Page 6: Historical Events In 1916

Apr 18   In the Fox Islands, Alaska area a 7.4 quake was one of the largest earthquakes in the United States.   

Apr 19   "Bing Boys are Here" opens in London   

Apr 20   German-British sea battle off Belgian coast.   

Apr 20   Wrigley Field in Chicago opens.   

Apr 21   Sidney Clute, Brooklyn NY, actor, Lou Grant, Cagney and Lacey).   

Apr 22   Earl of Oxford and Asquith, governor (Seychelles)   

Apr 22   France battles at Fort Douaumont.   

Apr 22   Yehudi Menuhin, Violinist is born   

Apr 23   Lord Dunsany's "Night at an Inn," premieres in NYC.   

Apr 24   Easter rebellion of Irish against British occupation begins.   

Apr 24   Stanley Kauffmann, NYC, playwright (Red Handkerchief Man).   

Apr 25   inaugural commemoration of Anzac Day   

Apr 26   Arnoldus Christian Vlok van Wyk, composer   

Apr 27   Jan Rychlik, composer.   

Apr 28   M Wolf discovers asteroid #826 Henrika   

Apr 29   Irish nationalists set post office on fire in Dublin   

Apr 29   Irish nationalists surrender to British in Dublin   

Apr 30   Chic Cubs play 1st game at Weeghman Park (Wrigley Field) beat Reds.   

Apr 30   Claude Shannon, information theorist.   

May 01   Glenn Ford, American film actor is born   

May 01   Glenn Ford, Quebec Canada, actor (Cade's County, Big Heat, Midway).   

May 02   US President Wilson signs Harrison Drug Act.   

May 03   Henry Barbosa Gonzalez, San Antonio Tx, (Rep-D-Tx, 1961- )   

May 03   The leaders of the Easter Rising are executed in Dublin   

May 04   At request of US, Germany curtails its submarine warfare.   

May 04   Maurice "Moe" Purtill, jazz drummer   

May 05   Mutal' Burkhanov, composer.   

May 05   US marines invade Dominican Republic, stay until 1924.   

May 06   Adriana Caselotti, animation voice (Show White)   

May 06   Belgian troop march into Kigali, German East-Africa   

May 06   Dirk Bos, Dutch MP (Liberal), dies at 53.   

May 06   inaugural ship-to-shore radio telephone voice conversation from USS New Hampshire off Virginia Capes to SECNAV Josephus Daniels in Washington, DC   

May 08   German munitions bunker in Fort Douaumont explodes.   

May 08   Gordon Scarrott, engineer   

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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,