Page 18: Historical Events In 1916

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

Dec 13   On this day in history avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian and Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol   

Dec 15   French defeat Germans in WW I Battle of Verdun in the year 1916.   

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

Dec 16   On this day in history gregory Rasputin, a monk with considerable influence over the Russian court, is murdered by noblemen.   

Dec 16   On this day in history grigori Rasputin, a powerful Russian monk, murdered   

Dec 16   Theo Bitter, Dutch painter/set designer on this day in history.   

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   The Battle of Verdun (France), one of the bloodiest WWI engagements, ends after 10 months and massive losses to both sides on this day in history.   

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

Dec 20   In the year 1916 manuel Giro, composer, dies at 68   

Dec 20   In the year 1916 michel Chartrand, Quebec union leader   

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

Dec 23   In the year 1916 dino Risi, Italian film director and screenwriter   

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

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

Dec 26   On this day in history helmut Eder, composer   

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

Dec 27   On this day in history nikolay Feopemptovich Solov'yov, composer, dies at 70   

Dec 28   Eduard Strauss, Austrian composer (318 dances), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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

Dec 29   In the year 1916 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   Suzy Delair, Paris France, actress (Utopia, White Paws) in the year 1916.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1916 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   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   On this day in history birth of philip Bezanson, composer   

Jan 03   In the year 1916 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   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   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   In the year 1916 edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62   

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