Page 18: Historical Events In 1916

Dec 13   In the year 1916 avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian & Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol   

Dec 13   Avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian and Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol in the year 1916.   

Dec 15   French defeat Germans in WW I Battle of Verdun on this day in history.   

Dec 15   Maurice Wilkins, England, physicist, worked with DNA (Nobel 1962) on this day in history.   

Dec 16   On this day in history gregory Rasputin, a monk with considerable influence over the Russian court, is murdered by noblemen.   

Dec 16   Grigori Rasputin, a powerful Russian monk, murdered in the year 1916.   

Dec 16   On this day in history theo Bitter, Dutch painter/set designer   

Dec 17   In the year 1916 antoine G T "Toon" Hermans, Dutch entertainer/poet (Kolderliedjes)   

Dec 17   On this day in history grigori Efimovich Rasputin, Russian monk, assassinated   

Dec 18   On this day in history betty Grable, St Louis, great legs/actress (Gay Divorcee)   

Dec 18   In the year 1916 the Battle of Verdun (France), one of the bloodiest WWI engagements, ends after 10 months and massive losses to both sides.   

Dec 18   The birth of Betty Grable, American actress on this day in history.   

Dec 19   On this day in history adriaan van der Veen, Dutch writer (Sister at Sea)   

Dec 19   On this day in history suriname Bauxite Company forms in Paramaribo   

Dec 20   Manuel Giro, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Dec 20   Michel Chartrand, Quebec union leader in the year 1916.   

Dec 21   In the year 1916 eve Perrick, journalist   

Dec 23   Dino Risi, Italian film director and screenwriter on this day in history.   

Dec 23   World War I: Battle of Magdhaba on this day in history.   

Dec 26   Bernhard Scholz, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Dec 26   On this day in history helmut Eder, composer   

Dec 26   Joseph Joffre becomes marshal of France in the year 1916.   

Dec 27   Nikolay Feopemptovich Solov'yov, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1916.   

Dec 28   On this day in history eduard Strauss, Austrian composer (318 dances), dies at 81   

Dec 28   In the year 1916 noel Johnson, British actor (Frenzy, Frightmare, Royal Flash)   

Dec 29   On this day in history grigori J Rasputin, Russian faith healer/intriguer, murdered at 45   

Dec 30   On this day in history in Russia, Rasputin 'the mad monk' is murdered   

Dec 31   Ernst Rudorff, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Dec 31   In the year 1916 suzy Delair, Paris France, actress (Utopia, White Paws)   

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Jan 01   In the year 1916 birth of earl Wrightson, Balt Md, singer (Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of antonio Estevez, composer   

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

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 in the year 1916.   

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 in the year 1916.   

Jan 14   In the year 1916 otto Ammon, German anthropologist/sociologist, dies at 73   

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

Jan 16   On this day in history arnold Aletrino, Dut physician-criminologist (From Death), dies at 57   

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

Jan 29   In the year 1916 edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62   

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