Historical Events In 1916

Aug 01   In the year 1916 hawaii National Park forms  

Aug 01   On this day in history viscount Hanworth, barrister  

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   On this day in history australian Light Horse in battle of Romani, Egypt  

Aug 03   Roger Casement, Irish nationalist (Easter uprising 1916), executed 51 in the year 1916.  

Aug 04   On this day in history denmark cedes Danish West Indies, including the Virgin Islands, to the US for $25 million  

Aug 04   In the year 1916 uS agrees to buy Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million  

Aug 05   In the year 1916 george Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer, dies at 31  

Aug 06   Dom[inic] Mintoff, premier Malta on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history picasso, Max Jacob, Kisling, Ortiz & Paquerette photographed in Paris  

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   On this day in history aleks Çaçi, Albanian writer  

Aug 17   Bulgarian offensive in Macedonia in the year 1916.  

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 on this day in history.  

Aug 18   Elsa Morante, Italy, writer (L'isola di Arturo) on this day in history.  

Aug 19   On this day in history marie Wilson, Anaheim Calif, actress (My Friend Irma)  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1916 dept of Interior forms National Park Service  

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   In the year 1916 the US National Park Service is established.  

Aug 26   On this day in history allan Leslie Merson, historian  

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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   On this day in history birth of bernard Greenhouse, American cellist  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter  

Jan 04   Robert Parrish, Columbus Ga, director (Casino Royale) was born in the year 1916.  

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 16   Arnold Aletrino, Dut physician-criminologist (From Death), dies at 57 in the year 1916.  

Jan 22   In the year 1916 iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63  

Jan 29   Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1916.  

Feb 01   Anton Simon, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1916.