Historical Events In 1916

Nov 21   On this day in history franz Josef of Austria, dies   

Nov 21   On this day in history franz Jozef I, King of Austria/Hungary, dies   

Nov 21   In the year 1916 hMHS Britannic sinks in the Aegean Sea after a mine explodes, killing 30 people.   

Nov 22   On this day in history jack London, author, dies at 40   

Nov 23   In the year 1916 eduard Napravnik, composer, dies at 77   

Nov 24   In the year 1916 forrest J Ackerman, invented the term "sci-fi"   

Nov 24   John Francis Barnett, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Nov 26   Bob Elliot, baseball player on this day in history.   

Nov 26   Greece declares war on Germany in the year 1916.   

Nov 27   On this day in history city of Birmingham, an Ellerman Lines ship, of 7,498 grt, and built by Palmers of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1911, she was torpedoed by the German submarine U32, 90 miles south-east of Malta while bound from Liverpool to Karachi. with 315 passengers and crew on board, 4 lost their lives, all crew   

Nov 27   James Cutler Dunn Parker, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

Nov 28   On this day in history 1st (German) air attack on London   

Nov 28   Lilian Baels, English 2nd wife of Belgian king Leopold III on this day in history.   

Nov 28   In the year 1916 marthinus T Steyn, pres of Orange-Free state (1896-1902), dies at 59   

Nov 29   In the year 1916 erwin Rommel marries Lucie "Lu" Mollin   

Nov 29   US declares martial law in Dominican Republic on this day in history.   

Nov 29   Valentino Bucchi, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 30   Costa Rica becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty on this day in history.   

Nov 30   Michael Gwynn, Bath England, actor (Village of Damned, Question 7) in the year 1916.   

Dec 01   Charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Dec 02   In the year 1916 baseballers who are injured now get full pay for duration of contract   

Dec 02   Francesco Paolo Tosti, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Dec 02   John Bentley, Warwickshire England, actor (Chair) in the year 1916.   

Dec 05   On this day in history hans Richter, composer, dies at 73   

Dec 06   On this day in history german army under Gen Mackensen occupies Bucharest   

Dec 07   On this day in history british govt of David Lloyd George forms   

Dec 07   David Lloyd George replaces resigning H.H. Asquith as British PM on this day in history.   

Dec 08   Dorothy Mae Ballard, labor union rep in the year 1916.   

Dec 09   Canadian Pacific inaugurates the 5-mile Connaught Tunnel which eliminated the old route over Rogers Pass and shortened the line through the Selkirk Mountains by 4 1/2 miles on this day in history.   

Dec 09   P Paul Leroy-Beaulieu, French economist (Economist France), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Dec 09   The birth of Kirk Douglas, American actor in the year 1916.   

Dec 09   Wolfgang Hildesheimer, German/Swiss architect/writer (Mozart biog) in the year 1916.   

Dec 11   David Lloyd George forms British war govt in the year 1916.   

Dec 12   Worst train disaster ever (Modane France-543 killed) 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   In the year 1916 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   Catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter was born on this day in history.   

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 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   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 in the year 1916.   

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

Jan 29   On this day in history edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62   

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