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Events of 1916 -  Jan. . Feb. . March . April -  May . June . July  .  Aug. -  Sept. . Oct. . Nov. .  Dec. -  Undated . Ongoing . Births Deaths Nobel Prizes See also -  Notes -  External links

Events of 1916

January

• January 1
  • The Royal Army Medical Corps first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC The Royal Army Medical Corps ( RAMC) is a specialist Corps in the British Army which provides Medical services to all British Army Blood transfusion is the process of transferring Blood or blood-based products from one person into the Circulatory system of another
  • Impressionist painter Monet paints Water Lilies series. Impressionism was a 19th-century Art movement that began as a loose association of Paris -based Artists exhibiting their art publicly in the 1860s Claude Monet ( French klod mɔnɛ also known as Oscar-Claude Monet or Claude Oscar Monet (14 November 1840 &ndash 5 December 1926 was a founder
• January 5 - Rainmaker Charles Hatfield - begins; it will cause flooding around San Diego, California
• January 8 - Allied forces withdraw from Gallipoli
• January 13/14 - A heavy storm sweeps through the Zuiderzee in the Netherlands, causing extensive damage. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Charles Mallory Hatfield (c 1875 - 12 January 1958) was an American "rainmaker" Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Gallipoli peninsula (Gelibolu Yarımadası is located in Turkish Thrace, the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. The Zuiderzee (ˌzaɪdɚ ˈzeɪ] Dutch: Zuiderzee, ˈzœydərzeː was a shallow Inlet of the North Sea in the northwest of the Netherlands The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands This storm helped the Dutch parliament to decide to build the Afsluitdijk and build polders in the current IJsselmeer. The Afsluitdijk ( English: Closure Dike Frisian: Ofslútdyk is a major dike in the Netherlands, constructed between 1927 and A polder is a low-lying tract of land enclosed by embankments known as dikes, that forms an artificial hydrological entity meaning it has no connection with IJsselmeer (sometimes translated as Lake IJssel, alternative international spelling Lake Yssel) is a shallow lake of 1100 km² in the central Netherlands
• January 17 - The Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA) is formed
• January 18 - A 611 gram chondrite type meteor struck a house near Baxter, Stone County, Missouri. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Founded in 1916 the Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA of America is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens Florida, and is the largest working sports organization Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor For other uses of the words gram or gramme see Gram (disambiguation. Stone County is a County located in the US state of Missouri.
• January 23 to January 24 In Browning, Montana, the temperature drops from +6. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Browning is a Town in Glacier County, Montana, United States. 7°C to -48. 8°C (44°F to -56°F) in one day, the greatest change ever on record for a 24-hour period.
• January 24 - In Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad the Supreme Court of the United States upholds the federal income tax
• January 28 - Louis D. Brandeis becomes the first Jew appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Louis Dembitz Brandeis ( November 13, 1856 – October 5, 1941) was an American litigator, Supreme Court Justice, advocate PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary.
• January 29 - World War I: Paris is bombed by German zeppelins for the first time. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A Zeppelin is a type of Rigid airship pioneered by the German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century based on designs he had outlined

February

• February 3 - Parliament buildings in Ottawa, Canada are burned down. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
• February 9 - 6. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 00 p. m. - Tristan Tzara "founds" Dadaism (according to Hans Arp). Tristan Tzara (born Samuel or Samy Rosenstock, also known as S For other meanings see Dada (disambiguation DaDa is a Concept album by Alice Cooper, released
• February 11
  • Emma Goldman is arrested for lecturing on birth control. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Emma Goldman (June 27 1869 – May 14 1940 was an anarchist known for her political activism writing and speeches Birth control, sometimes synonymous with contraception, is a regimen of one or more actions devices or Medications followed in order to deliberately prevent
  • Baltimore Symphony Orchestra presents its first concert. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra ( BSO) is a major American Symphony orchestra based in Baltimore, Maryland.
  • Romanian football club Sportul Studenţesc is founded. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered FC Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti is a Romanian football club that was established in 1916 (making it one of the oldest Romanian clubs still active
• February 21 - World War I: In France the Battle of Verdun begins. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Battle of Verdun was one of the most critical battles in World War I on the Western Front, fought between the German and French

March

• March 1 - Liberal British Columbia Premier Harlan Carey Brewster term in office ends
• March 6 - Sydney conservatorium of music in Australia accepts first students
• March 8-9 night - Mexican Revolution - Pancho Villa leads 1,500 Mexican raiders in an attack against Columbus, New Mexico, killing 17. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant The British Columbia Liberal Party (also referred to as the BC Liberals) is the governing Political party in British Columbia, Canada. British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Harlan Carey Brewster ( November 10, 1870 &ndash March 1, 1918) was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. The Mexican Revolution (Revolución Mexicana was a major armed struggle that started with an uprising led by Francisco I Doroteo Arango Arámbula ( June 5 1878 &ndash July 20 1923) better known as Francisco or " Pancho " Villa The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Columbus is a village in Luna County, New Mexico, United States. Garrison of US 13th Cavalry Regiment fights back and drives them away.
• March 15 - President Woodrow Wilson sends 12,000 United States troops over the U.S.-Mexico border to pursue Pancho Villa; 13th Cavalry regiment enters Mexican territory. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28 1856—February 3 1924 was the twenty-eighth President of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Doroteo Arango Arámbula ( June 5 1878 &ndash July 20 1923) better known as Francisco or " Pancho " Villa The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.
• March 16
  • US 7th and 10th cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing crosses the border to join the hunt of Villa
  • Passenger ferry Sussex torpedoed, resulting in Sussex pledge
• March 19 - First United States air combat mission in history as eight US planes take off in pursuit of Pancho Villa
• March 20 - At the age of 32, Ota Benga built a ceremonial fire, chipped off the caps on his teeth, performed a final tribal dance, and shot himself in the heart with a stolen pistol. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing, GCB ( September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948) was an officer in the United States Army The Sussex was a cross-channel passenger ferry which became the focus of an international incident when she was torpedoed by a German U-Boat in 1916 The Sussex pledge was a promise made in 1916 during World War I by Germany to the United States prior to the latter's entry into the war Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Doroteo Arango Arámbula ( June 5 1878 &ndash July 20 1923) better known as Francisco or " Pancho " Villa Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Ota Benga (c1881 or 1884 &ndash March 20, 1916) was a Congolese Pygmy who was featured in a 1906 Human zoo exhibit at the
• March 22 - Marriage of Edith Bratt and John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Edith Mary Tolkien née Bratt (21 January 1889 – 29 November 1971 was the wife of writer J They would serve as the inspiration for the fictional characters Lúthien and Beren. Character overview Lúthien was the only child of Elu Thingol, king of Doriath, and his queen Melian the Maia. Character overview He was the son of Emeldir and Barahir, a Man of the royal House of Bëor of Dorthonion.

