Historical Events In 1916

Oct 30   Silas Gamaliel Pratt, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Oct 31   In the year 1916 carl Johan Bernadotte, formerly Prince of Sweden   

Oct 31   In the year 1916 clare Kummer's "Good Gracious Annabelle," premieres in NYC   

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   On this day in history ft Vaux, Verdun, reconquered by France   

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

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

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) in the year 1916.   

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

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

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

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

Nov 07   Joe Bushkin, NYC, jazz pianist (A Couple of Joes) on this day in history.   

Nov 07   Woodrow Wilson (D) re-elected President on this day in history.   

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

Nov 08   In the year 1916 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   On this day in history eladio Rusconi, writer/publisher/businessman   

Nov 12   Jean Papineau-Couture, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 13   Battle of the Somme ends, with a cost of 60,000 Allied lives in the year 1916.   

Nov 13   British offensive at Ancre Belgium on this day in history.   

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

Nov 13   In the year 1916 jack Elam, Miami AZ, actor (The Dakotas, East Street, Rio Lobo)   

Nov 14   Sherwood Schwartz, Passaic NJ, TV creator (Brady Bunch, Gilligan Is) in the year 1916.   

Nov 15   On this day in history dame Ruth Nita Barrow, governor-general of Barbados   

Nov 16   Daws Butler, Toledo OH, animation voice (Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound) in the year 1916.   

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

Nov 17   In the year 1916 winson Hudson, community activist (rural Mississippi)   

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 in the year 1916.   

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

Nov 20   Ferdinand AM van der Ham, Dutch WW II resistance fighter in the year 1916.   

Nov 21   Cecilia P J "Cilly" Bach, Dutch/US/Spanish actress (In Pyama) in the year 1916.   

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Jan 01   Earl Wrightson, Balt Md, singer (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue) was born in the year 1916.   

Jan 03   Antonio Estevez, composer was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1916 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   In the year 1916 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   On this day in history death of ada Rehan, Irish-born American actress (b. 1860)   

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 in the year 1916.   

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

Jan 29   Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1916.   

Feb 01   On this day in history anton Simon, composer, dies at 65