Page 16: Historical Events In 1916

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

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   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   Ft Vaux, Verdun, reconquered by France in the year 1916.   

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

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

Nov 04   On this day in history the birth of Walter Cronkite, Legendary US TV reporter   

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

Nov 07   Grand duke Nikolai Nikolayevich warns czar of uprising in the year 1916.   

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

Nov 07   On this day in history woodrow Wilson (D) re-elected President   

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

Nov 08   On this day in history 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   In the year 1916 eladio Rusconi, writer/publisher/businessman   

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   In the year 1916 british offensive at Ancre Belgium   

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) in the year 1916.   

Nov 14   On this day in history sherwood Schwartz, Passaic NJ, TV creator (Brady Bunch, Gilligan Is)   

Nov 15   Dame Ruth Nita Barrow, governor-general of Barbados on this day in history.   

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

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

Nov 17   Winson Hudson, community activist (rural Mississippi) in the year 1916.   

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

Nov 18   On this day in history james L Lyons, jazz promoter   

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

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

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

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Jan 01   In the year 1916 birth of earl Wrightson, Balt Md, singer (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue)   

Jan 03   Antonio Estevez, composer was born in the year 1916.   

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

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

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

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 in the year 1916.   

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

Jan 22   In the year 1916 iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63   

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

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