Historical Events In 1916

Oct 30   Silas Gamaliel Pratt, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Oct 31   On this day in history carl Johan Bernadotte, formerly Prince of Sweden   

Oct 31   Clare Kummer's "Good Gracious Annabelle," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

Nov 01   Paul Miliukov delivers in the State Duma the famous "stupidity or treason" speech, precipitating the downfall of the Boris Stürmer government in the year 1916.   

Nov 02   In the year 1916 ft Vaux, Verdun, reconquered by France   

Nov 03   On this day in history treaty establishes British suzerainity over Qatar   

Nov 03   Treaty establishes British suzerainty over Qatar in the year 1916.   

Nov 04   In the year 1916 the birth of Walter Cronkite, Legendary US TV reporter   

Nov 04   Walter Cronkite, St Joseph Mo, news anchor (CBS Evening News 1962-81) in the year 1916.   

Nov 05   On this day in history emperor Wilhelm II & French Jozef I establishes kingdom of Poland   

Nov 05   In the year 1916 len Wilkinson, cricketer (England leg-spinner just before WW II)   

Nov 06   Ray Conniff, Attleboro Mass, chorus director (Ray Conniff Singers) in the year 1916.   

Nov 07   Grand duke Nikolai Nikolayevich warns czar of uprising on this day in history.   

Nov 07   Joe Bushkin, NYC, jazz pianist (A Couple of Joes) on this day in history.   

Nov 07   Woodrow Wilson (D) re-elected President on this day in history.   

Nov 08   Frank McGuire, basketball coach (won 550 games in 30 college seasons) on this day in history.   

Nov 08   On this day in history hMS Zulu, a Tribal Class Royal Navy destroyer. Disabled by a mine in the Dover Straits which destroyed the after part of the ship. The fore part of HMS Zulu and the aft part of HMS Nubian were salvaged and later joined together to form HMS Zubian. This ship went on to acquire battle honours, to be sold later in 1919.   

Nov 10   On this day in history billy May, Pitts Pa, orch leader (Milton Berle Show)   

Nov 11   Eladio Rusconi, writer/publisher/businessman in the year 1916.   

Nov 12   Jean Papineau-Couture, composer in the year 1916.   

Nov 13   On this day in history battle of the Somme ends, with a cost of 60,000 Allied lives   

Nov 13   In the year 1916 british offensive at Ancre Belgium   

Nov 13   In the year 1916 frederik Septimus Kelly, composer, dies at 35   

Nov 13   Jack Elam, Miami AZ, actor (The Dakotas, East Street, Rio Lobo) on this day in history.   

Nov 14   In the year 1916 sherwood Schwartz, Passaic NJ, TV creator (Brady Bunch, Gilligan Is)   

Nov 15   In the year 1916 dame Ruth Nita Barrow, governor-general of Barbados   

Nov 16   In the year 1916 daws Butler, Toledo OH, animation voice (Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound)   

Nov 16   On this day in history eugene O'Neill's "Bound East for Cardiff," premieres in NYC   

Nov 17   In the year 1916 winson Hudson, community activist (rural Mississippi)   

Nov 18   On this day in history gen Douglas Haig finally calls off 1st Battle of the Somme in Europe   

Nov 18   James L Lyons, jazz promoter on this day in history.   

Nov 19   In the year 1916 samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures (the company later became one of the most successful independent filmmakers).   

Nov 20   In the year 1916 ferdinand AM van der Ham, Dutch WW II resistance fighter   

Nov 21   Cecilia P J "Cilly" Bach, Dutch/US/Spanish actress (In Pyama) in the year 1916.   

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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 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   Catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of philip Bezanson, composer   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Otto Ammon, German anthropologist/sociologist, dies at 73 in the year 1916.   

Jan 15   On this day in history 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   Iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 01   On this day in history anton Simon, composer, dies at 65