Page 17: 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 in the year 1916.   

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   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   Bob Elliot, baseball player in the year 1916.   

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   On this day in history james Cutler Dunn Parker, composer, dies at 88   

Nov 28   On this day in history 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   Marthinus T Steyn, pres of Orange-Free state (1896-1902), dies at 59 in the year 1916.   

Nov 29   In the year 1916 erwin Rommel marries Lucie "Lu" Mollin   

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

Nov 29   In the year 1916 valentino Bucchi, composer   

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

Nov 30   On this day in history michael Gwynn, Bath England, actor (Village of Damned, Question 7)   

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

Dec 06   In the year 1916 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 on this day in history.   

Dec 08   Dorothy Mae Ballard, labor union rep on this day in history.   

Dec 09   In the year 1916 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   P Paul Leroy-Beaulieu, French economist (Economist France), dies at 73 in the year 1916.   

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   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   In the year 1916 birth of earl Wrightson, Balt Md, singer (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue)   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter   

Jan 04   In the year 1916 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   In the year 1916 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 in the year 1916.   

Jan 22   Iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

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