Page 18: Historical Events In 1916

Dec 13   Avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian & Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol on this day in history.   

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

Dec 15   In the year 1916 french defeat Germans in WW I Battle of Verdun   

Dec 15   In the year 1916 maurice Wilkins, England, physicist, worked with DNA (Nobel 1962)   

Dec 16   In the year 1916 gregory Rasputin, a monk with considerable influence over the Russian court, is murdered by noblemen.   

Dec 16   Grigori Rasputin, a powerful Russian monk, murdered in the year 1916.   

Dec 16   Theo Bitter, Dutch painter/set designer on this day in history.   

Dec 17   In the year 1916 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) on this day in history.   

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   The birth of Betty Grable, American actress in the year 1916.   

Dec 19   Adriaan van der Veen, Dutch writer (Sister at Sea) on this day in history.   

Dec 19   Suriname Bauxite Company forms in Paramaribo in the year 1916.   

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

Dec 20   On this day in history michel Chartrand, Quebec union leader   

Dec 21   Eve Perrick, journalist in the year 1916.   

Dec 23   In the year 1916 dino Risi, Italian film director and screenwriter   

Dec 23   On this day in history world War I: Battle of Magdhaba   

Dec 26   Bernhard Scholz, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Dec 26   On this day in history helmut Eder, composer   

Dec 26   In the year 1916 joseph Joffre becomes marshal of France   

Dec 27   On this day in history nikolay Feopemptovich Solov'yov, composer, dies at 70   

Dec 28   Eduard Strauss, Austrian composer (318 dances), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Dec 28   On this day in history noel Johnson, British actor (Frenzy, Frightmare, Royal Flash)   

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

Dec 30   On this day in history in Russia, Rasputin 'the mad monk' is murdered   

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

Dec 31   Suzy Delair, Paris France, actress (Utopia, White Paws) on this day in history.   

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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 in the year 1916.   

Jan 03   Betty Furness, NYC, actress/consumer activist (Studio 1) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of bernard Greenhouse, American cellist   

Jan 04   Catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter was born in the year 1916.   

Jan 04   In the year 1916 birth of robert Parrish, Columbus Ga, director (Casino Royale)   

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   Ada Rehan, Irish-born American actress (b. 1860) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 15   Modest Tchaikovsky, Russian writer (b. 1850) died in the year 1916.   

Jan 16   Arnold Aletrino, Dut physician-criminologist (From Death), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Jan 22   Iwan Knorr, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1916.   

Jan 29   On this day in history edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvils, composer, dies at 62   

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