Page 16: Historical Events In 1916

Oct 30   Silas Gamaliel Pratt, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1916.   

Oct 31   On this day in history carl Johan Bernadotte, formerly Prince of Sweden   

Oct 31   Clare Kummer's "Good Gracious Annabelle," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

Nov 01   In the year 1916 paul Miliukov delivers in the State Duma the famous "stupidity or treason" speech, precipitating the downfall of the Boris Stürmer government.   

Nov 02   Ft Vaux, Verdun, reconquered by France on this day in history.   

Nov 03   In the year 1916 treaty establishes British suzerainity over Qatar   

Nov 03   On this day in history treaty establishes British suzerainty over Qatar   

Nov 04   The birth of Walter Cronkite, Legendary US TV reporter in the year 1916.   

Nov 04   On this day in history walter Cronkite, St Joseph Mo, news anchor (CBS Evening News 1962-81)   

Nov 05   On this day in history emperor Wilhelm II & French Jozef I establishes kingdom of Poland   

Nov 05   Len Wilkinson, cricketer (England leg-spinner just before WW II) in the year 1916.   

Nov 06   Ray Conniff, Attleboro Mass, chorus director (Ray Conniff Singers) on this day in history.   

Nov 07   Grand duke Nikolai Nikolayevich warns czar of uprising on this day in history.   

Nov 07   On this day in history joe Bushkin, NYC, jazz pianist (A Couple of Joes)   

Nov 07   On this day in history woodrow Wilson (D) re-elected President   

Nov 08   Frank McGuire, basketball coach (won 550 games in 30 college seasons) on this day in history.   

Nov 08   On this day in history hMS Zulu, a Tribal Class Royal Navy destroyer. Disabled by a mine in the Dover Straits which destroyed the after part of the ship. The fore part of HMS Zulu and the aft part of HMS Nubian were salvaged and later joined together to form HMS Zubian. This ship went on to acquire battle honours, to be sold later in 1919.   

Nov 10   In the year 1916 billy May, Pitts Pa, orch leader (Milton Berle Show)   

Nov 11   On this day in history eladio Rusconi, writer/publisher/businessman   

Nov 12   On this day in history jean Papineau-Couture, composer   

Nov 13   Battle of the Somme ends, with a cost of 60,000 Allied lives on this day in history.   

Nov 13   On this day in history british offensive at Ancre Belgium   

Nov 13   Frederik Septimus Kelly, composer, dies at 35 on this day in history.   

Nov 13   On this day in history jack Elam, Miami AZ, actor (The Dakotas, East Street, Rio Lobo)   

Nov 14   In the year 1916 sherwood Schwartz, Passaic NJ, TV creator (Brady Bunch, Gilligan Is)   

Nov 15   In the year 1916 dame Ruth Nita Barrow, governor-general of Barbados   

Nov 16   Daws Butler, Toledo OH, animation voice (Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound) on this day in history.   

Nov 16   In the year 1916 eugene O'Neill's "Bound East for Cardiff," premieres in NYC   

Nov 17   Winson Hudson, community activist (rural Mississippi) in the year 1916.   

Nov 18   Gen Douglas Haig finally calls off 1st Battle of the Somme in Europe in the year 1916.   

Nov 18   James L Lyons, jazz promoter on this day in history.   

Nov 19   On this day in history samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures (the company later became one of the most successful independent filmmakers).   

Nov 20   On this day in history ferdinand AM van der Ham, Dutch WW II resistance fighter   

Nov 21   Cecilia P J "Cilly" Bach, Dutch/US/Spanish actress (In Pyama) 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1916 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 in the year 1916.   

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   Ada Rehan, Irish-born American actress (b. 1860) died in the year 1916.   

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   In the year 1916 arnold Aletrino, Dut physician-criminologist (From Death), dies at 57   

Jan 22   In the year 1916 iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63   

Jan 29   In the year 1916 edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62   

Feb 01   Anton Simon, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1916.