Page 15: Historical Events In 1916

Oct 05   Douglas Ranger, surgeon in the year 1916.   

Oct 05   Soldier Adolf Hitler is injured in the year 1916.   

Oct 06   In the year 1916 tommy Lawton, footballer   

Oct 07   In the year 1916 222 points are scored in a football game between Georgia Tech & Cumberland University of Lebanon, Tennessee   

Oct 07   Walt W Rostow, NYC, economist (Politics & Stages of Growth) on this day in history.   

Oct 08   Piper James C. Richardson (16th Cdn. Infanctry Batt.) winds the Victoria Cross at the Somme, France in the year 1916.   

Oct 08   Spark Matsunaga, (D-Ha-Sen) in the year 1916.   

Oct 09   Babe Ruth begins 29 2/3 scoreless World Series innings in the year 1916.   

Oct 10   Benson Fong, Sacramento CA, actress (Charlie Chan, Purple Heart) on this day in history.   

Oct 10   In Game 3, Charlie Ebbets becomes the 1st owner to raise the price of World Series grandstand seats to $5-up from $3 on this day in history.   

Oct 12   Boston Red Sox beat Bkln Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 13th World Series on this day in history.   

Oct 13   In the year 1916 david Hollestelle, Dutch baritone (Great-Broadcast chorus)   

Oct 14   C Everett Koop, surgeon general (1981-89) in the year 1916.   

Oct 14   Sophomore tackle and guard Paul Robeson is excluded from the Rutgers football team when Washington and Lee University refused to play against a black person in the year 1916.   

Oct 16   On this day in history dodger manager Wilbert Robinson given $5,000 bonus   

Oct 16   On this day in history klaas/old stick Kater, christian worker's union leader, dies at 73   

Oct 16   On this day in history margaret Sanger opens first birth control clinic in Brooklyn   

Oct 17   In the year 1916 dutch women demonstrate for female suffrage   

Oct 17   On this day in history robert Lowery, Kansas City MO, actor (Murder Over NY)   

Oct 18   On this day in history peter Shepherd, English contractor/multi-millionaire   

Oct 19   David Lewis, Pitts Pa, actor (Edward Quartermaine-General Hospital) in the year 1916.   

Oct 21   Andrea Checchi, Firenze Italy, actress (Attack & Retreat) in the year 1916.   

Oct 21   Karl von Storgkh, premier Austria, assassinated in the year 1916.   

Oct 21   On this day in history uS Army forms Reserve Officers Training Corps   

Oct 22   Michael F Howard, British Major-General (Gold Stick to the Queen) in the year 1916.   

Oct 24   In the year 1916 moroccan troops capture Ft Douaumont   

Oct 26   Francois Mitterand, Jarnac France, President of France (1981-95) on this day in history.   

Oct 26   Margaret Sanger arrested for obscenity (advocating birth control) in the year 1916.   

Oct 27   1st published reference to "jazz" appears (Variety) in the year 1916.   

Oct 27   Bob de Lange, [Jacob Bernard], Dutch actor/director (Daniel) on this day in history.   

Oct 27   HMS Nubian, a tribal Class Royal Navy destroyer. Hit by a torpedo from a German destroyer which destroyed the fore part of the ship on this day in history.   

Oct 27   The first published reference to "jazz" appears (Variety) on this day in history.   

Oct 28   First conscription referendum in Australia and among forces overseas Proposal to introduce conscription defeated on this day in history.   

Oct 28   On this day in history jessie Kesson, author   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of earl Wrightson, Balt Md, singer (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue)   

Jan 03   Antonio Estevez, composer was born in the year 1916.   

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

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

Jan 04   Catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1916.   

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

Jan 29   Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Feb 01   In the year 1916 anton Simon, composer, dies at 65