Page 12: Historical Events In 1916

Aug 01   On this day in history hawaii National Park forms   

Aug 01   On this day in history viscount Hanworth, barrister   

Aug 02   Beatrice Straight, Old Westbury NY, actress (Poltergeist, Nun's Story) on this day in history.   

Aug 02   In the year 1916 hamish MacCunn, composer, dies at 48   

Aug 02   On this day in history world War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto.   

Aug 03   In the year 1916 australian Light Horse in battle of Romani, Egypt   

Aug 03   Roger Casement, Irish nationalist (Easter uprising 1916), executed 51 in the year 1916.   

Aug 04   In the year 1916 denmark cedes Danish West Indies, including the Virgin Islands, to the US for $25 million   

Aug 04   On this day in history uS agrees to buy Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million   

Aug 05   George Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer, dies at 31 on this day in history.   

Aug 06   Dom[inic] Mintoff, premier Malta in the year 1916.   

Aug 07   On this day in history charles E Manning, Australian judge/major, dies in battle at 36   

Aug 08   A's set AL record with 19th consecutive loss on road in the year 1916.   

Aug 08   Battle for Mouquet Farm in the year 1916.   

Aug 10   Turks annex Persian city Hamadan from Russia in the year 1916.   

Aug 12   In the year 1916 picasso, Max Jacob, Kisling, Ortiz & Paquerette photographed in Paris   

Aug 13   Fritz Steinbach, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Aug 14   Andrew Kay, surgeon/professor of surgery (U of Glasgow) on this day in history.   

Aug 15   Aleks Çaçi, Albanian writer in the year 1916.   

Aug 17   In the year 1916 bulgarian offensive in Macedonia   

Aug 17   In the year 1916 eleanor Steber, opera singer   

Aug 18   Edward D Pain, English journalist (NY World), dies in battle at 36 on this day in history.   

Aug 18   In the year 1916 elsa Morante, Italy, writer (L'isola di Arturo)   

Aug 19   Marie Wilson, Anaheim Calif, actress (My Friend Irma) on this day in history.   

Aug 21   In the year 1916 william John Raff Hooper, cartoonist   

Aug 22   On this day in history john Slater, London England, actor (Deadlock, Cartel, Devil's Pass)   

Aug 23   In the year 1916 military court of Berlin sentences Karl Liebknecht to 4 years   

Aug 24   On this day in history anita V Figueredo, physician/humanitarian   

Aug 24   In the year 1916 official inauguration of the Australian Comforts Fund (ACF) The ACF coordinated the activities of the various State "patriotic funds" set up in 1914 to collect money to send comfort parcels to service personnel overseas   

Aug 25   Dept of Interior forms National Park Service on this day in history.   

Aug 25   In the year 1916 erich Von Stroheim Jr, actor/director (Napoleon, Sunset Blvd)   

Aug 25   National Park Service established in the Dept of the Interior in the year 1916.   

Aug 25   The US National Park Service is established in the year 1916.   

Aug 26   On this day in history allan Leslie Merson, historian   

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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   Betty Furness, NYC, actress/consumer activist (Studio 1) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1916 birth of bernard Greenhouse, American cellist   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 06   In the year 1916 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 in the year 1916.   

Jan 14   Otto Ammon, German anthropologist/sociologist, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   In the year 1916 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 in the year 1916.   

Jan 29   Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1916.   

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