Page 17: Historical Events In 1916

Nov 21   Franz Josef of Austria, dies on this day in history.   

Nov 21   In the year 1916 franz Jozef I, King of Austria/Hungary, dies   

Nov 21   HMHS Britannic sinks in the Aegean Sea after a mine explodes, killing 30 people on this day in history.   

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

Nov 23   On this day in history eduard Napravnik, composer, dies at 77   

Nov 24   On this day in history forrest J Ackerman, invented the term "sci-fi"   

Nov 24   John Francis Barnett, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Nov 26   In the year 1916 bob Elliot, baseball player   

Nov 26   In the year 1916 greece declares war on Germany   

Nov 27   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Nov 28   Lilian Baels, English 2nd wife of Belgian king Leopold III on this day in history.   

Nov 28   On this day in history 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 in the year 1916.   

Nov 29   In the year 1916 valentino Bucchi, composer   

Nov 30   Costa Rica becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty in the year 1916.   

Nov 30   Michael Gwynn, Bath England, actor (Village of Damned, Question 7) in the year 1916.   

Dec 01   On this day in history charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer, dies at 58   

Dec 02   In the year 1916 baseballers who are injured now get full pay for duration of contract   

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

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

Dec 05   In the year 1916 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   David Lloyd George replaces resigning H.H. Asquith as British PM in the year 1916.   

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   The birth of Kirk Douglas, American actor on this day in history.   

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   Worst train disaster ever (Modane France-543 killed) on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1916 birth of antonio Estevez, composer   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of betty Furness, NYC, actress/consumer activist (Studio 1)   

Jan 03   Bernard Greenhouse, American cellist was born in the year 1916.   

Jan 04   In the year 1916 birth of catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 14   On this day in history otto Ammon, German anthropologist/sociologist, dies at 73   

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   Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1916.   

Feb 01   In the year 1916 anton Simon, composer, dies at 65