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 in the year 1916.   

Nov 21   In the year 1916 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 on this day in history.   

Nov 24   In the year 1916 forrest J Ackerman, invented the term "sci-fi"   

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

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

Nov 28   1st (German) air attack on London in the year 1916.   

Nov 28   Lilian Baels, English 2nd wife of Belgian king Leopold III in the year 1916.   

Nov 28   In the year 1916 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   Costa Rica becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty in the year 1916.   

Nov 30   In the year 1916 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   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   In the year 1916 john Bentley, Warwickshire England, actor (Chair)   

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

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

Dec 07   In the year 1916 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   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   In the year 1916 p Paul Leroy-Beaulieu, French economist (Economist France), dies at 73   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1916 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   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   On this day in history birth of lionel Newman, American film music composer (d. 1989)   

Jan 06   Philip Bezanson, composer was born in the year 1916.   

Jan 03   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   In the year 1916 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   On this day in history edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62   

Feb 01   In the year 1916 anton Simon, composer, dies at 65