April

• April 20 - Chicago Cubs played their first game at Weeghman Park (currently Wrigley Field), defeating the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 in 11 innings
• April 24 - April 30 - Easter Rising in Ireland
• April 27 - Battle of Hulluch in World War I, 47th Brigade, 16th Irish Division decimated in one of the most heavily-concentrated gas attacks of the war
• April - The light switch was invented by William J. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Wrigley Field is a Baseball Stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule The Easter Rising (Éirí Amach na Cásca was a rebellion staged in Ireland in Easter Week, 1916 Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated The Battle of Hulluch was a conflict in World War I, April 27&ndash29 1916 involving the 16th (Irish Division of the British Army's 19th Corps World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All April holidays and events National Poetry Month - in United States National Sexual Assault Awareness Month - in United A light switch is a Switch, most commonly used to operate Electric lights permanently connected equipment or Electrical outlets In modern homes Newton and Morris Goldberg

May

• May 5 - United States Marines invade the Dominican Republic. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John The Dominican Republic ( Spanish: República Dominicana;) is a nation located in the Caribbean region and shares the island of Hispaniola with
• May 16 - Britain and France conclude the secret Sykes-Picot Agreement which is to divide Arab areas of the Ottoman Empire following the conclusion of World War I into French and British spheres of influence. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All A sphere of influence ( SOI) is an area or region over which an organization or state exerts some kind of indirect cultural economic military or political domination
• May 20 - The Saturday Evening Post publishes its first cover with a Norman Rockwell painting ("Boy with Baby Carriage"). Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held The Saturday Evening Post was a weekly Magazine published in the United States from August 4, 1821 to February 8, Norman Percevel Rockwell ( February 3, 1894 &ndash November 8, 1978) was a 20th century American painter and Illustrator
• May 21 - Britain initiates daylight saving time. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Daylight saving time ( DST
• May 22 - United States v. Forty Barrels and Twenty Kegs of Coca-Cola is decided. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. United States v Forty Barrels and Twenty Kegs of Coca-Cola, 241 U
• May 31 - June 1 - Battle of Jutland

June

• June 4 - The Brusilov Offensive, the height of Russian operations in WWI, begins with the breakthrough of Austro-Hungarian lines. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected fix various bugs per WikipediaHow to fix bunched-up edit links --> Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. The Brusilov Offensive (Брусиловский прорыв was the Russian Empire 's greatest feat of arms during World War I, and among the Most lethal
• June 5
  • Louis Brandeis is sworn in as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Louis Dembitz Brandeis ( November 13, 1856 – October 5, 1941) was an American litigator, Supreme Court Justice, advocate This is a list of past and present justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.
  • HMS Hampshire sinks off the Orkney Islands, Scotland, with Lord Kitchener aboard
• June 15 - U. Orkney (also known as the Orkney Islands or incorrectly the Orkneys) is an Archipelago in northern Scotland, situated 10 miles (16 km north Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener 1st Earl Kitchener, KG, KP, GCB, OM Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history S. President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America. Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28 1856—February 3 1924 was the twenty-eighth President of the United States. The Boy Scouts of America ( BSA) is the largest youth organization in the United States with over five million [1]

July

• July 1 - November 18: More than 1 million soldiers die during The Battle of the Somme including 60,000 casualties for the British Commonwealth on the first day. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull The word million In standard English, the -lli- in million is pronounced with an l-sound followed by a The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, fought from July to November 1916 was among the largest battles of the First World War
• July 1 - July 12: at least one shark mauled five swimmers along 80 miles of New Jersey coastline during the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916, resulting in four deaths and survival of one youth who required limb amputation. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. The Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 were a series of shark attacks along the coast of New Jersey between July 1 and July 12 1916 in which four people were killed This event was the inspiration for author Peter Benchley, over half a century later, to write Jaws. Peter Bradford Benchley ( May 8, 1940 -11 February 2006 was an American author best known for writing the novel Jaws and co-writing the Jaws is a 1975 thriller / horror Film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Peter Benchley 's best-selling
• July 2 - Battle of Erzincan
• July 8 - July 16- Massive flooding caused by two different hurricanes devastates Western North Carolina. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival The Battle of Erzinjan (Эрзинджанское сражение was a Russian victory over the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and
• July 15 - In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing incorporates Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing). Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final William Edward Boeing (born "Wilhelm Edward Boeing" ( October 1, 1881 – September 27, 1956) was an Aviation pioneer who The Boeing Company is a major Aerospace and defense corporation originally founded by William E
• July 22 - In San Francisco, California, a bomb explodes on Market Street during a Preparedness Day parade killing 10 injuring 40. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city The Preparedness Day Bombing was a bombing in San Francisco California on July 22, 1916 when the city held a Parade in honor of Preparedness (Warren Billings and Tom Mooney are later wrongly convicted of it)
• July 29 - In Ontario, Canada, a lightning strike ignites a forest fire that destroys the towns of Cochrane and Matheson - 233 dead
• July 30 - German agents cause the Black Tom explosion in Jersey City, New Jersey, an act of sabotage destroying an ammunition depot and killing at least seven people. The Preparedness Day Bombing was a bombing in San Francisco California on July 22, 1916 when the city held a Parade in honor of Preparedness Thomas Joseph Mooney ( December 8, 1882 &ndash March 6, 1942) was an American labor leader in San Francisco Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Cochrane Ontario, Canada, is a northern Ontario town situated on Highway 11 Black River-Matheson is a township in the Cochrane District of the Canadian province of Ontario. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Black Tom currently redirects here For the Marvel Comics character see Black Tom Cassidy. Jersey City is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.

August

• August 7 - Portugal joins the allies in the World War I
• August 9 - Lassen Volcanic National Park is established. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Lassen Volcanic National Park is a United States National Park in north eastern California.
• August 25 - President Woodrow Wilson signs legislation creating the National Park Service. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the The National Park Service ( NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation
• August 29 - At least 1,000 killed, Chinese steamer ship Hsin Yu capsized off Chinese coast. Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) The Hsin Yu was a Chinese Army transport ship that served during World War I.

September

• September - Bulgaria takes Dobruja from the Romanians.
• September 2 - William Leefe-Robinson becomes the first pilot to shoot down a German airship over Britain. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. William Leefe Robinson VC ( 14 July, 1895 &ndash 31 December, 1918) was the first British pilot to shoot down a German Airship Terminology In some countries airships are also known as dirigibles from the French (fr ''diriger'' to direct plus -ible) meaning "directable"
• September 13 - Mary, a circus elephant, is hanged in the town of Erwin, Tennessee for killing her handler, Walter "Red" Eldridge. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September
• September 27 - Iyasu is proclaimed deposed as ruler of Ethiopia in a palace coup in favor of his aunt Zauditu. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Iyasu V ( Ge'ez ኢያሱ the Ethiopian version of Joshua) also known as Lij Iyasu ( Ge'ez ልጅ ኢያሱ 4 February 1895 NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Zewditu (also spelled Zawditu or Zauditu; Ge'ez ዘውዲቱ April 29, 1876 - April 2, 1930) was

October

• October 12 - Hipólito Yrigoyen is elected President of Argentina. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Juan Hipólito del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Irigoyen Alem ( July 12 1852 &ndash July 3 1933) was twice President of Argentina (from The President of Argentina (full title President of the Argentine Nation, Spanish: Presidente de la Nación Argentina) is the Head of state
• October 14 - The Perm State University was founded in Russia. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Perm State University (Пермский государственный университет им Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• October 16 - Margaret Sanger opens the first U. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Margaret Higgins Sanger ( September 14, 1879 &ndash September 6, 1966) was an American Birth control activist an advocate S. birth control clinic -a forerunner of Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood is the collective name of organizations worldwide who are members of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF
• October 27 - Battle of Segale: Negus Mikael, marching on the Ethiopian capital in support of his son Emperor Iyasu, is defeated by Fitawrari Habte Giyorgis, securing the throne for Empress Zauditu. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. The Battle of Segale, fought on 27 October 1916, defeated the supporters of Emperor Iyasu V of Ethiopia and secured the effects of the palace For other uses see Negus (disambiguation Negus ( Ge'ez gez ንጉሥ, Amharic; cf NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Iyasu V ( Ge'ez ኢያሱ the Ethiopian version of Joshua) also known as Lij Iyasu ( Ge'ez ልጅ ኢያሱ 4 February 1895 Zewditu (also spelled Zawditu or Zauditu; Ge'ez ዘውዲቱ April 29, 1876 - April 2, 1930) was

