Page 17: Historical Events In 1916

Nov 21   In the year 1916 franz Josef of Austria, dies   

Nov 21   Franz Jozef I, King of Austria/Hungary, dies on this day in history.   

Nov 21   In the year 1916 hMHS Britannic sinks in the Aegean Sea after a mine explodes, killing 30 people.   

Nov 22   Jack London, author, dies at 40 in the year 1916.   

Nov 23   Eduard Napravnik, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Nov 24   Forrest J Ackerman, invented the term "sci-fi" in the year 1916.   

Nov 24   On this day in history john Francis Barnett, composer, dies at 79   

Nov 26   On this day in history bob Elliot, baseball player   

Nov 26   In the year 1916 greece declares war on Germany   

Nov 27   In the year 1916 city of Birmingham, an Ellerman Lines ship, of 7,498 grt, and built by Palmers of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1911, she was torpedoed by the German submarine U32, 90 miles south-east of Malta while bound from Liverpool to Karachi. with 315 passengers and crew on board, 4 lost their lives, all crew   

Nov 27   James Cutler Dunn Parker, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

Nov 28   1st (German) air attack on London in the year 1916.   

Nov 28   On this day in history lilian Baels, English 2nd wife of Belgian king Leopold III   

Nov 28   In the year 1916 marthinus T Steyn, pres of Orange-Free state (1896-1902), dies at 59   

Nov 29   Erwin Rommel marries Lucie "Lu" Mollin in the year 1916.   

Nov 29   US declares martial law in Dominican Republic on this day in history.   

Nov 29   Valentino Bucchi, composer in the year 1916.   

Nov 30   Costa Rica becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty on this day in history.   

Nov 30   Michael Gwynn, Bath England, actor (Village of Damned, Question 7) on this day in history.   

Dec 01   Charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer, dies at 58 in the year 1916.   

Dec 02   On this day in history baseballers who are injured now get full pay for duration of contract   

Dec 02   In the year 1916 francesco Paolo Tosti, composer, dies at 69   

Dec 02   John Bentley, Warwickshire England, actor (Chair) on this day in history.   

Dec 05   On this day in history hans Richter, composer, dies at 73   

Dec 06   German army under Gen Mackensen occupies Bucharest in the year 1916.   

Dec 07   British govt of David Lloyd George forms in the year 1916.   

Dec 07   On this day in history david Lloyd George replaces resigning H.H. Asquith as British PM   

Dec 08   In the year 1916 dorothy Mae Ballard, labor union rep   

Dec 09   Canadian Pacific inaugurates the 5-mile Connaught Tunnel which eliminated the old route over Rogers Pass and shortened the line through the Selkirk Mountains by 4 1/2 miles in the year 1916.   

Dec 09   On this day in history p Paul Leroy-Beaulieu, French economist (Economist France), dies at 73   

Dec 09   The birth of Kirk Douglas, American actor in the year 1916.   

Dec 09   Wolfgang Hildesheimer, German/Swiss architect/writer (Mozart biog) in the year 1916.   

Dec 11   David Lloyd George forms British war govt in the year 1916.   

Dec 12   On this day in history worst train disaster ever (Modane France-543 killed)   

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Jan 01   Earl Wrightson, Balt Md, singer (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue) was born in the year 1916.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of robert Parrish, Columbus Ga, director (Casino Royale)   

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1916.   

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

Jan 29   In the year 1916 edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62   

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