Page 16: Historical Events In 1916

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

Oct 31   In the year 1916 carl Johan Bernadotte, formerly Prince of Sweden   

Oct 31   Clare Kummer's "Good Gracious Annabelle," premieres in NYC in the year 1916.   

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 on this day in history.   

Nov 04   The birth of Walter Cronkite, Legendary US TV reporter in the year 1916.   

Nov 04   Walter Cronkite, St Joseph Mo, news anchor (CBS Evening News 1962-81) on this day in history.   

Nov 05   Emperor Wilhelm II & French Jozef I establishes kingdom of Poland on this day in history.   

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

Nov 06   On this day in history ray Conniff, Attleboro Mass, chorus director (Ray Conniff Singers)   

Nov 07   Grand duke Nikolai Nikolayevich warns czar of uprising in the year 1916.   

Nov 07   In the year 1916 joe Bushkin, NYC, jazz pianist (A Couple of Joes)   

Nov 07   In the year 1916 woodrow Wilson (D) re-elected President   

Nov 08   On this day in history frank McGuire, basketball coach (won 550 games in 30 college seasons)   

Nov 08   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 on this day in history.   

Nov 10   Billy May, Pitts Pa, orch leader (Milton Berle Show) on this day in history.   

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

Nov 12   Jean Papineau-Couture, composer on this day in history.   

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

Nov 13   On this day in history 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   Sherwood Schwartz, Passaic NJ, TV creator (Brady Bunch, Gilligan Is) in the year 1916.   

Nov 15   Dame Ruth Nita Barrow, governor-general of Barbados in the year 1916.   

Nov 16   Daws Butler, Toledo OH, animation voice (Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound) on this day in history.   

Nov 16   Eugene O'Neill's "Bound East for Cardiff," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1916.   

Nov 19   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1916 birth of antonio Estevez, composer   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of betty Furness, NYC, actress/consumer activist (Studio 1)   

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   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   In the year 1916 death of grenville M. Dodge, American Civil War Union Army Major General (b. 1831)   

Jan 08   In the year 1916 death of ada Rehan, Irish-born American actress (b. 1860)   

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   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   Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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