Page 15: Historical Events In 1916

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

Oct 08   Spark Matsunaga, (D-Ha-Sen).   

Oct 09   Babe Ruth begins 29 2/3 scoreless World Series innings   

Oct 10   Benson Fong, Sacramento CA, actress (Charlie Chan, Purple Heart).   

Oct 10   In Game 3, Charlie Ebbets is recorded as becoming the 1st owner to raise the price of World Series grandstand seats to $5-up from $3.   

Oct 12   Boston Red Sox beat Bkln Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 13th World Series   

Oct 13   David Hollestelle, Dutch baritone (Great-Broadcast chorus).   

Oct 14   C Everett Koop, surgeon general (1981-89)   

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.   

Oct 16   Dodger manager Wilbert Robinson given $5000 bonus.   

Oct 16   Klaas/old stick Kater, christian worker's union leader, dies at 73   

Oct 16   Margaret Sanger opens inaugural birth control clinic in Brooklyn   

Oct 17   Dutch women demonstrate for female suffrage   

Oct 17   Robert Lowery, Kansas City MO, actor (Murder Over NY).   

Oct 18   Peter Shepherd, English contractor/multi-millionaire.   

Oct 19   David Lewis, Pitts Pa, actor (Edward Quartermaine-General Hospital)   

Oct 21   Andrea Checchi, Firenze Italy, actress (Attack and Retreat).   

Oct 21   Karl von Storgkh, premier Austria, assassinated.   

Oct 21   US Army forms Reserve Officers Training Corps   

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

Oct 24   Moroccan troops capture Ft Douaumont   

Oct 26   Francois Mitterand, Jarnac France, President of France (1981-95).   

Oct 26   Margaret Sanger arrested for obscenity (advocating birth control)   

Oct 27   1st published reference to "jazz" appears (Variety).   

Oct 27   Bob de Lange, [Jacob Bernard], Dutch actor/director (Daniel).   

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   

Oct 27   The inaugural published reference to "jazz" appears (Variety)   

Oct 28   inaugural conscription referendum in Australia and among forces overseas Proposal to introduce conscription defeated.   

Oct 28   Jessie Kesson, author   

Oct 30   Silas Gamaliel Pratt, composer, dies at 70   

Oct 31   Carl Johan Bernadotte, formerly Prince of Sweden   

Oct 31   Clare Kummer's "Good Gracious Annabelle," premieres in NYC.   

Nov 01   Paul Miliukov delivers in the State Duma the famous "stupidity or treason" speech, precipitating the downfall of the Boris Stürmer government.   

Nov 02   Ft Vaux, Verdun, reconquered by France.   

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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,