Page 17: Historical Events In 1916

Nov 21   In the year 1916 franz Josef of Austria, dies   

Nov 21   Franz Jozef I, King of Austria/Hungary, dies in the year 1916.   

Nov 21   HMHS Britannic sinks in the Aegean Sea after a mine explodes, killing 30 people on this day in history.   

Nov 22   In the year 1916 jack London, author, dies at 40   

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

Nov 24   On this day in history forrest J Ackerman, invented the term "sci-fi"   

Nov 24   On this day in history john Francis Barnett, composer, dies at 79   

Nov 26   On this day in history bob Elliot, baseball player   

Nov 26   In the year 1916 greece declares war on Germany   

Nov 27   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 in the year 1916.   

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

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

Nov 28   Lilian Baels, English 2nd wife of Belgian king Leopold III in the year 1916.   

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

Nov 29   On this day in history erwin Rommel marries Lucie "Lu" Mollin   

Nov 29   In the year 1916 uS declares martial law in Dominican Republic   

Nov 29   In the year 1916 valentino Bucchi, composer   

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

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

Dec 01   On this day in history charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer, dies at 58   

Dec 02   Baseballers who are injured now get full pay for duration of contract in the year 1916.   

Dec 02   Francesco Paolo Tosti, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1916.   

Dec 02   John Bentley, Warwickshire England, actor (Chair) on this day in history.   

Dec 05   Hans Richter, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1916.   

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

Dec 07   British govt of David Lloyd George forms in the year 1916.   

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

Dec 08   On this day in history dorothy Mae Ballard, labor union rep   

Dec 09   In the year 1916 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.   

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

Dec 09   On this day in history the birth of Kirk Douglas, American actor   

Dec 09   In the year 1916 wolfgang Hildesheimer, German/Swiss architect/writer (Mozart biog)   

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

Dec 12   Worst train disaster ever (Modane France-543 killed) in the year 1916.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1916 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   Betty Furness, NYC, actress/consumer activist (Studio 1) was born in the year 1916.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of bernard Greenhouse, American cellist   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of robert Parrish, Columbus Ga, director (Casino Royale)   

Jan 04   Lionel Newman, American film music composer (d. 1989) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Philip Bezanson, composer was born in the year 1916.   

Jan 03   Grenville M. Dodge, American Civil War Union Army Major General (b. 1831) died in the year 1916.   

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   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   In the year 1916 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.