Page 15: Historical Events In 1916

Oct 05   On this day in history douglas Ranger, surgeon   

Oct 05   Soldier Adolf Hitler is injured on this day in history.   

Oct 06   On this day in history tommy Lawton, footballer   

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

Oct 07   In the year 1916 walt W Rostow, NYC, economist (Politics & Stages of Growth)   

Oct 08   Piper James C. Richardson (16th Cdn. Infanctry Batt.) winds the Victoria Cross at the Somme, France on this day in history.   

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   Benson Fong, Sacramento CA, actress (Charlie Chan, Purple Heart) on this day in history.   

Oct 10   In Game 3, Charlie Ebbets becomes the 1st owner to raise the price of World Series grandstand seats to $5-up from $3 on this day in history.   

Oct 12   Boston Red Sox beat Bkln Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 13th World Series in the year 1916.   

Oct 13   David Hollestelle, Dutch baritone (Great-Broadcast chorus) in the year 1916.   

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 on this day in history.   

Oct 16   Dodger manager Wilbert Robinson given $5,000 bonus in the year 1916.   

Oct 16   On this day in history klaas/old stick Kater, christian worker's union leader, dies at 73   

Oct 16   In the year 1916 margaret Sanger opens first birth control clinic in Brooklyn   

Oct 17   Dutch women demonstrate for female suffrage in the year 1916.   

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

Oct 18   Peter Shepherd, English contractor/multi-millionaire on this day in history.   

Oct 19   David Lewis, Pitts Pa, actor (Edward Quartermaine-General Hospital) on this day in history.   

Oct 21   On this day in history andrea Checchi, Firenze Italy, actress (Attack & Retreat)   

Oct 21   Karl von Storgkh, premier Austria, assassinated in the year 1916.   

Oct 21   On this day in history uS Army forms Reserve Officers Training Corps   

Oct 22   On this day in history michael F Howard, British Major-General (Gold Stick to the Queen)   

Oct 24   In the year 1916 moroccan troops capture Ft Douaumont   

Oct 26   Francois Mitterand, Jarnac France, President of France (1981-95) in the year 1916.   

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   Bob de Lange, [Jacob Bernard], Dutch actor/director (Daniel) on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1916.   

Oct 27   The first published reference to "jazz" appears (Variety) on this day in history.   

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

Oct 28   In the year 1916 jessie Kesson, author   

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

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 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   Ada Rehan, Irish-born American actress (b. 1860) died in the year 1916.   

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

Jan 22   Iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 01   Anton Simon, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.