Page 17: Historical Events In 1916

Nov 21   Franz Josef of Austria, dies on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1916 eduard Napravnik, composer, dies at 77   

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

Nov 24   John Francis Barnett, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Nov 26   In the year 1916 bob Elliot, baseball player   

Nov 26   Greece declares war on Germany in the year 1916.   

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

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

Nov 29   On this day in history erwin Rommel marries Lucie "Lu" Mollin   

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

Nov 29   Valentino Bucchi, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 30   In the year 1916 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 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   On this day in history francesco Paolo Tosti, composer, dies at 69   

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

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   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   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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1916.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62   

Feb 01   Anton Simon, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1916.