Page 12: Historical Events In 1916

Aug 01   In the year 1916 hawaii National Park forms   

Aug 01   Viscount Hanworth, barrister on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Aug 04   In the year 1916 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   On this day in history george Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer, dies at 31   

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

Aug 07   On this day in history charles E Manning, Australian judge/major, dies in battle at 36   

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   On this day in history turks annex Persian city Hamadan from Russia   

Aug 12   Picasso, Max Jacob, Kisling, Ortiz & Paquerette photographed in Paris on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history aleks Çaçi, Albanian writer   

Aug 17   On this day in history bulgarian offensive in Macedonia   

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 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   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   On this day in history military court of Berlin sentences Karl Liebknecht to 4 years   

Aug 24   Anita V Figueredo, physician/humanitarian in the year 1916.   

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   In the year 1916 dept of Interior forms National Park Service   

Aug 25   Erich Von Stroheim Jr, actor/director (Napoleon, Sunset Blvd) on this day in history.   

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

Aug 25   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of robert Parrish, Columbus Ga, director (Casino Royale)   

Jan 04   In the year 1916 birth of lionel Newman, American film music composer (d. 1989)   

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

Jan 14   In the year 1916 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   On this day in history iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63   

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