Historical Events In 1916

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 24   John Francis Barnett, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1916.  

Nov 26   On this day in history 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   James Cutler Dunn Parker, composer, dies at 88 in the year 1916.  

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 in the year 1916.  

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

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   On this day in history 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   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   John Bentley, Warwickshire England, actor (Chair) in the year 1916.  

Dec 05   Hans Richter, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1916.  

Dec 06   German army under Gen Mackensen occupies Bucharest in the year 1916.  

Dec 07   British govt of David Lloyd George forms in the year 1916.  

Dec 07   On this day in history david Lloyd George replaces resigning H.H. Asquith as British PM  

Dec 08   On this day in history dorothy Mae Ballard, labor union rep  

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 in the year 1916.  

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

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

Dec 09   Wolfgang Hildesheimer, German/Swiss architect/writer (Mozart biog) in the year 1916.  

Dec 11   David Lloyd George forms British war govt on this day in history.  

Dec 12   On this day in history worst train disaster ever (Modane France-543 killed)  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of earl Wrightson, Balt Md, singer (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue)  

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of betty Furness, NYC, actress/consumer activist (Studio 1)  

Jan 03   Bernard Greenhouse, American cellist was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1916.  

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

Jan 15   On this day in history death of modest Tchaikovsky, Russian writer (b. 1850)  

Jan 16   In the year 1916 arnold Aletrino, Dut physician-criminologist (From Death), dies at 57  

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