Page 4: Historical Events In 1916

Mar 04   Franz Marc, German painter/co-founder (Blaue Reiter), killed at 36.   

Mar 05   Horace Ian Parrott, composer.   

Mar 06   Rochelle Hudson, Okla City OK, actress (That's My Boy)   

Mar 08   R W Schnell, writer.   

Mar 08   US invades Cuba for 3rd time, this to end corrupt Menocal regime   

Mar 09   General Fransisco "Pancho" Villa leads Mexican band raid on Columbus NM (17 killed).   

Mar 09   General Fransisco "Poncho" Villa invades US (17 killed).   

Mar 09   Germany declares war against Portugal.   

Mar 09   Ken Hutchings, cricketer (exciting England batsman, WW I), dies   

Mar 10   James Herriot, Scotland, writer (All Creatures Great and Small).   

Mar 11   [James] Harold Wilson, (L) British PM (1964-70, 1974-76).   

Mar 12   French airship sinks British submarine D3   

Mar 12   M v Ebner-Eschenbach, writer, dies at 39   

Mar 13   Corinne Boggs, political administrator   

Mar 14   Battle of Verdun German attack on Mort-Homme ridge, West of Verdun   

Mar 14   Battle of Verdun.   

Mar 14   Battle of Verdun: German attack on Mort-Homme ridge, West of Verdun   

Mar 14   Horton Foote, American author, playwright and screenwriter   

Mar 15   Geert Lubberhuizen, publisher (Busy Bee)   

Mar 15   Gen Pershing, 15000 troops chasing Villa into Mexico, stays 10-mos.   

Mar 15   General Pershing, 15000 troops chasing Villa into Mexico, stays 10-months   

Mar 15   Six days after Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa killed seventeen Americans during a raid into U.S. territory, President Woodrow Wilson sends 6600 U.S. troops over the border to capture Villa dead or alive.   

Mar 15   University of Gent goes under Dutch control.   

Mar 16   Canada signs Migratory Bird Treaty with the US.   

Mar 16   James Barries' "Kiss for Cinderella," premieres in London   

Mar 16   Lloyd McBride, union president (United Steelworkers)   

Mar 16   US and Canada sign Migratory bird treaty.   

Mar 17   Eight Curtiss "Jenny" planes of the inaugural Aero Squadron take off from Columbus, Mexico, in the inaugural combat air mission in U.S. history.   

Mar 18   Louis Toebosch, composer   

Mar 19   inaugural U.S. Air Combat Mission Begins Eight Curtiss "Jenny" planes of the inaugural Aero Squadron take off from Columbus, Mexico, in the inaugural combat air mission in U.S. history.   

Mar 20   Allies attack Zeebrugge Belgium   

Mar 20   Pierre Messmer, PM (France)   

Mar 21   JP Van Limburg Stirum succeeds AWF Idenburg as gov-gen of Neth Indies   

Mar 21   Victor de Stuers, Dutch art expert, dies at 72.   

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Jan 01   Earl wrightson: Balt md, singer (paul whiteman's goodyear revue)   

Jan 03   Antonio estevez: Composer   

Jan 03   Betty furness: Nyc, actress/consumer activist (studio 1)   

Jan 03   Bernard greenhouse: American cellist   

Jan 04   Catherina elisabeth "tootje" vreede: Portrait painter   

Jan 04   Robert parrish: Columbus ga, director (casino royale)   

Jan 04   Lionel newman: American film music composer   

Jan 06   Philip bezanson: Composer   

Jan 03   Grenville m. dodge: American civil war union army major general (b. 1831)   

Jan 08   Ada rehan: Irish-born american actress (b. 1860)   

Jan 14   Otto ammon: German anthropologist/sociologist,   

Jan 15   Modest tchaikovsky: Russian writer (b. 1850)   

Jan 16   Arnold aletrino: Dut physician-criminologist (from death),    

Jan 22   Iwan knorr: Composer,   

Jan 29   Edward hubertus joannes keurvils: Composer,   

Feb 01   Anton simon: Composer,