Page 15: Historical Events In 1916

Oct 05   Douglas Ranger, surgeon in the year 1916.   

Oct 05   On this day in history soldier Adolf Hitler is injured   

Oct 06   Tommy Lawton, footballer in the year 1916.   

Oct 07   In the year 1916 222 points are scored in a football game between Georgia Tech & Cumberland University of Lebanon, Tennessee   

Oct 07   Walt W Rostow, NYC, economist (Politics & Stages of Growth) in the year 1916.   

Oct 08   Piper James C. Richardson (16th Cdn. Infanctry Batt.) winds the Victoria Cross at the Somme, France in the year 1916.   

Oct 08   In the year 1916 spark Matsunaga, (D-Ha-Sen)   

Oct 09   Babe Ruth begins 29 2/3 scoreless World Series innings on this day in history.   

Oct 10   On this day in history benson Fong, Sacramento CA, actress (Charlie Chan, Purple Heart)   

Oct 10   In the year 1916 in Game 3, Charlie Ebbets becomes the 1st owner to raise the price of World Series grandstand seats to $5-up from $3   

Oct 12   Boston Red Sox beat Bkln Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 13th World Series on this day in history.   

Oct 13   In the year 1916 david Hollestelle, Dutch baritone (Great-Broadcast chorus)   

Oct 14   On this day in history c Everett Koop, surgeon general (1981-89)   

Oct 14   Sophomore tackle and guard Paul Robeson is excluded from the Rutgers football team when Washington and Lee University refused to play against a black person in the year 1916.   

Oct 16   In the year 1916 dodger manager Wilbert Robinson given $5,000 bonus   

Oct 16   Klaas/old stick Kater, christian worker's union leader, dies at 73 in the year 1916.   

Oct 16   Margaret Sanger opens first birth control clinic in Brooklyn in the year 1916.   

Oct 17   In the year 1916 dutch women demonstrate for female suffrage   

Oct 17   On this day in history robert Lowery, Kansas City MO, actor (Murder Over NY)   

Oct 18   In the year 1916 peter Shepherd, English contractor/multi-millionaire   

Oct 19   David Lewis, Pitts Pa, actor (Edward Quartermaine-General Hospital) in the year 1916.   

Oct 21   In the year 1916 andrea Checchi, Firenze Italy, actress (Attack & Retreat)   

Oct 21   On this day in history karl von Storgkh, premier Austria, assassinated   

Oct 21   US Army forms Reserve Officers Training Corps in the year 1916.   

Oct 22   In the year 1916 michael F Howard, British Major-General (Gold Stick to the Queen)   

Oct 24   In the year 1916 moroccan troops capture Ft Douaumont   

Oct 26   On this day in history francois Mitterand, Jarnac France, President of France (1981-95)   

Oct 26   In the year 1916 margaret Sanger arrested for obscenity (advocating birth control)   

Oct 27   On this day in history 1st published reference to "jazz" appears (Variety)   

Oct 27   On this day in history bob de Lange, [Jacob Bernard], Dutch actor/director (Daniel)   

Oct 27   HMS Nubian, a tribal Class Royal Navy destroyer. Hit by a torpedo from a German destroyer which destroyed the fore part of the ship on this day in history.   

Oct 27   The first published reference to "jazz" appears (Variety) in the year 1916.   

Oct 28   First conscription referendum in Australia and among forces overseas Proposal to introduce conscription defeated in the year 1916.   

Oct 28   Jessie Kesson, author on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of earl Wrightson, Balt Md, singer (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue)   

Jan 03   Antonio Estevez, composer was born in the year 1916.   

Jan 03   Betty Furness, NYC, actress/consumer activist (Studio 1) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of robert Parrish, Columbus Ga, director (Casino Royale)   

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

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

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   In the year 1916 iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63   

Jan 29   Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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