Page 18: Historical Events In 1916

Dec 13   In the year 1916 avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian & Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol   

Dec 13   In the year 1916 avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian and Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol   

Dec 15   French defeat Germans in WW I Battle of Verdun in the year 1916.   

Dec 15   Maurice Wilkins, England, physicist, worked with DNA (Nobel 1962) in the year 1916.   

Dec 16   Gregory Rasputin, a monk with considerable influence over the Russian court, is murdered by noblemen on this day in history.   

Dec 16   Grigori Rasputin, a powerful Russian monk, murdered on this day in history.   

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

Dec 17   On this day in history antoine G T "Toon" Hermans, Dutch entertainer/poet (Kolderliedjes)   

Dec 17   On this day in history grigori Efimovich Rasputin, Russian monk, assassinated   

Dec 18   Betty Grable, St Louis, great legs/actress (Gay Divorcee) in the year 1916.   

Dec 18   On this day in history the Battle of Verdun (France), one of the bloodiest WWI engagements, ends after 10 months and massive losses to both sides.   

Dec 18   On this day in history the birth of Betty Grable, American actress   

Dec 19   Adriaan van der Veen, Dutch writer (Sister at Sea) in the year 1916.   

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

Dec 20   Manuel Giro, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1916.   

Dec 20   In the year 1916 michel Chartrand, Quebec union leader   

Dec 21   Eve Perrick, journalist on this day in history.   

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

Dec 23   In the year 1916 world War I: Battle of Magdhaba   

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

Dec 26   Helmut Eder, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 26   Joseph Joffre becomes marshal of France in the year 1916.   

Dec 27   Nikolay Feopemptovich Solov'yov, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1916.   

Dec 28   On this day in history eduard Strauss, Austrian composer (318 dances), dies at 81   

Dec 28   Noel Johnson, British actor (Frenzy, Frightmare, Royal Flash) on this day in history.   

Dec 29   On this day in history grigori J Rasputin, Russian faith healer/intriguer, murdered at 45   

Dec 30   In Russia, Rasputin 'the mad monk' is murdered on this day in history.   

Dec 31   Ernst Rudorff, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1916.   

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

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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   Bernard Greenhouse, American cellist was born in the year 1916.   

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   Philip Bezanson, composer was born in the year 1916.   

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   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   Iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

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