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 in the year 1916.  

Dec 15   In the year 1916 french defeat Germans in WW I Battle of Verdun  

Dec 15   Maurice Wilkins, England, physicist, worked with DNA (Nobel 1962) on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history antoine G T "Toon" Hermans, Dutch entertainer/poet (Kolderliedjes)  

Dec 17   On this day in history grigori Efimovich Rasputin, Russian monk, assassinated  

Dec 18   Betty Grable, St Louis, great legs/actress (Gay Divorcee) in the year 1916.  

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   On this day in history adriaan van der Veen, Dutch writer (Sister at Sea)  

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

Dec 20   Manuel Giro, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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

Dec 21   Eve Perrick, journalist on this day in history.  

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

Dec 23   In the year 1916 world War I: Battle of Magdhaba  

Dec 26   In the year 1916 bernhard Scholz, composer, dies at 81  

Dec 26   Helmut Eder, composer in the year 1916.  

Dec 26   On this day in history joseph Joffre becomes marshal of France  

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

Dec 28   In the year 1916 eduard Strauss, Austrian composer (318 dances), dies at 81  

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

Dec 29   Grigori J Rasputin, Russian faith healer/intriguer, murdered at 45 in the year 1916.  

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

Dec 31   In the year 1916 ernst Rudorff, composer, dies at 76  

Dec 31   Suzy Delair, Paris France, actress (Utopia, White Paws) on this day in history.  

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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   In the year 1916 birth of betty Furness, NYC, actress/consumer activist (Studio 1)  

Jan 03   In the year 1916 birth of bernard Greenhouse, American cellist  

Jan 04   Catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter was born in the year 1916.  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of robert Parrish, Columbus Ga, director (Casino Royale)  

Jan 04   Lionel Newman, American film music composer (d. 1989) was born in the year 1916.  

Jan 06   Philip Bezanson, composer was born on this day in history.  

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   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   On this day in history arnold Aletrino, Dut physician-criminologist (From Death), dies at 57  

Jan 22   In the year 1916 iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63  

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

Feb 01   Anton Simon, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1916.