November

• November 1 - Paul Miliukov delivers in the State Duma the famous "stupidity or treason" speech, precipitating the downfall of the Boris Stürmer government. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Pavel Nikolayevich Milyukov ( Cyrillic: Павел Николаевич Милюков ( 15 January, 1859 - 31 March, 1943) a The State Duma (Государственная дума (Gosudarstvennaya Duma common abbreviation Госдума (Gosduma in the Russian Federation is the Boris Vladimirovich Stürmer (Борис Владимирович Штюрмер Boris Vladimirovich Shtyurmer) ( July 27, 1848 - September 9
• November 5 - Kingdom of Poland proclaimed by joint act of emperors of Germany and Austria
• November 5 - Honan Chapel, Cork, Ireland, a product of the Irish Arts & Crafts Movement(1894-1925), is dedicated. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) The Kingdom of Poland, also informally called Regency Kingdom of Poland (Królestwo Regencyjne was the state proposed by the Act of November 5, 1916 issued Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) The Honan Chapel is located in Cork city Ireland, on the grounds of University College Cork.
• November 7
  • Woodrow Wilson defeats Charles E. Hughes in the U.S. presidential election. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28 1856—February 3 1924 was the twenty-eighth President of the United States. Charles Evans Hughes Sr ( April 11, 1862 – August 27, 1948) was a Lawyer and Republican politician from the State The United States presidential election of 1916 took place while Europe was embroiled in World War I.
  • Republican Jeannette Rankin of Montana becomes the first woman elected to the United States House of Representatives. Jeannette Rankin ( June 11, 1880 &ndash May 18, 1973) was the first woman to be elected to the United States House of Representatives Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate.
• November 13 - Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes is expelled from the Labor Party over his support for conscription. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. William Morris 'Billy' Hughes, CH, KC (25 September 1862 &ndash 28 October 1952 Australian politician was the seventh Prime Minister of Australia Conscription (also known as the draft, the call-up or national service) is a general term for involuntary labor demanded by some established authority
• November 18 - World War I: First Battle of the Somme ends - In France, British Expeditionary Force commander Douglas Haig calls off the battle which started on July 1, 1916. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, fought from July to November 1916 was among the largest battles of the First World War This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Field Marshal Douglas Haig 1st Earl Haig, KT, GCB, OM, GCVO, "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song.
• November 21 - HMHS Britannic (built in 1911 and launched in 1914), the third and largest Olympic-class ocean liner of the White Star Line, sister ship of RMS Olympic and the legendary RMS Titanic, sank after hitting a mine with the loss of 30 lives. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. History Post- Titanic design changes Following the loss of the Titanic and the subsequent enquiries several design changes were made to the remaining The Oceanic Steam Navigation Company or White Star Line of Boston Packets, more commonly known as the White Star Line, was a prominent British Shipping History J Bruce Ismay, the chairman of White Star Line, and William Pirrie, the chairman of Harland and Wolff Shipyard Construction The Titanic was a White Star Line ocean liner built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland
• November 23 - World War I,Eastern Front: Bucharest, the capital of Romania, is occupied by the troops of the Central Powers. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Eastern Front was a theatre of war during World War I in Central and primarily Eastern Europe. Bucharest ( Romanian: Bucureşti) is the Capital city, industrial and commercial centre of Romania. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania The Central Powers ( German: "Mittelmächte" Hungarian: "Központi hatalmak" Turkish: "İttifak
• November 25 - Friedrich Adler shoots Karl von Stürgkh, Prime Minister of Austria

December

• December - Sopwith Camel aircraft is introduced to combat the German-built Fokker fighter aircraft. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Friedrich Adler may refer to Friedrich Adler (architect (1827-1908 German architect and archaeologist Friedrich Adler (politician Count Karl von Stürgkh ( October 30, 1859 &ndash October 21, 1916) was an Austrian Political figure during the late years The Minister-President was the head of government of Austria from 1821 to 1918 WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Fokker was a Dutch Aircraft manufacturer named after its founder Anthony Fokker.
• December 12 - In the Dolomites, an avalanche buries 18,000 Austrian and Italian soldiers. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian The Dolomites (Dolomiti Dolomiten Dolomitis are a section of the Alps. This article refers to the natural event For other uses see Avalanche (disambiguation An avalanche is an abrupt and rapid flow of snow often
• December 23 - World War I: Battle of Magdhaba - In the Sinai desert, Australian and New Zealand mounted troops capture the Turkish garrison. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Battle of Magdhaba took place near the tiny Egyptian outpost of Magdhaba in the Sinai desert, some 22 miles from El Arish on the Mediterranean The Sinai Peninsula or Sinai ( Coptic: sina; Egyptian Arabic: sina سينا Arabic, sina'a سيناء For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches
• December 29 - Grigori Rasputin is murdered by two Romanov family members. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II The House of Romanov (Рома́нов rʌˈmanəf was the second and last imperial Dynasty of Russia, which ruled the country from 1613 to 1917
• December 30 - Humberto Gómez and his mercenaries seize Arauca in Colombia and declare Republic of Arauca. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. He proceeds to pillage the region before fleeing to Venezuela
• December 31 - The Hampton Terrace Hotel in North Augusta, South Carolina, one of the largest and most luxurious hotels in the nation at the time, burns to the ground. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. North Augusta is a city in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States, on the north bank of the Savannah River.

Undated

• Rodeo's first side-delivery bucking chute designed and made by the Bascom boys, Raymond, Mel, Earl and their father John W. Bascom at Welling, Alberta Canada
• Cours de linguistique générale by Ferdinand de Saussure is published. Welling is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located north of the junction of Highway 5 and Highway 52, 30 km south of the Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Ferdinand de Saussure (fɛʁdinɑ̃ də soˈsyːʁ ( November 26, 1857 – February 22, 1913) was a Swiss linguist
• Summer Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany, are cancelled. The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an International Multi-sport event, usually quadrennial organised by the International Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• Food is rationed in Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• Ernst Rüdin publishes his initial results on the genetics of schizophrenia. Ernst Rüdin ( April 19, 1874 - October 22, 1952) was a Swiss psychiatrist, Geneticist and eugenicist Genetics (from Ancient Greek grc-Latn genetikos, “genitive” and that from grc-Latn genesis, “origin” a discipline of Biology, is Schizophrenia ( from the Greek roots schizein (σχίζειν "to split" and phrēn
• The Netherlands is hit by a North Sea storm that floods lowlands and kills 10. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf. 000 people.
• Robert Baden-Powell founds Wolf Cubs scouts in Britain, changed to Cub Scouts in the USA. A Cub Scout is a member of the section of the worldwide Scouting movement for young persons mainly boys normally aged 8–10 A Cub Scout is a member of the section of the worldwide Scouting movement for young persons mainly boys normally aged 8–10 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• Louis Enricht claims he has a substitute for gasoline
• Gustav Holst composes The Planets, Opus 32
• Bray Studios creates the Farmer Al Falfa series, the first of the Terrytoons. Louis Enricht (1844-1923 was a US Inventor who claimed that he had invented a substitute for Gasoline. Gustav Theodore Holst (21 September 1874 – 25 May 1934was an English Composer and was a music teacher for nearly 20 years The Planets Op 32 is a seven- movement Orchestral suite by the British composer Gustav Holst, written between 1914 This is an article about the US animation studio See Bray Studios (UK for the studio where many Hammer Horror films were created Farmer Al Falfa (also known as Farmer Alfalfa) the quintessential grizzly old farmer type is an animated cartoon character created by American Terrytoons was an Animation studio founded by Paul Terry. The studio located in New Rochelle New York, United
• Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers is founded.
• The Enrico Parodi sinks while in tow off the The Carracks in Cornwall, England. The Carracks (Seal Island are small group of rocky Islands located approximately 200 metres off the Cornwall Coast, United Kingdom. Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

Ongoing

• World War I (1914-1918). World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
• Mexican Revolution. The Mexican Revolution (Revolución Mexicana was a major armed struggle that started with an uprising led by Francisco I

Fictional

The following are references to year 1916 in fiction:

