Page 16: Historical Events In 1916

Oct 30   In the year 1916 silas Gamaliel Pratt, composer, dies at 70   

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

Oct 31   In the year 1916 clare Kummer's "Good Gracious Annabelle," premieres in NYC   

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   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   Treaty establishes British suzerainty over Qatar on this day in history.   

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

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

Nov 05   On this day in history emperor Wilhelm II & French Jozef I establishes kingdom of Poland   

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

Nov 06   Ray Conniff, Attleboro Mass, chorus director (Ray Conniff Singers) in the year 1916.   

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

Nov 07   Joe Bushkin, NYC, jazz pianist (A Couple of Joes) on this day in history.   

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   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   Billy May, Pitts Pa, orch leader (Milton Berle Show) on this day in history.   

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

Nov 12   In the year 1916 jean Papineau-Couture, composer   

Nov 13   Battle of the Somme ends, with a cost of 60,000 Allied lives on this day in history.   

Nov 13   British offensive at Ancre Belgium on this day in history.   

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

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) in the year 1916.   

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   Gen Douglas Haig finally calls off 1st Battle of the Somme in Europe in the year 1916.   

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) in the year 1916.   

Nov 20   In the year 1916 ferdinand AM van der Ham, Dutch WW II resistance fighter   

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

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

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

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

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   In the year 1916 birth of lionel Newman, American film music composer (d. 1989)   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history death of grenville M. Dodge, American Civil War Union Army Major General (b. 1831)   

Jan 08   On this day in history death of ada Rehan, Irish-born American actress (b. 1860)   

Jan 14   In the year 1916 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 on this day in history.   

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