Page 16: Historical Events In 1916

Oct 30   In the year 1916 silas Gamaliel Pratt, composer, dies at 70   

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 in the year 1916.   

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

Nov 02   Ft Vaux, Verdun, reconquered by France in the year 1916.   

Nov 03   Treaty establishes British suzerainity over Qatar on this day in history.   

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   Walter Cronkite, St Joseph Mo, news anchor (CBS Evening News 1962-81) on this day in history.   

Nov 05   Emperor Wilhelm II & French Jozef I establishes kingdom of Poland on this day in history.   

Nov 05   On this day in history len Wilkinson, cricketer (England leg-spinner just before WW II)   

Nov 06   In the year 1916 ray Conniff, Attleboro Mass, chorus director (Ray Conniff Singers)   

Nov 07   On this day in history grand duke Nikolai Nikolayevich warns czar of uprising   

Nov 07   Joe Bushkin, NYC, jazz pianist (A Couple of Joes) in the year 1916.   

Nov 07   In the year 1916 woodrow Wilson (D) re-elected President   

Nov 08   Frank McGuire, basketball coach (won 550 games in 30 college seasons) in the year 1916.   

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   Billy May, Pitts Pa, orch leader (Milton Berle Show) on this day in history.   

Nov 11   Eladio Rusconi, writer/publisher/businessman in the year 1916.   

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

Nov 13   In the year 1916 battle of the Somme ends, with a cost of 60,000 Allied lives   

Nov 13   In the year 1916 british offensive at Ancre Belgium   

Nov 13   On this day in history frederik Septimus Kelly, composer, dies at 35   

Nov 13   In the year 1916 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   Dame Ruth Nita Barrow, governor-general of Barbados in the year 1916.   

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

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

Nov 17   Winson Hudson, community activist (rural Mississippi) on this day in history.   

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

Nov 18   In the year 1916 james L Lyons, jazz promoter   

Nov 19   Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures (the company later became one of the most successful independent filmmakers) in the year 1916.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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   Philip Bezanson, composer was born in the year 1916.   

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   Otto Ammon, German anthropologist/sociologist, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   In the year 1916 death of modest Tchaikovsky, Russian writer (b. 1850)   

Jan 16   Arnold Aletrino, Dut physician-criminologist (From Death), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Jan 22   On this day in history iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63   

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

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