Page 16: 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 in the year 1916.   

Nov 01   On this day in history paul Miliukov delivers in the State Duma the famous "stupidity or treason" speech, precipitating the downfall of the Boris Stürmer government.   

Nov 02   In the year 1916 ft Vaux, Verdun, reconquered by France   

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

Nov 03   In the year 1916 treaty establishes British suzerainty over Qatar   

Nov 04   The birth of Walter Cronkite, Legendary US TV reporter on this day in history.   

Nov 04   On this day in history walter Cronkite, St Joseph Mo, news anchor (CBS Evening News 1962-81)   

Nov 05   Emperor Wilhelm II & French Jozef I establishes kingdom of Poland in the year 1916.   

Nov 05   In the year 1916 len Wilkinson, cricketer (England leg-spinner just before WW II)   

Nov 06   In the year 1916 ray Conniff, Attleboro Mass, chorus director (Ray Conniff Singers)   

Nov 07   In the year 1916 grand duke Nikolai Nikolayevich warns czar of uprising   

Nov 07   On this day in history joe Bushkin, NYC, jazz pianist (A Couple of Joes)   

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) on this day in history.   

Nov 08   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 in the year 1916.   

Nov 10   In the year 1916 billy May, Pitts Pa, orch leader (Milton Berle Show)   

Nov 11   In the year 1916 eladio Rusconi, writer/publisher/businessman   

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

Nov 13   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1916 daws Butler, Toledo OH, animation voice (Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound)   

Nov 16   On this day in history eugene O'Neill's "Bound East for Cardiff," premieres in NYC   

Nov 17   On this day in history winson Hudson, community activist (rural Mississippi)   

Nov 18   In the year 1916 gen Douglas Haig finally calls off 1st Battle of the Somme in Europe   

Nov 18   James L Lyons, jazz promoter in the year 1916.   

Nov 19   Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures (the company later became one of the most successful independent filmmakers) in the year 1916.   

Nov 20   Ferdinand AM van der Ham, Dutch WW II resistance fighter in the year 1916.   

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   Antonio Estevez, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Betty Furness, NYC, actress/consumer activist (Studio 1) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1916 birth of bernard Greenhouse, American cellist   

Jan 04   In the year 1916 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   Philip Bezanson, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Grenville M. Dodge, American Civil War Union Army Major General (b. 1831) died in the year 1916.   

Jan 08   In the year 1916 death of ada Rehan, Irish-born American actress (b. 1860)   

Jan 14   Otto Ammon, German anthropologist/sociologist, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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.