Historical Events In 1916

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

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

Dec 15   French defeat Germans in WW I Battle of Verdun on this day in history.  

Dec 15   Maurice Wilkins, England, physicist, worked with DNA (Nobel 1962) in the year 1916.  

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

Dec 16   Grigori Rasputin, a powerful Russian monk, murdered in the year 1916.  

Dec 16   Theo Bitter, Dutch painter/set designer in the year 1916.  

Dec 17   Antoine G T "Toon" Hermans, Dutch entertainer/poet (Kolderliedjes) on this day in history.  

Dec 17   In the year 1916 grigori Efimovich Rasputin, Russian monk, assassinated  

Dec 18   Betty Grable, St Louis, great legs/actress (Gay Divorcee) on this day in history.  

Dec 18   On this day in history 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) in the year 1916.  

Dec 19   On this day in history suriname Bauxite Company forms in Paramaribo  

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

Dec 20   On this day in history michel Chartrand, Quebec union leader  

Dec 21   Eve Perrick, journalist in the year 1916.  

Dec 23   Dino Risi, Italian film director and screenwriter on this day in history.  

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

Dec 26   On this day in history bernhard Scholz, composer, dies at 81  

Dec 26   Helmut Eder, composer in the year 1916.  

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

Dec 27   Nikolay Feopemptovich Solov'yov, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Dec 28   On this day in history eduard Strauss, Austrian composer (318 dances), dies at 81  

Dec 28   Noel Johnson, British actor (Frenzy, Frightmare, Royal Flash) in the year 1916.  

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

Dec 30   On this day in history in Russia, Rasputin 'the mad monk' is murdered  

Dec 31   Ernst Rudorff, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of antonio Estevez, composer  

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 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 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   On this day in history death of grenville M. Dodge, American Civil War Union Army Major General (b. 1831)  

Jan 08   In the year 1916 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   Modest Tchaikovsky, Russian writer (b. 1850) died in the year 1916.  

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

Jan 22   Iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1916.  

Jan 29   Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1916.  

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