Page 12: Historical Events In 1916

Aug 01   Hawaii National Park forms in the year 1916.   

Aug 01   Viscount Hanworth, barrister in the year 1916.   

Aug 02   On this day in history beatrice Straight, Old Westbury NY, actress (Poltergeist, Nun's Story)   

Aug 02   Hamish MacCunn, composer, dies at 48 in the year 1916.   

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

Aug 03   Australian Light Horse in battle of Romani, Egypt in the year 1916.   

Aug 03   On this day in history roger Casement, Irish nationalist (Easter uprising 1916), executed 51   

Aug 04   In the year 1916 denmark cedes Danish West Indies, including the Virgin Islands, to the US for $25 million   

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   In the year 1916 dom[inic] Mintoff, premier Malta   

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

Aug 08   A's set AL record with 19th consecutive loss on road in the year 1916.   

Aug 08   In the year 1916 battle for Mouquet Farm   

Aug 10   Turks annex Persian city Hamadan from Russia in the year 1916.   

Aug 12   On this day in history picasso, Max Jacob, Kisling, Ortiz & Paquerette photographed in Paris   

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

Aug 14   On this day in history andrew Kay, surgeon/professor of surgery (U of Glasgow)   

Aug 15   On this day in history aleks Çaçi, Albanian writer   

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

Aug 17   On this day in history eleanor Steber, opera singer   

Aug 18   Edward D Pain, English journalist (NY World), dies in battle at 36 on this day in history.   

Aug 18   Elsa Morante, Italy, writer (L'isola di Arturo) in the year 1916.   

Aug 19   Marie Wilson, Anaheim Calif, actress (My Friend Irma) on this day in history.   

Aug 21   William John Raff Hooper, cartoonist in the year 1916.   

Aug 22   On this day in history john Slater, London England, actor (Deadlock, Cartel, Devil's Pass)   

Aug 23   In the year 1916 military court of Berlin sentences Karl Liebknecht to 4 years   

Aug 24   Anita V Figueredo, physician/humanitarian on this day in history.   

Aug 24   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 in the year 1916.   

Aug 25   Dept of Interior forms National Park Service on this day in history.   

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

Aug 25   National Park Service established in the Dept of the Interior on this day in history.   

Aug 25   In the year 1916 the US National Park Service is established.   

Aug 26   In the year 1916 allan Leslie Merson, historian   

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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 in the year 1916.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of bernard Greenhouse, American cellist   

Jan 04   In the year 1916 birth of catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter   

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   Grenville M. Dodge, American Civil War Union Army Major General (b. 1831) died on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1916 death of ada Rehan, Irish-born American actress (b. 1860)   

Jan 14   On this day in history otto Ammon, German anthropologist/sociologist, dies at 73   

Jan 15   Modest Tchaikovsky, Russian writer (b. 1850) died in the year 1916.   

Jan 16   Arnold Aletrino, Dut physician-criminologist (From Death), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Jan 22   Iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1916.   

Jan 29   On this day in history edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62   

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