Page 12: Historical Events In 1916

Aug 01   Hawaii National Park forms on this day in history.   

Aug 01   On this day in history viscount Hanworth, barrister   

Aug 02   In the year 1916 beatrice Straight, Old Westbury NY, actress (Poltergeist, Nun's Story)   

Aug 02   In the year 1916 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   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 in the year 1916.   

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   In the year 1916 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   In the year 1916 battle for Mouquet Farm   

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 in the year 1916.   

Aug 13   Fritz Steinbach, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1916.   

Aug 14   On this day in history andrew Kay, surgeon/professor of surgery (U of Glasgow)   

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

Aug 18   Elsa Morante, Italy, writer (L'isola di Arturo) in the year 1916.   

Aug 19   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

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

Aug 24   Anita V Figueredo, physician/humanitarian on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history dept of Interior forms National Park Service   

Aug 25   On this day in history erich Von Stroheim Jr, actor/director (Napoleon, Sunset Blvd)   

Aug 25   On this day in history 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   Earl Wrightson, Balt Md, singer (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue) was born in the year 1916.   

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

Jan 03   Betty Furness, NYC, actress/consumer activist (Studio 1) was born in the year 1916.   

Jan 03   Bernard Greenhouse, American cellist was born in the year 1916.   

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

Jan 06   Philip Bezanson, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1916.   

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   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   In the year 1916 anton Simon, composer, dies at 65