Historical Events In 1916

Dec 13   On this day in history 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   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   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   In the year 1916 theo Bitter, Dutch painter/set designer  

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

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

Dec 20   Manuel Giro, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1916.  

Dec 20   Michel Chartrand, Quebec union leader in the year 1916.  

Dec 21   In the year 1916 eve Perrick, journalist  

Dec 23   Dino Risi, Italian film director and screenwriter in the year 1916.  

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

Dec 26   In the year 1916 bernhard Scholz, composer, dies at 81  

Dec 26   Helmut Eder, composer in the year 1916.  

Dec 26   Joseph Joffre becomes marshal of France on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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 in the year 1916.  

Jan 03   Antonio Estevez, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03   Bernard Greenhouse, American cellist was born in the year 1916.  

Jan 04   Catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter was born on this day in history.  

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   Philip Bezanson, composer was born in the year 1916.  

Jan 03   In the year 1916 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   In the year 1916 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   Iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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