Page 17: Historical Events In 1916

Nov 21   Franz Josef of Austria, dies on this day in history.   

Nov 21   Franz Jozef I, King of Austria/Hungary, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

Nov 23   Eduard Napravnik, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

Nov 27   In the year 1916 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   On this day in history james Cutler Dunn Parker, composer, dies at 88   

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

Nov 28   On this day in history lilian Baels, English 2nd wife of Belgian king Leopold III   

Nov 28   Marthinus T Steyn, pres of Orange-Free state (1896-1902), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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

Nov 29   On this day in history uS declares martial law in Dominican Republic   

Nov 29   Valentino Bucchi, composer in the year 1916.   

Nov 30   In the year 1916 costa Rica becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.   

Nov 30   Michael Gwynn, Bath England, actor (Village of Damned, Question 7) on this day in history.   

Dec 01   Charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer, dies at 58 in the year 1916.   

Dec 02   On this day in history baseballers who are injured now get full pay for duration of contract   

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

Dec 06   In the year 1916 german army under Gen Mackensen occupies Bucharest   

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

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

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   In the year 1916 p Paul Leroy-Beaulieu, French economist (Economist France), dies at 73   

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

Dec 09   Wolfgang Hildesheimer, German/Swiss architect/writer (Mozart biog) on this day in history.   

Dec 11   David Lloyd George forms British war govt on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1916.   

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   Catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter was born in the year 1916.   

Jan 04   Robert Parrish, Columbus Ga, director (Casino Royale) was born in the year 1916.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of lionel Newman, American film music composer (d. 1989)   

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1916.   

Jan 15   Modest Tchaikovsky, Russian writer (b. 1850) died in the year 1916.   

Jan 16   In the year 1916 arnold Aletrino, Dut physician-criminologist (From Death), dies at 57   

Jan 22   Iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1916.   

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

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