• Citizen Kane (1941): In this year, Charles Foster Kane runs for New York governor and loses. Citizen Kane ( 1941) is an American Dramatic film, and the first Feature film directed by Orson Welles, who also co-authored Citizen Kane ( 1941) is an American Dramatic film, and the first Feature film directed by Orson Welles, who also co-authored The Governor of New York is the head of the Executive branch of New York 's government and the Commander-in-chief of the state's military Also in 1916, Emily Monroe Norton divorces him and, in either this year or in 1917, he marries Susan Alexander. Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year

Births

1916 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1916 MCMXVI
Ab urbe condita	2669
Armenian calendar	1365 ԹՎ ՌՅԿԵ
Bahá'í calendar	72 – 73
Berber calendar	2866
Buddhist calendar	2460
Burmese calendar	1278
Chinese calendar	4552/4612-11-26 (乙卯年十一月廿六日) — to — 4553/4613-12-7 (丙辰年十二月初七日)
Coptic calendar	1632 – 1633
Ethiopian calendar	1908 – 1909
Hebrew calendar	5676 – 5677
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1971 – 1972
- Shaka Samvat	1838 – 1839
- Kali Yuga	5017 – 5018
Holocene calendar	11916
Iranian calendar	1294 – 1295
Islamic calendar	1334 – 1335
Japanese calendar	Taishō 5 (大正5年)
Korean calendar	4249
Thai solar calendar	2459
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• January 3 - Betty Furness, American actress and consumer activist (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Taishō era, is a period in the History of Japan dating from July 30, 1912 to December 25, 1926, coinciding with the reign The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Elizabeth Mary Furness, better known as Betty Furness ( January 3, 1916 &ndash April 2, 1994) was an American actress 1994)
• January 3 - Bernard Greenhouse, American cellist
• January 7 - Paul Keres, Estonian chess player (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Bernard Greenhouse (born January 1, 1916 is an American cellist and one of the founding members of the Beaux Arts Trio. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Paul Keres ( January 7, 1916 – June 5, 1975) was an Estonian Chess grandmaster. 1975)
• January 9 - Peter Twinn, English mathematician and World War II code-breaker (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Peter Frank George Twinn ( 9 January 1916 &ndash 29 October 2004) was a British Mathematician, World War II Codebreaker 2004)
• January 10 - Sune Bergström, Swedish biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Sune Karl Bergström (born January 10, 1916 in Stockholm, Sweden; died August 15, 2004) was a Swedish Biochemist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 2004)
• January 12 - Pieter Willem Botha, President of South Africa (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Pieter Willem Botha (12 January 1916 – 31 October 2006 commonly known as "P The President of South Africa, in full the President of the Republic of South Africa is the Head of state and Head of government under South 2006)
• January 17 - Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr., American politician
• January 18 - Silviu Brucan, Romanian author and politician (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen Jr (born January 17, 1916) represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives as Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Silviu Brucan (born Saul Bruckner; January 18, 1916 - September 14, 2006) was a Romanian communist politician who 2006)
• January 19 - Harry Huskey, American computer designer
• January 22 - Henri Dutilleux, French composer
• January 24
  • Marvin Creamer, American sailor
  • Rafael Caldera, President of Venezuela
• February 2 - Olaf Pooley, English actor
• February 4 - Shah Maghsoud Sadegh Angha, 41st master of the Oveyssi Sufi order (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Harry Douglas Huskey (born January 19, 1916) is an American computer designer pioneer Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Henri Dutilleux (born January 22, 1916 in Angers France) is one of the most important French composers of the second half of the 20th century producing Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Marvin Creamer (born January 24, 1916) is an amateur American Sailor noted for having sailed around the globe without the aid of Navigational Rafael Antonio Caldera Rodríguez (born January 24 1916 was President of Venezuela from 1969 to 1974 and again from 1994 to 1999 ||-||} Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->The President of Venezuela (Presidente Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Olaf Pooley is a British actor and writer born on February 2, 1916, in Parkstone, Dorset, England, of an English father and Danish Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Sufism ( تصوّف - taṣawwuf, Persian: صوفی‌گری sufigari, Turkish: tasavvuf, Urdu: تصوف 1980)
• February 9 - Tex Hughson, baseball player (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Cecil Carlton Hughson, ( February 9, 1916 - August 6, 1993) was a Major League Baseball Starting pitcher who played 1993)
• February 11
  • Ivan Hristov Bashev, Bulgarian Foreign Minister (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Ivan Hristov Bashev (Иван Христов Башев ( February 11 1916 &ndash December 13, 1971) was a Bulgarian Diplomat 1971)
  • Joseph Alioto, Mayor of San Francisco (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. For the current California politician (Joseph Alioto's grandson see Joe Alioto Veronese. 1998)
• February 14
  • Sally Gray, English actress (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Sally Gray ( February 14 1916 - September 24 2006) was an English movie actress of the 1930's 2006)
  • Masaki Kobayashi, Japanese film director (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. was a Japanese director. Among his films is Kwaidan (1965 a collection of four ghost stories drawn from the book by Lafcadio 1996)
  • Denham Harman, American gerontologist
  • Marcel Bigeard, French military officer
• February 15 - Ernest Millington, English politician
• February 18 - Maria Altmann, Austrian Holocaust survivor and hieress
• February 20 - Jean Erdman, American dancer
• February 23 - Retta Scott, first female Disney animator to be credited on a feature film (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Denham Harman (born February 14, 1916) MD PhD FACP FAAA biogerontologist is Professor Emeritus at the University of Nebraska Medical Marcel Bigeard (born 14 February, 1916) is a French military officer who fought in World War II, Indochina and Algeria Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Ernest Rogers Millington DFC (born 15 February 1916) is a former British Common Wealth and (later Labour Member of Parliament. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Maria Altmann (born 18 February 1916) was a refugee of Nazi Austria, living in the Netherlands briefly before moving to Hollywood Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Jean Erdman (born February 20, 1916) is a dancer and choreographer of Modern dance. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Retta Scott (February 23 1916 - August 26 1990 is notable as the first woman to receive screen credit as an animator at the Walt Disney Animation Studios. 1990)
• February 26 - Jackie Gleason, American comedian (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Herbert Walton Gleason Jr, baptized John Herbert "Jackie" Gleason ( February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987) was an 1987)
• February 28
  • Svend Asmussen, Danish jazz violinist
  • Cesar Climaco, Filipino politician (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Svend Asmussen (born February 28, 1916 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Jazz Violinist from Denmark, known as "The Cesar C Climaco ( February 28, 1916 — November 14, 1984) was a Filipino politician who served as mayor of Zamboanga City 1984)
• February 29 - Dinah Shore, American singer (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours Dinah Shore (born Frances Rose Shore February 29, 1916 - February 24, 1994) was an American Singer, Actress 1994)

