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   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   In the year 1916 maurice Wilkins, England, physicist, worked with DNA (Nobel 1962)   

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

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) on this day in history.   

Dec 17   Grigori Efimovich Rasputin, Russian monk, assassinated on this day in history.   

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 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) on this day in history.   

Dec 19   In the year 1916 suriname Bauxite Company forms in Paramaribo   

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   In the year 1916 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   On this day in history helmut Eder, composer   

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

Dec 28   On this day in history noel Johnson, British actor (Frenzy, Frightmare, Royal Flash)   

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   On this day in history suzy Delair, Paris France, actress (Utopia, White Paws)   

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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   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 in the year 1916.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   Modest Tchaikovsky, Russian writer (b. 1850) died on this day in history.   

Jan 16   On this day in history 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   Anton Simon, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.