Historical Events In 1916

Oct 30   Silas Gamaliel Pratt, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1916.  

Oct 31   In the year 1916 carl Johan Bernadotte, formerly Prince of Sweden  

Oct 31   Clare Kummer's "Good Gracious Annabelle," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

Nov 01   Paul Miliukov delivers in the State Duma the famous "stupidity or treason" speech, precipitating the downfall of the Boris Stürmer government in the year 1916.  

Nov 02   On this day in history ft Vaux, Verdun, reconquered by France  

Nov 03   Treaty establishes British suzerainity over Qatar in the year 1916.  

Nov 03   On this day in history treaty establishes British suzerainty over Qatar  

Nov 04   The birth of Walter Cronkite, Legendary US TV reporter in the year 1916.  

Nov 04   In the year 1916 walter Cronkite, St Joseph Mo, news anchor (CBS Evening News 1962-81)  

Nov 05   Emperor Wilhelm II & French Jozef I establishes kingdom of Poland on this day in history.  

Nov 05   On this day in history len Wilkinson, cricketer (England leg-spinner just before WW II)  

Nov 06   On this day in history ray Conniff, Attleboro Mass, chorus director (Ray Conniff Singers)  

Nov 07   Grand duke Nikolai Nikolayevich warns czar of uprising on this day in history.  

Nov 07   Joe Bushkin, NYC, jazz pianist (A Couple of Joes) in the year 1916.  

Nov 07   Woodrow Wilson (D) re-elected President on this day in history.  

Nov 08   Frank McGuire, basketball coach (won 550 games in 30 college seasons) in the year 1916.  

Nov 08   In the year 1916 hMS Zulu, a Tribal Class Royal Navy destroyer. Disabled by a mine in the Dover Straits which destroyed the after part of the ship. The fore part of HMS Zulu and the aft part of HMS Nubian were salvaged and later joined together to form HMS Zubian. This ship went on to acquire battle honours, to be sold later in 1919.  

Nov 10   Billy May, Pitts Pa, orch leader (Milton Berle Show) in the year 1916.  

Nov 11   Eladio Rusconi, writer/publisher/businessman on this day in history.  

Nov 12   On this day in history jean Papineau-Couture, composer  

Nov 13   In the year 1916 battle of the Somme ends, with a cost of 60,000 Allied lives  

Nov 13   British offensive at Ancre Belgium in the year 1916.  

Nov 13   Frederik Septimus Kelly, composer, dies at 35 in the year 1916.  

Nov 13   Jack Elam, Miami AZ, actor (The Dakotas, East Street, Rio Lobo) on this day in history.  

Nov 14   In the year 1916 sherwood Schwartz, Passaic NJ, TV creator (Brady Bunch, Gilligan Is)  

Nov 15   On this day in history dame Ruth Nita Barrow, governor-general of Barbados  

Nov 16   Daws Butler, Toledo OH, animation voice (Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound) in the year 1916.  

Nov 16   Eugene O'Neill's "Bound East for Cardiff," premieres in NYC in the year 1916.  

Nov 17   Winson Hudson, community activist (rural Mississippi) on this day in history.  

Nov 18   On this day in history gen Douglas Haig finally calls off 1st Battle of the Somme in Europe  

Nov 18   James L Lyons, jazz promoter on this day in history.  

Nov 19   Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures (the company later became one of the most successful independent filmmakers) on this day in history.  

Nov 20   Ferdinand AM van der Ham, Dutch WW II resistance fighter on this day in history.  

Nov 21   On this day in history cecilia P J "Cilly" Bach, Dutch/US/Spanish actress (In Pyama)  

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

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

Jan 04   In the year 1916 birth of robert Parrish, Columbus Ga, director (Casino Royale)  

Jan 04   Lionel Newman, American film music composer (d. 1989) was born in the year 1916.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 14   On this day in history otto Ammon, German anthropologist/sociologist, dies at 73  

Jan 15   Modest Tchaikovsky, Russian writer (b. 1850) died in the year 1916.  

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 on this day in history.