March-April

• March 3 - Paul Halmos, Hungarian-born mathematician (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Paul Richard Halmos ( March 3 1916 &mdash October 2 2006) was a Hungarian -born Jewish American Mathematician 2006)
• March 4
  • William Alland, American actor, producer, writer and director (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth William Alland ( March 4, 1916 - November 11, 1997) was an Actor, producer, Writer and director 1997)
  • Giorgio Bassani, Italian writer (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Giorgio Bassani ( March 4, 1916 - April 13, 2000) was an Italian novelist poet essayist editor and international intellectual 2000)
  • Hans Eysenck, German-born psychologist (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Hans Jürgen Eysenck ( March 4, 1916 in Berlin, Germany - September 4, 1997 in London, UK) was a 1997)
• March 11 - Harold Wilson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty James Harold Wilson Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, PC (11 March 1916 &ndash 24 May 1995 was one of the most prominent British politicians The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1995)
• March 13
  • John Aspinwall Roosevelt, American businessman and philanthropist (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. John Aspinwall Roosevelt ( March 13 1916 &ndash April 27 1981) was the 6th and last child of the 32nd President of the United States Franklin 1981)
  • Lindy Boggs, American politician
• March 14 - Horton Foote, American writer
• March 15 - Harry James, American musician and band leader (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs usually known as Lindy Boggs (born March 13, 1916) is a United States Political figure who Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Horton Foote (born March 14, 1916 in Wharton Texas) is a two-time Academy Award and one-time Pulitzer Prize and Emmy Award Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Harry James ( March 15, 1916 – July 5, 1983) was an American Musician and Band leader, and a well-known 1983)
• March 17
  • Ray Ellington, British singer (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Ray Ellington (born Harry Pitts Brown, 17 March 1916 &ndash 28 February 1985) was a popular English Singer, 1985)
  • Volodia Teitelboim, Chilean author and politician
• March 19 - Irving Wallace, American novelist (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Volodia Valentín Teitelboim Volosky ( March 17, 1916 - January 31, 2008) was a Chilean lawyer politician and author Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Irving Wallace ( March 19, 1916 - June 29, 1990) was an American bestselling Author 1990)
• March 20 - Pierre Messmer, French politician (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Pierre Joseph Auguste Messmer (20 March 1916 29 August 2007 was a French Gaullist politician 2007)
• March 24 - Donald Hamilton, Swedish-born writer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Donald Bengtsson Hamilton ( March 24, 1916 &ndash November 20, 2006) was a U 2006)
• March 26 - Christian B. Anfinsen, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Christian Boehmer Anfinsen Jr ( March 26, 1916 &ndash May 14, 1995) was a Biochemist and a 1972 Nobel Prize laureate The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1995)
• March 29 - Eugene McCarthy, U. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Eugene Joseph "Gene" McCarthy ( March 29, 1916 – December 10, 2005) was an American Politician, Poet, and a S. Senator from Minnesota and Presidential candidate (d. 2005)
• March 31 - Lucille Bliss, American voice actor
• April 3
  • Peter Gowland, American photographer
  • Herb Caen, American journalist (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Lucille Bliss (born March 31, 1916 in New York City) is an American actress and Voice artist. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Peter Gowland (born 3 April, 1916 in Los Angeles) is a famous Glamour photographer. For the hockey player please see Herb Cain. Herbert Eugene Caen ( April 3, 1916 &ndash February 1, 1997 1997)
• April 5 - Gregory Peck, American actor (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Gregory Peck (April 5 1916 &ndash June 12 2003 was an Academy Award -winning and four-time Golden Globe Award-winning American Film 2003)
• April 11 - Alberto Ginastera, Argentine composer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Alberto Evaristo Ginastera ( Buenos Aires, April 11 1916 &ndash June 25 1983 Geneva) was an Argentine Composer of classical music 1983)
• April 12
  • Beverly Cleary, American author
  • Benjamin Libet, American pioneering scientist in the field of human consciousness (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Beverly Cleary (born April 12 1916) is an American author from Oregon. Benjamin Libet ( April 12, 1916 - July 23, 2007) was a researcher in the Physiology department of the University of California 2007)
• April 13 - Phyllis Fraser, American actor and publisher (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Phyllis Fraser Cerf Wagner ( April 13, 1916 – November 25, 2006) was an American actress, journalist and children's book 2006)
• April 15 - Alfred S. Bloomingdale, American department store heir (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Alfred Samuel Bloomingdale ( April 15, 1916 &ndash August 23, 1982) was an heir to the Bloomingdale's department store fortune 1982)
• April 18 - José Joaquín Trejos Fernández, President of Costa Rica
• April 22 - Yehudi Menuhin, American-born violinist (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. José Joaquín Antonio Trejos Fernández (born April 18 1916) was President of Costa Rica from 1966 to 1970 The following table contains a list of the Presidents and heads of state of Costa Rica since Central American independence from Spain and Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Yehudi Menuhin Baron Menuhin, OM, KBE (April 22 1916 – March 12 1999 was an American -born Violinist and conductor who spent 1999)
• April 24 - Stanley Kauffmann, American film critic
• April 25 - R.J. Rushdoony, American founder of Christian Reconstructionism (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Stanley Kauffmann (b April 24, 1916, in New York City New York) is an American Film critic, Theater Critic, and Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Rousas John Rushdoony ( 25 April 1916 &ndash 8 February 2001) was a Calvinist philosopher 2001)
• April 26
  • Dorothy Salisbury Davis, American writer
  • George Tuska, American comic strip artist
• April 28 - Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian automobile manufacturer (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Dorothy Salisbury Davis (born April 26, 1916, Chicago, Illinois) is an American Crime fiction Writer. George Tuska (born April 26, 1916 in Hartford Connecticut) also known as Carl Larson, is an American Comic book and Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Ferruccio Lamborghini and English pronunciation missing ( April 28, 1916 – February 20, 1993) was an Italian car maker and the 1993)
• April 30
  • Claude Elwood Shannon, American information theorist (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Claude Elwood Shannon (April 30 1916 – February 24 2001 an American Electronic engineer and Mathematician, is "the father of Information 2001)
  • Robert Shaw, American conductor (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Robert Shaw ( April 30, 1916 – January 25 1999)

May-June

• May 1 - Glenn Ford, American actor (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Gwyllyn Samuel Newton "Glenn" Ford ( May 1, 1916 &ndash August 30, 2006) was a Canadian -born American 2006)
• May 6 - Robert H. Dicke, American experimental physicist (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Robert Henry Dicke ( May 6 1916 &ndash March 4 1997) was an American Physicist, who made important contributions to the fields of 1997)
• May 8 - Chinmayananda, Indian spiritual leader (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Swami Chinmayananda ( May 8, 1916 - Aug 3, 1993) was born Balakrishna Menon (Balan 1993)
• May 8 - João Havelange, Brazilian industrialist and football league president
• May 10 - Milton Babbitt, American composer
• May 11 - Camilo José Cela, Spanish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Jean-Marie Faustin Goedefroid de Havelange (born May 8, 1916) usually known as João Havelange, was the president of FIFA from 1974 to Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Milton Byron Babbitt (born May 10 1916 is an American Composer. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Don Camilo José Cela Trulock Marquis of Iria Flavia (Don Camilo José Cela Trulock marqués de Iria Flavia ( May 11, 1916 — January The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 2002)
• May 14 - Sammy Luftspring, Canadian boxer (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Sammy Luftspring was a Jewish Canadian boxer. A former Canadian Welterweight Champion and highly ranked in the Welterweight class during his career Luftspring 2000)
• May 15 - Ephraim Katzir, President of Israel
• May 17 - Lenka Reinerová, Czech writer
• May 20 - Trebisonda Valla, Italian athlete (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Ephraim Katzir (born Ephraim Katchalsky on 16 May 1916) is an Israeli biophysicist and former Israeli Labor Party The President of the State of Israel (נשיא המדינה Nesi HaMedina, lit Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Lenka Reinerová (ˈlɛŋka ˈrajnɛrovaː ( May 17, 1916 &ndash June 27 2008) was an author from the Czech Republic who wrote exclusively Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Trebisonda Valla, also known as Ondina Valla ( 20 May 1916 &ndash 16 October 2006) was an Italian female athlete 2006)
• May 20 - Owen Chadwick, British author and historian
• May 21
  • Lydia Mendoza, American musician (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held William Owen Chadwick, OM, KBE, FBA, FRSE (born 20 May 1916) is a British professor writer and prominent historian Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Lydia Mendoza ( May 21, 1916 &ndash December 20, 2007) was an American guitarist and singer of Tejano music. 2007)
  • Tinus Osendarp, Dutch runner (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Martinus ("Tinus" Bernardus Osendarp ( May 21, 1916 &ndash June 20, 2002) was a Dutch athlete, excelling 2002)
  • Harold Robbins, American novelist (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Harold Robbins ( May 21, 1916 &ndash October 14, 1997) was an American Author. 1997)
• May 26 - Henriette Roosenburg, Dutch journalist (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Henriette Roosenburg ( May 26, 1916 - 1972 was a Dutch journalist and Political prisoner, perhaps best known for her memoir The Walls 1972)
• May 31
  • Bert Haanstra, Dutch filmmaker (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Bert Haanstra ( 31 May 1916 &ndash 23 October 1997) was a Dutch Film and documentary director and 1997)
  • Bernard Lewis, British historian
• June 4 - Robert F. Furchgott, American chemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• June 5 - Eddie Joost, baseball player and manager
• June 8 - Francis Crick, English molecular biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Bernard Lewis (born May 31, 1916 in London, England) is a British - American Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Robert Francis Furchgott (born June 4, 1916 in Charleston, South Carolina) is a Nobel Prize -winning American Biochemist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Edwin David Joost (born June 5, 1916, in San Francisco California) is a former Shortstop and playing manager in American Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Francis Harry Compton Crick OM FRS (8 June 1916 – 28 July 2004 Ph The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 2004)
• June 9 - Robert McNamara, U. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Robert Strange McNamara (born June 9 1916 in Oakland, California) is an American business executive and former United States Secretary of Defense S. Secretary of Defense
• June 15 - Herbert Simon, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Herbert Alexander Simon ( June 15, 1916 February 9, 2001) was an American Political scientist whose research ranged The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 2001)
• June 18 - Julio César Turbay Ayala, Colombian politician (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Julio César Turbay Ayala ( June 18, 1916 &ndash September 13, 2005) son of Antonio Turbay businessman from Tanourine, 2005)
• June 23
  • Hermann Gmeiner, Austrian educator (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Hermann Gmeiner ( 23 June 1919 - 26 April 1986) was an Austrian philanthropist and the founder of SOS Children's Villages 1986)
  • Len Hutton, English cricketer (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Sir Leonard Hutton (born June 23, 1916 in Fulneck near Pudsey, Yorkshire, died September 6, 1990 in 1990)
• June 24 - William B. Saxbe, American politician

