Page 17: Historical Events In 1916

Nov 21   Franz Josef of Austria, dies on this day in history.   

Nov 21   In the year 1916 franz Jozef I, King of Austria/Hungary, dies   

Nov 21   On this day in history hMHS Britannic sinks in the Aegean Sea after a mine explodes, killing 30 people.   

Nov 22   Jack London, author, dies at 40 in the year 1916.   

Nov 23   Eduard Napravnik, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Nov 24   On this day in history forrest J Ackerman, invented the term "sci-fi"   

Nov 24   In the year 1916 john Francis Barnett, composer, dies at 79   

Nov 26   Bob Elliot, baseball player on this day in history.   

Nov 26   Greece declares war on Germany in the year 1916.   

Nov 27   On this day in history city of Birmingham, an Ellerman Lines ship, of 7,498 grt, and built by Palmers of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1911, she was torpedoed by the German submarine U32, 90 miles south-east of Malta while bound from Liverpool to Karachi. with 315 passengers and crew on board, 4 lost their lives, all crew   

Nov 27   In the year 1916 james Cutler Dunn Parker, composer, dies at 88   

Nov 28   In the year 1916 1st (German) air attack on London   

Nov 28   On this day in history lilian Baels, English 2nd wife of Belgian king Leopold III   

Nov 28   In the year 1916 marthinus T Steyn, pres of Orange-Free state (1896-1902), dies at 59   

Nov 29   On this day in history erwin Rommel marries Lucie "Lu" Mollin   

Nov 29   US declares martial law in Dominican Republic in the year 1916.   

Nov 29   In the year 1916 valentino Bucchi, composer   

Nov 30   Costa Rica becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty on this day in history.   

Nov 30   On this day in history michael Gwynn, Bath England, actor (Village of Damned, Question 7)   

Dec 01   Charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Dec 02   Baseballers who are injured now get full pay for duration of contract on this day in history.   

Dec 02   On this day in history francesco Paolo Tosti, composer, dies at 69   

Dec 02   In the year 1916 john Bentley, Warwickshire England, actor (Chair)   

Dec 05   On this day in history hans Richter, composer, dies at 73   

Dec 06   German army under Gen Mackensen occupies Bucharest in the year 1916.   

Dec 07   British govt of David Lloyd George forms in the year 1916.   

Dec 07   David Lloyd George replaces resigning H.H. Asquith as British PM on this day in history.   

Dec 08   Dorothy Mae Ballard, labor union rep on this day in history.   

Dec 09   Canadian Pacific inaugurates the 5-mile Connaught Tunnel which eliminated the old route over Rogers Pass and shortened the line through the Selkirk Mountains by 4 1/2 miles in the year 1916.   

Dec 09   In the year 1916 p Paul Leroy-Beaulieu, French economist (Economist France), dies at 73   

Dec 09   On this day in history the birth of Kirk Douglas, American actor   

Dec 09   Wolfgang Hildesheimer, German/Swiss architect/writer (Mozart biog) in the year 1916.   

Dec 11   David Lloyd George forms British war govt in the year 1916.   

Dec 12   Worst train disaster ever (Modane France-543 killed) in the year 1916.   

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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   On this day in history birth of antonio Estevez, composer   

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   On this day in history birth of catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of robert Parrish, Columbus Ga, director (Casino Royale)   

Jan 04   In the year 1916 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   On this day in history death of ada Rehan, Irish-born American actress (b. 1860)   

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

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

Jan 16   Arnold Aletrino, Dut physician-criminologist (From Death), dies at 57 in the year 1916.   

Jan 22   In the year 1916 iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63   

Jan 29   Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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