Page 2: Historical Events In 1916

Jan 27   Communist party "Spartacus Letters" 1st published in Berlin   

Jan 27   Communist party "Spartacus Letters" inaugural published in Berlin.   

Jan 28   1st Jewish Supreme Court justice, Louis Brandeis, appointed by Wilson.   

Jan 28   German colony of Cameroon surrenders to Britain and France.   

Jan 28   Louis D. Brandeis is recorded as becoming the inaugural Jewish member of the U.S. Supreme Court.   

Jan 28   Peter Crossley-Holland, composer.   

Jan 29   1st bombings of Paris by German Zeppelins takes place.   

Jan 29   Barbara Skelton, writer.   

Jan 29   Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62.   

Jan 29   The inaugural bombings of Paris by German Zeppelins takes place.   

Jan 31   Ciro D Crown, premier of Dutch Antilles (1968-69).   

Jan 31   Dutch Girl Guides form.   

Feb 01   Anton Simon, composer, dies at 65.   

Feb 01   Gordon Hobday, Lord Lieutenant (Nottinghamshire).   

Feb 01   SS Empress Queen, stranded in fog off Bembridge, Isle of Wight, where she later broke up. Although there were 1300 troops on board all were got off.   

Feb 03   Canada's original Parliament buildings, in Ottawa, burns down   

Feb 03   The original Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, Canada, are destroyed by fire   

Feb 03   Vivien Signy, nurse.   

Feb 04   Basil Hembry, farmer/campaigner   

Feb 05   Enrico Caruso recorded "O Sole Mio" for the Victor Talking Machine Company   

Feb 05   Enrico Caruso recorded "O Solo Mio" for the Victor Talking Machine Co.   

Feb 06   Anne C A I van Diest, Belgian physician/feminist, dies at 73.   

Feb 06   Bill Doggett, rocker.   

Feb 08   French cruiser "Admiral Charner" torpedoed off Syrian coast, results in the deaths of 374.   

Feb 09   Britain's military service act enforced (conscription)   

Feb 09   Hynek Ignac Frantisek Vojacek, composer, dies at 90   

Feb 10   Conscription begins in Britain   

Feb 10   Edward R Roybal, (Rep-D-CA, 1963- )   

Feb 11   Baltimore Symphony Orchestra presents its 1st concert   

Feb 11   Baltimore Symphony Orchestra presents its inaugural concert.   

Feb 11   Bernice Levin Neugarten, social scientist/gerontologist   

Feb 11   Emma Goldman arrested for lecturing on birth control   

Feb 12   1st edition of Joseph Patterson/Sidney Smith strip "Gumps".   

Feb 12   J W Richard Dedekind, German mathematician, dies   

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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   Betty Furness, NYC, actress/consumer activist (Studio 1) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Bernard Greenhouse, American cellist was born on this day in history.   

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

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   Grenville M. Dodge, American Civil War Union Army Major General (b. 1831) died on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 16   Arnold Aletrino, Dut physician-criminologist (From Death), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 29   Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Anton Simon, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1916.