Historical Events In 1916

Oct 30   Silas Gamaliel Pratt, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Oct 31   Carl Johan Bernadotte, formerly Prince of Sweden on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Nov 02   Ft Vaux, Verdun, reconquered by France on this day in history.  

Nov 03   Treaty establishes British suzerainity over Qatar on this day in history.  

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

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

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 in the year 1916.  

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   On this day in history grand duke Nikolai Nikolayevich warns czar of uprising  

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) 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 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 11   Eladio Rusconi, writer/publisher/businessman in the year 1916.  

Nov 12   Jean Papineau-Couture, composer in the year 1916.  

Nov 13   Battle of the Somme ends, with a cost of 60,000 Allied lives in the year 1916.  

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

Nov 13   In the year 1916 frederik Septimus Kelly, composer, dies at 35  

Nov 13   In the year 1916 jack Elam, Miami AZ, actor (The Dakotas, East Street, Rio Lobo)  

Nov 14   Sherwood Schwartz, Passaic NJ, TV creator (Brady Bunch, Gilligan Is) on this day in history.  

Nov 15   In the year 1916 dame Ruth Nita Barrow, governor-general of Barbados  

Nov 16   Daws Butler, Toledo OH, animation voice (Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound) on this day in history.  

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

Nov 18   In the year 1916 james L Lyons, jazz promoter  

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 in the year 1916.  

Nov 21   Cecilia P J "Cilly" Bach, Dutch/US/Spanish actress (In Pyama) in the year 1916.  

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Jan 01   Earl Wrightson, Balt Md, singer (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of antonio Estevez, composer  

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

Jan 03   Bernard Greenhouse, American cellist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter was born in the year 1916.  

Jan 04   Robert Parrish, Columbus Ga, director (Casino Royale) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of lionel Newman, American film music composer (d. 1989)  

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of philip Bezanson, composer  

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 in the year 1916.  

Jan 16   On this day in history arnold Aletrino, Dut physician-criminologist (From Death), dies at 57  

Jan 22   On this day in history iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63  

Jan 29   On this day in history edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62  

Feb 01   On this day in history anton Simon, composer, dies at 65