Historical Events In 1916

Mar 04   Franz Marc, German painter/co-founder (Blaue Reiter), killed at 36 in the year 1916.  

Mar 05   On this day in history horace Ian Parrott, composer  

Mar 06   In the year 1916 rochelle Hudson, Okla City OK, actress (That's My Boy)  

Mar 08   R W Schnell, writer in the year 1916.  

Mar 08   US invades Cuba for 3rd time, this to end corrupt Menocal regime on this day in history.  

Mar 09   General Fransisco "Pancho" Villa leads Mexican band raid on Columbus NM (17 killed) in the year 1916.  

Mar 09   General Fransisco "Poncho" Villa invades US (17 killed) in the year 1916.  

Mar 09   Germany declares war against Portugal on this day in history.  

Mar 09   Ken Hutchings, cricketer (exciting England batsman, WW I), dies on this day in history.  

Mar 10   On this day in history james Herriot, Scotland, writer (All Creatures Great & Small)  

Mar 11   [James] Harold Wilson, (L) British PM (1964-70, 1974-76) in the year 1916.  

Mar 12   On this day in history french airship sinks British submarine D3  

Mar 12   On this day in history m v Ebner-Eschenbach, writer, dies at 39  

Mar 13   On this day in history corinne Boggs, political administrator  

Mar 14   Battle of Verdun on this day in history.  

Mar 14   On this day in history battle of Verdun German attack on Mort-Homme ridge, West of Verdun  

Mar 14   Battle of Verdun: German attack on Mort-Homme ridge, West of Verdun on this day in history.  

Mar 14   Horton Foote, American author, playwright and screenwriter on this day in history.  

Mar 15   Geert Lubberhuizen, publisher (Busy Bee) on this day in history.  

Mar 15   Gen Pershing, 15,000 troops chasing Villa into Mexico, stays 10-mos in the year 1916.  

Mar 15   In the year 1916 general Pershing, 15,000 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 6,600 U.S. troops over the border to capture Villa dead or alive in the year 1916.  

Mar 15   University of Gent goes under Dutch control on this day in history.  

Mar 16   Canada signs Migratory Bird Treaty with the US in the year 1916.  

Mar 16   On this day in history james Barries' "Kiss for Cinderella," premieres in London  

Mar 16   On this day in history lloyd McBride, union president (United Steelworkers)  

Mar 16   On this day in history uS &Canada sign Migratory bird treaty  

Mar 17   On this day in history eight Curtiss "Jenny" planes of the First Aero Squadron take off from Columbus, Mexico, in the first combat air mission in U.S. history  

Mar 18   On this day in history louis Toebosch, composer  

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

Mar 20   Allies attack Zeebrugge Belgium in the year 1916.  

Mar 20   Pierre Messmer, PM (France) in the year 1916.  

Mar 21   In the year 1916 jP Van Limburg Stirum succeeds AWF Idenburg as gov-gen of Neth Indies  

Mar 21   Victor de Stuers, Dutch art expert, dies at 72 in the year 1916.  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of earl Wrightson, Balt Md, singer (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue)  

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

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   In the year 1916 birth of robert Parrish, Columbus Ga, director (Casino Royale)  

Jan 04   In the year 1916 birth of lionel Newman, American film music composer (d. 1989)  

Jan 06   Philip Bezanson, composer was born in the year 1916.  

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 in the year 1916.  

Jan 14   Otto Ammon, German anthropologist/sociologist, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Jan 15   In the year 1916 death of modest Tchaikovsky, Russian writer (b. 1850)  

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 in the year 1916.  

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

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