Historical Events In 1916

Dec 13   In the year 1916 avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian & Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol  

Dec 13   In the year 1916 avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian and Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol  

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   In the year 1916 grigori Rasputin, a powerful Russian monk, murdered  

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

Dec 17   In the year 1916 antoine G T "Toon" Hermans, Dutch entertainer/poet (Kolderliedjes)  

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

Dec 18   On this day in history betty Grable, St Louis, great legs/actress (Gay Divorcee)  

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   In the year 1916 the birth of Betty Grable, American actress  

Dec 19   Adriaan van der Veen, Dutch writer (Sister at Sea) in the year 1916.  

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

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

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

Dec 21   In the year 1916 eve Perrick, journalist  

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

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

Dec 26   Bernhard Scholz, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1916.  

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

Dec 29   On this day in history grigori J Rasputin, Russian faith healer/intriguer, murdered at 45  

Dec 30   On this day in history in Russia, Rasputin 'the mad monk' is murdered  

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   Earl Wrightson, Balt Md, singer (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue) was born in the year 1916.  

Jan 03   Antonio Estevez, composer was born in the year 1916.  

Jan 03   In the year 1916 birth of betty Furness, NYC, actress/consumer activist (Studio 1)  

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of philip Bezanson, composer  

Jan 03   On this day in history death of grenville M. Dodge, American Civil War Union Army Major General (b. 1831)  

Jan 08   Ada Rehan, Irish-born American actress (b. 1860) died on this day in history.  

Jan 14   In the year 1916 otto Ammon, German anthropologist/sociologist, dies at 73  

Jan 15   Modest Tchaikovsky, Russian writer (b. 1850) died in the year 1916.  

Jan 16   In the year 1916 arnold Aletrino, Dut physician-criminologist (From Death), dies at 57  

Jan 22   Iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1916.  

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

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