Page 12: Historical Events In 1916

Aug 01   Hawaii National Park forms on this day in history.   

Aug 01   In the year 1916 viscount Hanworth, barrister   

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 03   Roger Casement, Irish nationalist (Easter uprising 1916), executed 51 on this day in history.   

Aug 04   On this day in history denmark cedes Danish West Indies, including the Virgin Islands, to the US for $25 million   

Aug 04   On this day in history uS agrees to buy Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million   

Aug 05   In the year 1916 george Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer, dies at 31   

Aug 06   Dom[inic] Mintoff, premier Malta on this day in history.   

Aug 07   Charles E Manning, Australian judge/major, dies in battle at 36 on this day in history.   

Aug 08   A's set AL record with 19th consecutive loss on road on this day in history.   

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

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   Fritz Steinbach, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1916.   

Aug 14   Andrew Kay, surgeon/professor of surgery (U of Glasgow) on this day in history.   

Aug 15   In the year 1916 aleks Çaçi, Albanian writer   

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

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

Aug 18   On this day in history edward D Pain, English journalist (NY World), dies in battle at 36   

Aug 18   Elsa Morante, Italy, writer (L'isola di Arturo) on this day in history.   

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

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

Aug 22   In the year 1916 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 in the year 1916.   

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   Dept of Interior forms National Park Service in the year 1916.   

Aug 25   Erich Von Stroheim Jr, actor/director (Napoleon, Sunset Blvd) in the year 1916.   

Aug 25   National Park Service established in the Dept of the Interior in the year 1916.   

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

Aug 26   On this day in history allan Leslie Merson, historian   

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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   On this day in history birth of antonio Estevez, composer   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of betty Furness, NYC, actress/consumer activist (Studio 1)   

Jan 03   Bernard Greenhouse, American cellist was born in the year 1916.   

Jan 04   Catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter was born in the year 1916.   

Jan 04   Robert Parrish, Columbus Ga, director (Casino Royale) was born in the year 1916.   

Jan 04   Lionel Newman, American film music composer (d. 1989) was born in the year 1916.   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history death of grenville M. Dodge, American Civil War Union Army Major General (b. 1831)   

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1916 edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62   

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