Historical Events In 1916

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

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

Nov 21   In the year 1916 hMHS Britannic sinks in the Aegean Sea after a mine explodes, killing 30 people.  

Nov 22   On this day in history jack London, author, dies at 40  

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

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

Nov 24   On this day in history john Francis Barnett, composer, dies at 79  

Nov 26   In the year 1916 bob Elliot, baseball player  

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 in the year 1916.  

Nov 27   In the year 1916 james Cutler Dunn Parker, composer, dies at 88  

Nov 28   On this day in history 1st (German) air attack on London  

Nov 28   In the year 1916 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 on this day in history.  

Nov 29   Erwin Rommel marries Lucie "Lu" Mollin on this day in history.  

Nov 29   US declares martial law in Dominican Republic in the year 1916.  

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

Dec 01   In the year 1916 charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer, dies at 58  

Dec 02   On this day in history baseballers who are injured now get full pay for duration of contract  

Dec 02   In the year 1916 francesco Paolo Tosti, composer, dies at 69  

Dec 02   John Bentley, Warwickshire England, actor (Chair) in the year 1916.  

Dec 05   In the year 1916 hans Richter, composer, dies at 73  

Dec 06   German army under Gen Mackensen occupies Bucharest on this day in history.  

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 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 in the year 1916.  

Dec 09   The birth of Kirk Douglas, American actor on this day in history.  

Dec 09   On this day in history 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   Earl Wrightson, Balt Md, singer (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue) was born in the year 1916.  

Jan 03   Antonio Estevez, composer was born in the year 1916.  

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

Jan 03   In the year 1916 birth of bernard Greenhouse, American cellist  

Jan 04   On this day in history 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 in the year 1916.  

Jan 03   Grenville M. Dodge, American Civil War Union Army Major General (b. 1831) died in the year 1916.  

Jan 08   Ada Rehan, Irish-born American actress (b. 1860) died on this day in history.  

Jan 14   In the year 1916 otto Ammon, German anthropologist/sociologist, dies at 73  

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   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   Anton Simon, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.