Historical Events In 1916

Nov 21   In the year 1916 franz Josef of Austria, dies  

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

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

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

Nov 23   Eduard Napravnik, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1916.  

Nov 24   Forrest J Ackerman, invented the term "sci-fi" in the year 1916.  

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

Nov 26   On this day in history bob Elliot, baseball player  

Nov 26   On this day in history 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 in the year 1916.  

Nov 27   On this day in history james Cutler Dunn Parker, composer, dies at 88  

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 in the year 1916.  

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   On this day in history valentino Bucchi, composer  

Nov 30   In the year 1916 costa Rica becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.  

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   In the year 1916 francesco Paolo Tosti, composer, dies at 69  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1916 p Paul Leroy-Beaulieu, French economist (Economist France), dies at 73  

Dec 09   In the year 1916 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   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   Antonio Estevez, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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   Philip Bezanson, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history death of grenville M. Dodge, American Civil War Union Army Major General (b. 1831)  

Jan 08   In the year 1916 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   Modest Tchaikovsky, Russian writer (b. 1850) died in the year 1916.  

Jan 16   In the year 1916 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   On this day in history anton Simon, composer, dies at 65