July-August

• July 1
  • Olivia de Havilland, British actress
  • Lawrence Halprin, American architect
• July 2
  • Hans-Ulrich Rudel, German pilot (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place William Bart Saxbe (born June 24, 1916) was an American politician of the Republican Party, who served as a U "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Olivia Mary de Havilland (born July 1, 1916) is a two-time Academy Award -winning actress. Lawrence Halprin (born July 1, 1916 in New York City) is a prolific and accomplished American landscape architect and educator Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Hans-Ulrich Rudel ( July 2, 1916 – December 18, 1982) was a Stuka dive-bomber pilot during World War II. 1982)
  • Zélia Gattai, Brazilian author and photographer
• July 3 - John Kundla, American basketball coach
• July 4
  • Iva Toguri D'Aquino, "Tokyo Rose" (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Zélia Gattai ( July 2, 1916 - May 17, 2008) was a Brazilian Photographer, Memoirist Novelist and author Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. John Albert Kundla (born July 3 1916 is a former professional and college Basketball coach Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Iva Ikuko Toguri D'Aquino ( July 4, 1916 – September 26, 2006) a Japanese-American, was the woman most identified with " 2006)
  • Fernand Leduc, Canadian painter
• July 8 - Jean Rouverol, American actress, screenwriter, and author
• July 9 - Edward Heath, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Fernand Leduc (b 4 June 1916 Viauville, Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian abstract expressionist painter who Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Jean Rouverol (born July 8, 1916, in St Louis Missouri) is an American Author, Actress and Screenwriter Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Sir Edward Richard George Heath, KG, MBE (9 July 1916 &ndash 17 July 2005 often known as Ted Heath, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 2005)
• July 11
  • Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov, Russian physicist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov (Александр Михайлович Прохоров (11 July 1916 &ndash 8 January 2002 was a Soviet / Russian physicist The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 2002)
  • Gough Whitlam, twenty-first Prime Minister of Australia
  • Reg Varney, British actor
• July 14 - Natalia Ginzburg, Italian author (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Edward Gough Whitlam, AC, QC (born 11 July 1916 known as Gough Whitlam (ˈɡɒf goff is an Australian former politician and 21st The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. Reginald Alfred Varney (born 11 July 1916, Canning Town, East London) (now London E Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Natalia Ginzburg née Levi ( July 14, 1916, Palermo &mdash October 7, 1991, Rome) was an Italian author 1991)
• July 18 - L. Patrick Gray III, American Federal Bureau of Investigation director (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Louis Patrick Gray III (July 18 1916 – July 6 2005 was acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI from May 2 1972 to April 27 1973 2005)
• July 19 - Phil Cavarretta, baseball player
• July 22
  • Marcel Cerdan, French boxer (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Philip Joseph Cavarretta (born July 19 1916 in Chicago Illinois) is a former First baseman and Outfielder in Major League Baseball Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Marcellin "Marcel" Cerdan ( July 22, 1916 &ndash October 27, 1949) was a French Pied noir world 1949)
  • Larry Hooper, American singer and musician (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the American murder victim see Arthur Shelton Larry Hooper ( July 22, 1917 – June 10, 1983 1983)
• July 23 - George 'Dusty' Rhodes, British Army Sergeant and author
• July 25 - Fred Lasswell, American cartoonist (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Fred Lasswell ( July 25, 1916 - March 4, 2001) was an American cartoonist best known for his work on the Comic strip Barney 2001)
• July 27 - Elizabeth Hardwick, American literary critic and novelist (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Elizabeth Hardwick may refer to Bess of Hardwick, Elizabethan courtier Elizabeth Hardwick (writer 2007)
• July 28 - David Brown, American producer
• July 30 - Dick Wilson, American actor (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. David Brown (born July 28, 1916) is an Academy Award -winning American movie producer Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Dick Wilson, born Riccardo DiGuglielmo (30 July 1916 &ndash 19 November 2007 was a British -born American Character actor who played the role 2007)
• July 31 - Bill Todman, American game show producer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently William (Wilbur S "Bill" Todman ( July 31, 1916 &ndash July 29, 1979) was an American 1979)
• August 1 - Fiorenzo Cardinal Angelini, Italian Cardinal
• August 5 - Kermit Love, American puppeter
• August 6 - Dom Mintoff, Prime Minister of Malta
• August 14 - Ralph de Toledano, American conservationist and author (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Fiorenzo Angelini (born August 1, 1916) is an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Kermit Ernest Hollingshead Love ( August 7, 1916 &ndash June 21, 2008) was an American Puppeteer, Costume designer and Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Dom Mintoff (born Dominic Mintoff, Maltese Duminku Mintoff; August 6, 1916) was the leader of the Malta Labour Party from 1949 The Prime Minister of Malta is the Head of Government of Malta. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Ralph de Toledano ( August 14, 1916 &ndash February 3, 2007) was a major figure in the conservative movement in the United States 2007)
• August 16 - Iggy Katona, American race car driver (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Egnatius "Iggy" Katona ( 16 August 1916, Toledo Ohio – 4 December 2003, Daytona Beach Florida) was an 2003)
• August 20 - Paul Felix Schmidt, Estonian chess player (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Paul Felix Schmidt ( 20 August 1916 at Narva, Estonia – 11 August 1984 at Allentown, USA) was an 1984)
• August 25
  • Frederick Chapman Robbins, American pediatrician and virologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Frederick Chapman Robbins ( August 25, 1916 &ndash August 4, 2003) was an American pediatrician and virologist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 2003)
  • Van Johnson, American actor
• August 27 - Martha Raye, American actress (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Charles "Van" Johnson (born August 25, 1916) is an American film and television actor and dancer Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Martha Raye ( August 27, 1916 &ndash October 19, 1994) was an American comic actress and standards singer who performed 1994)
• August 28 - Jack Vance, American writer
• August 29 - Luther Davis, American screenwriter
• August 30 - Shag Crawford, American umpire in Major League Baseball (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital John Holbrook Vance (born August 28, 1916 in San Francisco, Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Luther Davis ( August 29, 1916 &ndash July 29 2008) was an American play- and screenwriter Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Henry Charles "Shag" Crawford ( August 30 1916 - July 11 2007) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball 2007)
• August 31
  • Daniel Schorr, American journalist
  • John S. Wold, American politician

