan 06   Philip bezanson: Composer   

Jan 03   Grenville m. dodge: American civil war union army major general (b. 1831)   

Jan 08   Ada rehan: Irish-born american actress (b. 1860)   

Jan 14   Otto ammon: German anthropologist/sociologist,   

Jan 15   Modest tchaikovsky: Russian writer (b. 1850)   

Jan 16   Arnold aletrino: Dut physician-criminologist (from death),   

Jan 22   Iwan knorr: Composer,    

Jan 29   Edward hubertus joannes keurvils: Composer,   

Feb 01   Anton simon: Composer,