Page 17: Historical Events In 1916

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

Nov 21   In the year 1916 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   Forrest J Ackerman, invented the term "sci-fi" on this day in history.   

Nov 24   John Francis Barnett, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1916.   

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

Nov 26   In the year 1916 greece declares war on Germany   

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   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   Erwin Rommel marries Lucie "Lu" Mollin on this day in history.   

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

Nov 29   In the year 1916 valentino Bucchi, composer   

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

Nov 30   In the year 1916 michael Gwynn, Bath England, actor (Village of Damned, Question 7)   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Dec 02   On this day in history john Bentley, Warwickshire England, actor (Chair)   

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

Dec 06   German army under Gen Mackensen occupies Bucharest on this day in history.   

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

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

Dec 08   In the year 1916 dorothy Mae Ballard, labor union rep   

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 in the year 1916.   

Dec 09   In the year 1916 p Paul Leroy-Beaulieu, French economist (Economist France), dies at 73   

Dec 09   In the year 1916 the birth of Kirk Douglas, American actor   

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

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

Dec 12   On this day in history worst train disaster ever (Modane France-543 killed)   

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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 in the year 1916.   

Jan 03   Betty Furness, NYC, actress/consumer activist (Studio 1) was born in the year 1916.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1916 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 on this day in history.   

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