September-October

• September 1
  • Dorothy Cheney, American tennis player
  • Joseph Minish, American politician (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne For the actor see Dan Shor Daniel Louis Schorr (born August 31, 1916) is an American Journalist who has covered John Schiller Wold (born August 31, 1916) is a business leader and Republican politician from Wyoming who Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Dorothy “Dodo” Bundy Cheney (born September 1, 1916, in Los Angeles, California) is the daughter of tennis Hall of Famer May Sutton Joseph George Minish ( September 1 1916 &ndash November 24 2007) was an American Democratic Party Politician 2007)
• September 13 - Roald Dahl, Welsh author (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Roald Dahl ( 13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British Novelist Short story Writer 1990)
• September 14 - John Heyer, Australian documentary filmmaker (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. John Whitefoord Heyer ( September 14, 1916 - June 19, 2001) was an Australian documentary filmmaker who is often described as 2001)
• September 18 - John Jacob Rhodes, American politician and lawyer (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated John Jacob Rhodes Jr ( September 18, 1916 &ndash August 24, 2003) was an American Lawyer and Politician, who 2003)
• September 21 - Zinovi Gerdt, Russian actor (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Zinovi Efimovich Gerdt (Зиновий Ефимович Гердт September 21, 1916, Sebezh, Russian Empire — November 18, 1996)
• September 27 - Frank Handlen, American artist
• October 3
  • Shelby Storck, American television producer (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again frankhandlenstatuejpg|150px|right|thumb|Our Forebears of the Coast by Frank Handlen]] Frank Handlen (born 1916 is an American painter Biography Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Shelby William Storck ( October 3, 1916 - April 5, 1969) was an American Newscaster, Actor, Writer 1969)
  • James Herriot, Scottish veterinarian and author (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Herriot is the Pen name of James Alfred Wight OBE, also known as Alf Wight (3 October 1916 &ndash 1995)
• October 4 - Vitaly Ginzburg, Russian physicist, Nobel laureate
• October 12 - Alice Childress, American actress, playwright, and novelist (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Vitaly Lazarevich Ginzburg (Виталий Лазаревич Гинзбург born October 4 1916 in Moscow) is a Russian theoretical physicist The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Alice Childress ( October 12, 1916 in Charleston South Carolina – August 14, 1994 in New York City, NY) was 1994)
• October 14 - C. Everett Koop, United States Surgeon General
• October 19
  • Jean Dausset, French immunologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
  • Emil Gilels, Ukrainian pianist (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Vice Admiral Charles Everett Koop (born October 14 1916) is an American Physician who gained recognition as a pediatric surgeon at the Children's Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Jean-Baptiste-Gabriel-Joachim Dausset (b October 19, 1916, Toulouse, France) is a French Immunologist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Emil Grigoryevich Gilels (Эми́ль Григо́рьевич Ги́лельс ru-Latn Emi'li Grego'rievič Gi'lelis; October 19 1916 – October 1994)
• October 26 - François Mitterrand, President of France (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand ( 26 October 1916 8 January 1996 served as President of France from 1981 to 1995 elected as representative of the Socialist The President of the French Republic (Président de la République française colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France 's elected 1996)
• October 30 - Leon Day, baseball player (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Leon Day ( October 30 1916 - March 13 1995) was an American right-handed Pitcher in the Negro Leagues. 1995)

November-December

• November 1 - John C. Harkness, American architect
• November 4 - Walter Cronkite, American television journalist
• November 5 - Jim Tabor, baseball player (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi John Cheesman Harkness (born November 30, 1916) is an American architect who was a founder and partner of The Architects Collaborative (TAC in Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Walter Leland Cronkite Jr (born November 4 1916) is a retired American broadcast journalist, best known as Anchorman for the Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) James Reubin Tabor ( November 5, 1916 &ndash August 22, 1953) also nicknamed "Rawhide" was a Major League Baseball 1953)
• November 10 - Louis le Brocquy, Irish painter
• November 11 - Robert Carr, British politician
• November 12 - Rogelio de la Rosa, Filipino actor and politician (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Louis le Brocquy (born 10 November 1916 is an Irish painter Born in Dublin, Louis le Brocquy's work has received much international attention and many accolades in a career Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Leonard Robert Carr Baron Carr of Hadley PC (born 11 November 1916) is a British Conservative politician Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Regidor de la Rosa ( November 12, 1916 – November 10, 1986) better known as Rogelio de la Rosa, was one of the most popular 1986)
• November 14 - Sherwood Schwartz, American television writer and producer
• November 16 - Daws Butler, American voice actor (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Sherwood Charles Schwartz (born November 14 1916) is an American television producer. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Daws Butler ( Charles Dawson Butler; November 16, 1916 – May 18, 1988) was a Voice actor born in Toledo, 1988)
• November 24 - Forrest J. Ackerman, American writer
• November 26 - Gerhard Unger, German tenor
• November 27 - Chick Hearn, American basketball announcer (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Forrest J Ackerman (born November 24, 1916) is an American collector of Science fiction books and movie memorabilia and a science fiction Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Gerhard Unger (born November 26 1916) is a German Tenor born in Bad Salzungen. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Francis Dayle "Chick" Hearn (November 27 1916 &ndash August 5 2002 was an American Sportscaster. 2002)
• November 28
  • Mary Lilian Baels, queen of Léopold III of Belgium (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Princess Lilian of Belgium ( born Mary Lilian Baels) ( November 28, 1916 &ndash June 7, 2002) was best known as Leopold III (born as Léopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel (French or Leopold Filips Karel Albert Meinrad Hubertus Maria Miguel 2002)
  • Ramón José Velásquez, President of Venezuela
• November 29 - Fran Ryan, American actress (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Ramón José Velásquez (born November 28 1916) is a Venezuelan Political figure. ||-||} Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->The President of Venezuela (Presidente Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Fran Ryan ( November 29, 1916 &ndash January 15, 2000) was an American character actress featured in television and films 2000)
• December 7 - George Russell Weller retired salesman known for the Santa Monica Farmer's Market incident
• December 8 - Richard Fleischer, American film director (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways George Russell Weller (born December 7, 1916) is a retired salesman from Santa Monica California, who gained notoriety as the motorist in a fatal Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Richard O Fleischer ( December 8, 1916 – March 25, 2006) was an American Film director. 2006)
• December 9 - Kirk Douglas, American actor
• December 11 - Dámaso Pérez Prado, Cuban musician (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Dámaso Pérez Prado ( December 11, 1916 in Cuba - September 14, 1989 in Mexico) was a Cuban Mexican 1989)
• December 14 - Shirley Jackson, American writer (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Shirley Jackson ( December 14, 1916, San Francisco California - August 8, 1965, Bennington Vermont) was an influential 1965)
• December 15 - Maurice Wilkins, New Zealand-born physicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins CBE FRS ( 15 December 1916 – 5 October 2004) was a New Zealand -born British The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 2004)
• December 18
  • Betty Grable, American actress (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Betty Grable ( December 18, 1916 &ndash July 2, 1973) was an American Dancer Singer, and actress 1973)
  • Douglas Fraser, Scottish-born union leader (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Douglas Andrew Fraser ( December 18, 1916 &ndash February 23, 2008) was an American union leader 2008)
• December 19
  • Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann, German political scientist
  • Roy Ward Baker, English film director
  • Jack Agazarian, English World War II spy (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann (born December 19, 1916) is a German Political scientist. Roy Ward Baker (born December 19, 1916) is an English Film director born in London. Jack Charles Stanmore Agazarian ( December 19, 1916 &ndash March 29, 1945) was a British espionage agent who worked for the Special 1945)
• December 25 - Graciela Naranjo, Venezuelan singer and actress (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Graciela Naranjo ( December 25, 1916 - April 11, 2001) was a Venezuelan singer and actress 2001)
• December 27 - Johnny Frigo, American jazz violinist and bassist (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Johnny Frigo ( December 27, 1916 – July 4, 2007) was an American Jazz Violinist and Bassist. 2007)

