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 on this day in history.   

Dec 15   In the year 1916 french defeat Germans in WW I Battle of Verdun   

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

Dec 16   In the year 1916 gregory Rasputin, a monk with considerable influence over the Russian court, is murdered by noblemen.   

Dec 16   On this day in history grigori Rasputin, a powerful Russian monk, murdered   

Dec 16   Theo Bitter, Dutch painter/set designer in the year 1916.   

Dec 17   Antoine G T "Toon" Hermans, Dutch entertainer/poet (Kolderliedjes) on this day in history.   

Dec 17   Grigori Efimovich Rasputin, Russian monk, assassinated on this day in history.   

Dec 18   In the year 1916 betty Grable, St Louis, great legs/actress (Gay Divorcee)   

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

Dec 18   The birth of Betty Grable, American actress in the year 1916.   

Dec 19   In the year 1916 adriaan van der Veen, Dutch writer (Sister at Sea)   

Dec 19   Suriname Bauxite Company forms in Paramaribo on this day in history.   

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   Eve Perrick, journalist in the year 1916.   

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

Dec 23   On this day in history world War I: Battle of Magdhaba   

Dec 26   On this day in history bernhard Scholz, composer, dies at 81   

Dec 26   On this day in history helmut Eder, composer   

Dec 26   On this day in history joseph Joffre becomes marshal of France   

Dec 27   On this day in history nikolay Feopemptovich Solov'yov, composer, dies at 70   

Dec 28   Eduard Strauss, Austrian composer (318 dances), dies at 81 in the year 1916.   

Dec 28   Noel Johnson, British actor (Frenzy, Frightmare, Royal Flash) in the year 1916.   

Dec 29   Grigori J Rasputin, Russian faith healer/intriguer, murdered at 45 on this day in history.   

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

Dec 31   In the year 1916 ernst Rudorff, composer, dies at 76   

Dec 31   On this day in history suzy Delair, Paris France, actress (Utopia, White Paws)   

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1916 birth of bernard Greenhouse, American cellist   

Jan 04   Catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1916 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   In the year 1916 birth of philip Bezanson, composer   

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   On this day in history otto Ammon, German anthropologist/sociologist, dies at 73   

Jan 15   Modest Tchaikovsky, Russian writer (b. 1850) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 22   On this day in history iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63   

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

Feb 01   Anton Simon, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.