Page 17: Historical Events In 1916

Nov 21   Franz Josef of Austria, dies in the year 1916.   

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

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

Nov 22   Jack London, author, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

Nov 23   In the year 1916 eduard Napravnik, composer, dies at 77   

Nov 24   Forrest J Ackerman, invented the term "sci-fi" on this day in history.   

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

Nov 26   Bob Elliot, baseball player in the year 1916.   

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

Nov 27   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 in the year 1916.   

Nov 27   On this day in history james Cutler Dunn Parker, composer, dies at 88   

Nov 28   1st (German) air attack on London on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1916 erwin Rommel marries Lucie "Lu" Mollin   

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

Nov 29   Valentino Bucchi, composer in the year 1916.   

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

Nov 30   Michael Gwynn, Bath England, actor (Village of Damned, Question 7) on this day in history.   

Dec 01   In the year 1916 charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer, dies at 58   

Dec 02   Baseballers who are injured now get full pay for duration of contract in the year 1916.   

Dec 02   Francesco Paolo Tosti, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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

Dec 05   In the year 1916 hans Richter, composer, dies at 73   

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

Dec 07   On this day in history british govt of David Lloyd George forms   

Dec 07   In the year 1916 david Lloyd George replaces resigning H.H. Asquith as British PM   

Dec 08   Dorothy Mae Ballard, labor union rep in the year 1916.   

Dec 09   On this day in history 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.   

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

Dec 09   In the year 1916 the birth of Kirk Douglas, American actor   

Dec 09   On this day in history wolfgang Hildesheimer, German/Swiss architect/writer (Mozart biog)   

Dec 11   In the year 1916 david Lloyd George forms British war govt   

Dec 12   In the year 1916 worst train disaster ever (Modane France-543 killed)   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1916 birth of betty Furness, NYC, actress/consumer activist (Studio 1)   

Jan 03   Bernard Greenhouse, American cellist was born on this day in history.   

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   Grenville M. Dodge, American Civil War Union Army Major General (b. 1831) died in the year 1916.   

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

Jan 14   In the year 1916 otto Ammon, German anthropologist/sociologist, dies at 73   

Jan 15   In the year 1916 death of modest Tchaikovsky, Russian writer (b. 1850)   

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

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

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

Feb 01   Anton Simon, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1916.