Historical Events In 1916

Mar 04   Franz Marc, German painter/co-founder (Blaue Reiter), killed at 36 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1916 uS invades Cuba for 3rd time, this to end corrupt Menocal regime   

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

Mar 09   General Fransisco "Poncho" Villa invades US (17 killed) on this day in history.   

Mar 09   In the year 1916 germany declares war against Portugal   

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

Mar 10   In the year 1916 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   French airship sinks British submarine D3 on this day in history.   

Mar 12   M v Ebner-Eschenbach, writer, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 14   In the year 1916 battle of Verdun   

Mar 14   Battle of Verdun German attack on Mort-Homme ridge, West of Verdun in the year 1916.   

Mar 14   In the year 1916 battle of Verdun: German attack on Mort-Homme ridge, West of Verdun   

Mar 14   On this day in history horton Foote, American author, playwright and screenwriter   

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

Mar 15   In the year 1916 gen Pershing, 15,000 troops chasing Villa into Mexico, stays 10-mos   

Mar 15   General Pershing, 15,000 troops chasing Villa into Mexico, stays 10-months on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 15   University of Gent goes under Dutch control in the year 1916.   

Mar 16   In the year 1916 canada signs Migratory Bird Treaty with the US   

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   US &Canada sign Migratory bird treaty in the year 1916.   

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   On this day in history 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   

Mar 20   In the year 1916 allies attack Zeebrugge Belgium   

Mar 20   Pierre Messmer, PM (France) on this day in history.   

Mar 21   JP Van Limburg Stirum succeeds AWF Idenburg as gov-gen of Neth Indies in the year 1916.   

Mar 21   Victor de Stuers, Dutch art expert, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Earl Wrightson, Balt Md, singer (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue) was born in the year 1916.   

Jan 03   In the year 1916 birth of antonio Estevez, composer   

Jan 03   Betty Furness, NYC, actress/consumer activist (Studio 1) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1916 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   Lionel Newman, American film music composer (d. 1989) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1916 birth of philip Bezanson, composer   

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 in the year 1916.   

Jan 14   Otto Ammon, German anthropologist/sociologist, dies at 73 in the year 1916.   

Jan 15   Modest Tchaikovsky, Russian writer (b. 1850) died on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 01   In the year 1916 anton Simon, composer, dies at 65