Historical Events In 1916

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

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

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

Nov 22   In the year 1916 jack London, author, dies at 40  

Nov 23   On this day in history 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 in the year 1916.  

Nov 26   Greece declares war on Germany on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1916 james Cutler Dunn Parker, composer, dies at 88  

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

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

Nov 28   Marthinus T Steyn, pres of Orange-Free state (1896-1902), dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 29   On this day in history uS declares martial law in Dominican Republic  

Nov 29   Valentino Bucchi, composer in the year 1916.  

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

Nov 30   In the year 1916 michael Gwynn, Bath England, actor (Village of Damned, Question 7)  

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 on this day in history.  

Dec 02   On this day in history john Bentley, Warwickshire England, actor (Chair)  

Dec 05   Hans Richter, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Dec 06   On this day in history german army under Gen Mackensen occupies Bucharest  

Dec 07   On this day in history british govt of David Lloyd George forms  

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   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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Dec 09   In the year 1916 wolfgang Hildesheimer, German/Swiss architect/writer (Mozart biog)  

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

Dec 12   Worst train disaster ever (Modane France-543 killed) 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   In the year 1916 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Robert Parrish, Columbus Ga, director (Casino Royale) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 15   In the year 1916 death of modest Tchaikovsky, Russian writer (b. 1850)  

Jan 16   Arnold Aletrino, Dut physician-criminologist (From Death), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 29   Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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