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 in the year 1916.  

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) on this day in history.  

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

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   In the year 1916 antoine G T "Toon" Hermans, Dutch entertainer/poet (Kolderliedjes)  

Dec 17   Grigori Efimovich Rasputin, Russian monk, assassinated in the year 1916.  

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

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

Dec 18   On this day in history the birth of Betty Grable, American actress  

Dec 19   In the year 1916 adriaan van der Veen, Dutch writer (Sister at Sea)  

Dec 19   Suriname Bauxite Company forms in Paramaribo in the year 1916.  

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   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   On this day in history 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 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) on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   Robert Parrish, Columbus Ga, director (Casino Royale) was born in the year 1916.  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of lionel Newman, American film music composer (d. 1989)  

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

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   On this day in history 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   Arnold Aletrino, Dut physician-criminologist (From Death), dies at 57 in the year 1916.  

Jan 22   On this day in history iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63  

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