Historical Events In 1916

Aug 01   Hawaii National Park forms in the year 1916.   

Aug 01   In the year 1916 viscount Hanworth, barrister   

Aug 02   Beatrice Straight, Old Westbury NY, actress (Poltergeist, Nun's Story) in the year 1916.   

Aug 02   On this day in history hamish MacCunn, composer, dies at 48   

Aug 02   In the year 1916 world War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto.   

Aug 03   In the year 1916 australian Light Horse in battle of Romani, Egypt   

Aug 03   Roger Casement, Irish nationalist (Easter uprising 1916), executed 51 in the year 1916.   

Aug 04   Denmark cedes Danish West Indies, including the Virgin Islands, to the US for $25 million in the year 1916.   

Aug 04   In the year 1916 uS agrees to buy Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million   

Aug 05   On this day in history george Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer, dies at 31   

Aug 06   On this day in history dom[inic] Mintoff, premier Malta   

Aug 07   Charles E Manning, Australian judge/major, dies in battle at 36 in the year 1916.   

Aug 08   In the year 1916 a's set AL record with 19th consecutive loss on road   

Aug 08   Battle for Mouquet Farm on this day in history.   

Aug 10   In the year 1916 turks annex Persian city Hamadan from Russia   

Aug 12   In the year 1916 picasso, Max Jacob, Kisling, Ortiz & Paquerette photographed in Paris   

Aug 13   In the year 1916 fritz Steinbach, composer, dies at 61   

Aug 14   In the year 1916 andrew Kay, surgeon/professor of surgery (U of Glasgow)   

Aug 15   Aleks Çaçi, Albanian writer on this day in history.   

Aug 17   Bulgarian offensive in Macedonia on this day in history.   

Aug 17   Eleanor Steber, opera singer in the year 1916.   

Aug 18   Edward D Pain, English journalist (NY World), dies in battle at 36 in the year 1916.   

Aug 18   In the year 1916 elsa Morante, Italy, writer (L'isola di Arturo)   

Aug 19   On this day in history marie Wilson, Anaheim Calif, actress (My Friend Irma)   

Aug 21   In the year 1916 william John Raff Hooper, cartoonist   

Aug 22   John Slater, London England, actor (Deadlock, Cartel, Devil's Pass) in the year 1916.   

Aug 23   Military court of Berlin sentences Karl Liebknecht to 4 years on this day in history.   

Aug 24   On this day in history anita V Figueredo, physician/humanitarian   

Aug 24   In the year 1916 official inauguration of the Australian Comforts Fund (ACF) The ACF coordinated the activities of the various State "patriotic funds" set up in 1914 to collect money to send comfort parcels to service personnel overseas   

Aug 25   On this day in history dept of Interior forms National Park Service   

Aug 25   On this day in history erich Von Stroheim Jr, actor/director (Napoleon, Sunset Blvd)   

Aug 25   On this day in history national Park Service established in the Dept of the Interior   

Aug 25   The US National Park Service is established on this day in history.   

Aug 26   Allan Leslie Merson, historian in the year 1916.   

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Jan 01   Earl Wrightson, Balt Md, singer (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1916 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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1916 death of ada Rehan, Irish-born American actress (b. 1860)   

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

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   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.