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   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 on this day in history.  

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) in the year 1916.  

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   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 in the year 1916.  

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

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

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

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

Dec 23   On this day in history world War I: Battle of Magdhaba  

Dec 26   In the year 1916 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   In the year 1916 nikolay Feopemptovich Solov'yov, composer, dies at 70  

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

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   Ernst Rudorff, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1916.  

Dec 31   In the year 1916 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   Betty Furness, NYC, actress/consumer activist (Studio 1) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of bernard Greenhouse, American cellist  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter  

Jan 04   In the year 1916 birth of robert Parrish, Columbus Ga, director (Casino Royale)  

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

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of philip Bezanson, composer  

Jan 03   Grenville M. Dodge, American Civil War Union Army Major General (b. 1831) died in the year 1916.  

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

Jan 29   On this day in history edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62  

Feb 01   On this day in history anton Simon, composer, dies at 65