Historical Events In 1916

Nov 21   Franz Josef of Austria, dies in the year 1916.  

Nov 21   On this day in history franz Jozef I, King of Austria/Hungary, dies  

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

Nov 22   Jack London, author, dies at 40 on this day in history.  

Nov 23   In the year 1916 eduard Napravnik, composer, dies at 77  

Nov 24   In the year 1916 forrest J Ackerman, invented the term "sci-fi"  

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

Nov 26   Bob Elliot, baseball player on this day in history.  

Nov 26   In the year 1916 greece declares war on Germany  

Nov 27   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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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   On this day in history erwin Rommel marries Lucie "Lu" Mollin  

Nov 29   In the year 1916 uS declares martial law in Dominican Republic  

Nov 29   Valentino Bucchi, composer on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer, dies at 58  

Dec 02   Baseballers who are injured now get full pay for duration of contract in the year 1916.  

Dec 02   Francesco Paolo Tosti, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1916.  

Dec 02   In the year 1916 john Bentley, Warwickshire England, actor (Chair)  

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

Dec 06   In the year 1916 german army under Gen Mackensen occupies Bucharest  

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

Dec 07   In the year 1916 david Lloyd George replaces resigning H.H. Asquith as British PM  

Dec 08   Dorothy Mae Ballard, labor union rep in the year 1916.  

Dec 09   On this day in history 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.  

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

Dec 09   On this day in history the birth of Kirk Douglas, American actor  

Dec 09   Wolfgang Hildesheimer, German/Swiss architect/writer (Mozart biog) on this day in history.  

Dec 11   On this day in history david Lloyd George forms British war govt  

Dec 12   In the year 1916 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   On this day in history birth of betty Furness, NYC, actress/consumer activist (Studio 1)  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of bernard Greenhouse, American cellist  

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 in the year 1916.  

Jan 04   Lionel Newman, American film music composer (d. 1989) was born in the year 1916.  

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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1916 death of modest Tchaikovsky, Russian writer (b. 1850)  

Jan 16   In the year 1916 arnold Aletrino, Dut physician-criminologist (From Death), dies at 57  

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

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

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