Page 15: Historical Events In 1916

Oct 05   Douglas Ranger, surgeon in the year 1916.   

Oct 05   Soldier Adolf Hitler is injured on this day in history.   

Oct 06   In the year 1916 tommy Lawton, footballer   

Oct 07   222 points are scored in a football game between Georgia Tech & Cumberland University of Lebanon, Tennessee on this day in history.   

Oct 07   Walt W Rostow, NYC, economist (Politics & Stages of Growth) in the year 1916.   

Oct 08   On this day in history piper James C. Richardson (16th Cdn. Infanctry Batt.) winds the Victoria Cross at the Somme, France   

Oct 08   Spark Matsunaga, (D-Ha-Sen) on this day in history.   

Oct 09   Babe Ruth begins 29 2/3 scoreless World Series innings on this day in history.   

Oct 10   Benson Fong, Sacramento CA, actress (Charlie Chan, Purple Heart) in the year 1916.   

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 in the year 1916.   

Oct 12   In the year 1916 boston Red Sox beat Bkln Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 13th World Series   

Oct 13   David Hollestelle, Dutch baritone (Great-Broadcast chorus) on this day in history.   

Oct 14   In the year 1916 c Everett Koop, surgeon general (1981-89)   

Oct 14   In the year 1916 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   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   Dutch women demonstrate for female suffrage in the year 1916.   

Oct 17   Robert Lowery, Kansas City MO, actor (Murder Over NY) in the year 1916.   

Oct 18   Peter Shepherd, English contractor/multi-millionaire on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1916 karl von Storgkh, premier Austria, assassinated   

Oct 21   US Army forms Reserve Officers Training Corps in the year 1916.   

Oct 22   In the year 1916 michael F Howard, British Major-General (Gold Stick to the Queen)   

Oct 24   Moroccan troops capture Ft Douaumont on this day in history.   

Oct 26   Francois Mitterand, Jarnac France, President of France (1981-95) in the year 1916.   

Oct 26   On this day in history margaret Sanger arrested for obscenity (advocating birth control)   

Oct 27   On this day in history 1st published reference to "jazz" appears (Variety)   

Oct 27   Bob de Lange, [Jacob Bernard], Dutch actor/director (Daniel) in the year 1916.   

Oct 27   On this day in history 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 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   In the year 1916 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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of robert Parrish, Columbus Ga, director (Casino Royale)   

Jan 04   Lionel Newman, American film music composer (d. 1989) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Philip Bezanson, composer was born in the year 1916.   

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   Otto Ammon, German anthropologist/sociologist, dies at 73 in the year 1916.   

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   On this day in history iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63   

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

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