Page 18: Historical Events In 1916

Dec 13   In the year 1916 avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian & Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol   

Dec 13   Avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian and Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol on this day in history.   

Dec 15   On this day in history french defeat Germans in WW I Battle of Verdun   

Dec 15   On this day in history maurice Wilkins, England, physicist, worked with DNA (Nobel 1962)   

Dec 16   In the year 1916 gregory Rasputin, a monk with considerable influence over the Russian court, is murdered by noblemen.   

Dec 16   In the year 1916 grigori Rasputin, a powerful Russian monk, murdered   

Dec 16   In the year 1916 theo Bitter, Dutch painter/set designer   

Dec 17   Antoine G T "Toon" Hermans, Dutch entertainer/poet (Kolderliedjes) in the year 1916.   

Dec 17   Grigori Efimovich Rasputin, Russian monk, assassinated on this day in history.   

Dec 18   In the year 1916 betty Grable, St Louis, great legs/actress (Gay Divorcee)   

Dec 18   In the year 1916 the Battle of Verdun (France), one of the bloodiest WWI engagements, ends after 10 months and massive losses to both sides.   

Dec 18   The birth of Betty Grable, American actress on this day in history.   

Dec 19   Adriaan van der Veen, Dutch writer (Sister at Sea) on this day in history.   

Dec 19   Suriname Bauxite Company forms in Paramaribo on this day in history.   

Dec 20   Manuel Giro, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1916.   

Dec 20   Michel Chartrand, Quebec union leader on this day in history.   

Dec 21   In the year 1916 eve Perrick, journalist   

Dec 23   On this day in history dino Risi, Italian film director and screenwriter   

Dec 23   World War I: Battle of Magdhaba on this day in history.   

Dec 26   Bernhard Scholz, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Dec 26   Helmut Eder, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 26   Joseph Joffre becomes marshal of France in the year 1916.   

Dec 27   Nikolay Feopemptovich Solov'yov, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1916.   

Dec 28   Eduard Strauss, Austrian composer (318 dances), dies at 81 in the year 1916.   

Dec 28   In the year 1916 noel Johnson, British actor (Frenzy, Frightmare, Royal Flash)   

Dec 29   On this day in history grigori J Rasputin, Russian faith healer/intriguer, murdered at 45   

Dec 30   In Russia, Rasputin 'the mad monk' is murdered in the year 1916.   

Dec 31   On this day in history ernst Rudorff, composer, dies at 76   

Dec 31   On this day in history suzy Delair, Paris France, actress (Utopia, White Paws)   

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Jan 01   Earl Wrightson, Balt Md, singer (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue) was born in the year 1916.   

Jan 03   In the year 1916 birth of antonio Estevez, composer   

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 in the year 1916.   

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

Jan 06   In the year 1916 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   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   On this day in history death of modest Tchaikovsky, Russian writer (b. 1850)   

Jan 16   Arnold Aletrino, Dut physician-criminologist (From Death), dies at 57 in the year 1916.   

Jan 22   Iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Jan 29   In the year 1916 edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62   

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