Page 17: Historical Events In 1916

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

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

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

Nov 22   Jack London, author, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

Nov 23   Eduard Napravnik, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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   Bob Elliot, baseball player in the year 1916.   

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

Nov 28   On this day in history 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 in the year 1916.   

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

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

Dec 02   On this day in history francesco Paolo Tosti, composer, dies at 69   

Dec 02   On this day in history 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 in the year 1916.   

Dec 07   British govt of David Lloyd George forms on this day in history.   

Dec 07   David Lloyd George replaces resigning H.H. Asquith as British PM in the year 1916.   

Dec 08   Dorothy Mae Ballard, labor union rep on this day in history.   

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   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   In the year 1916 wolfgang Hildesheimer, German/Swiss architect/writer (Mozart biog)   

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

Dec 12   Worst train disaster ever (Modane France-543 killed) on this day in history.   

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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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Lionel Newman, American film music composer (d. 1989) was born on this day in history.   

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   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   In the year 1916 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   On this day in history iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63   

Jan 29   Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Feb 01   On this day in history anton Simon, composer, dies at 65