Historical Events In 1916

Nov 21   On this day in history 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   On this day in history eduard Napravnik, composer, dies at 77  

Nov 24   Forrest J Ackerman, invented the term "sci-fi" on this day in history.  

Nov 24   In the year 1916 john Francis Barnett, composer, dies at 79  

Nov 26   Bob Elliot, baseball player in the year 1916.  

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 in the year 1916.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Nov 29   On this day in history 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 in the year 1916.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Dec 02   On this day in history 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   David Lloyd George replaces resigning H.H. Asquith as British PM on this day in history.  

Dec 08   On this day in history 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   P Paul Leroy-Beaulieu, French economist (Economist France), dies at 73 in the year 1916.  

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

Dec 09   On this day in history wolfgang Hildesheimer, German/Swiss architect/writer (Mozart biog)  

Dec 11   In the year 1916 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Antonio Estevez, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Betty Furness, NYC, actress/consumer activist (Studio 1) was born in the year 1916.  

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   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   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   In the year 1916 death of ada Rehan, Irish-born American actress (b. 1860)  

Jan 14   Otto Ammon, German anthropologist/sociologist, dies at 73 in the year 1916.  

Jan 15   On this day in history death of modest Tchaikovsky, Russian writer (b. 1850)  

Jan 16   On this day in history arnold Aletrino, Dut physician-criminologist (From Death), dies at 57  

Jan 22   Iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1916.  

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