Deaths

January - June

• January 4 - Bruce Sloss, Australian footballer (b. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Bruce Moses Farquhar Sloss (21 January 1889 - 4 January 1917 was an Australian rules footballer who played as a follower with Essendon and South Melbourne 1889)
• January 13 - Victoriano Huerta, President of Mexico (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks José Victoriano Huerta Márquez ( Colotlán, Jalisco, December 22, 1850, &ndash January 13, 1916 in El Paso The Constitutional Citizen President of the United Mexican States (the official title in Spanish is Ciudadano Presidente Constitucional de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos 1854)
• February 6 - Rubén Darío, Nicaraguan writer (b. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Félix Rubén García Sarmiento also known as Rubén Darío (Metapa January 18, 1867 &ndash Leon February 6, 1916) was a 1867)
• February 12 - Richard Dedekind, German mathematician (b. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Julius Wilhelm Richard Dedekind ( October 6, 1831 &ndash February 12, 1916) was a German mathematician who did important 1831)
• February 13 - Vilhelm Hammershøi, Danish painter (b. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Vilhelm Hammershøi ( May 15, 1864 &ndash February 13, 1916) was a painter born in Copenhagen, Denmark 1864)
• February 19 - Ernst Mach, Austrian physicist and philosopher (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Ernst Mach (max ( February 18, 1838 &ndash February 19, 1916) was an Austrian Physicist and Philosopher and 1838)
• February 20 - Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Swedish writer and pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Klas Pontus Arnoldson ( October 27, 1844 &ndash February 20, 1916) was a Swedish Author, Journalist, Politician The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1844)
• February 28 - Henry James, American writer (b. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Henry James, OM ( –) son of theologian Henry James Sr, brother of the philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James 1843)
• March 4 - Franz Marc, German artist (b. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Franz Marc ( February 8, 1880 &ndash March 4, 1916) was one of the principal painters and printmakers of the German 1880)
• March 24 - Enrique Granados, Spanish composer (ship sinking) (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Pantaléon Enrique Costanzo Granados y Campiña (27 July 1867 &ndash 24 March 1916 was a Spanish pianist and Composer of classical music. 1867)
• April 19 - Ephraim Shay, American inventor (b. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Ephraim Shay ( July 17 1839 &ndash April 19 1916) designed the first Shay locomotive and patented the type 1839)
• April 21 - Georges Boillot, French Grand Prix driver (killed in action) (b. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Georges Boillot ( August 3, 1884 – May 19, 1916) was a French Grand Prix motor racing driver and World War I 1884)
• May 3 - Padraig Pearse, Irish nationalist (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Patrick Henry Pearse (also known as Pádraig Pearse; Pádraig Anraí Mac Piarais An Piarsach; 10 November 1879 &ndash 3 May 1916 was a teacher barrister 1879)
• May 11 - Max Reger, German composer (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Johann Baptist Joseph Maximilian Reger ( March 19 1873 &ndash May 11 1916) was a German Composer, conductor 1873)
• May 12 - James Connolly, Irish socialist (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. James Connolly (Séamas Ó Conghaile 5 June 1868 &ndash 12 May 1916 was an Irish Socialist leader 1868)
• May 13 - Sholom Aleichem, Ukrainian Yiddish writer (b. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Sholem Aleichem (שלום־עליכם Шолом-Алейхем &ndash May 13, 1916) was the Pen name of Sholem Naumovich Rabinovich the popular 1859)
• May 21 - Artúr Görgey, Hungarian military general and politician (b. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Artúr Görgey ( January 30 1818 &ndash May 21 1916) was a Hungarian military leader 1818)
• June 5 - Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, British field marshal and statesman (b. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener 1st Earl Kitchener, KG, KP, GCB, OM 1850)
• June 6 - Yuan Shikai, Chinese military official and politician (b. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Yuan Shikai ( Courtesy Weiting 慰亭 Pseudonym: Rong'an 容庵 ( September 16, 1859 &ndash June 6, 1859)
• June 29 - Georges Lacombe, French artist (b. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Georges Lacombe may refer to Georges Lacombe (painter (1868-1916 French sculptor and painter Georges Lacombe (film director (1902-1990 1868)

July - December

• July 6 - Odilon Redon, French painter (b. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Bertrand-Jean Redon, better known as Odilon Redon ( April 20, 1840 &ndash July 6, 1916) was a Symbolist painter and 1840)
• July 16 - Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov, Russian microbiologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov (Илья Ильич Мечников ( May 16 1845 – July 15 1916) was a Russian microbiologist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1845)
• July 23 - Sir William Ramsay, Scottish chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Sir William Ramsay (2 October 1852 &ndash 23 July 1916 was a Scottish chemist who discovered the Noble gases and received the Nobel Prize in The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1852)
• July 29 - Claude Charles Castleton, Australian VC recipient (killed in battle) (b. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Claude Charles Castleton VC (12 April 1893 - 29 July 1916 was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award 1893)
• August 3 - Sir Roger Casement, Irish nationalist (executed) (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Roger David Casement (Ruairí Mac Easmainn 1 September 1864 &ndash 3 August 1916 ( Sir Roger Casement CMG between 1911 and until his execution for treason in August 1864)
• August 31 - Martha McClellan Brown, American activist (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Martha McClellan Brown April 6, 1838 - August 31, 1916 was a major leader in the Temperance movement. 1838)
• September 4 - José Echegaray y Eizaguirre, Spanish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself José Echegaray y Eizaguirre ( April 19, 1832 Madrid, Spain — September 14, 1916) was a Spanish Civil The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1832)
• October 7 - James Whitcomb Riley, American poet (b. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) James Whitcomb Riley ( Greenfield, Indiana, October 7, 1849 &ndash July 22, 1916) was an American 1849)
• October 28 - Cleveland Abbe, American meteorologist (b. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Cleveland Abbe ( December 3, 1838 in New York City &ndash December 29, 1916 in Chevy Chase, Maryland) was a 1838)
• October 31 - Charles Taze Russell, American preacher (b. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Charles Taze Russell ( February 16, 1852 &ndash October 31, 1916) also known as Pastor Russell, was a Protestant 1852)
• November 9 - Ion Dragalina, Romanian general (killed in action) (b. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Ion Dragalina ( December 16, 1860 &ndash November 9, 1916) was a Romanian General 1860)
• November 13 - Lanoe Hawker, British fighter pilot (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Lanoe George Hawker VC, DSO ( December 30, 1890  &ndash November 23, 1916) was a World War I English 1890)
• November 14
  • Henry George, Jr., American politician (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Henry George Jr ( November 3[[ 862]] - November 14[[ 916]] was a United States Representative from New York and son of American political 1862)
  • Saki, British writer (b. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Hector Hugh Munro ( December 18, 1870 – November 14, 1916) better known by the Pen name Saki, was a British 1870)
• November 15 - Henryk Sienkiewicz, Polish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1846)
• November 21 - Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria (b. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Franz Joseph I Karl (- German, in English Francis Joseph I Charles, see the name in other languages) (18 August 1830 &ndash 21 November 1830)
• November 22 - Jack London, American author (b. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Jack London (January 12 1876 &ndash November 22 1916 was an American author who wrote The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and The 1876)
• November 24 - Hiram Stevens Maxim, American firearms inventor (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim ( February 5, 1840 &ndash November 24, 1916) was an American born Inventor who emigrated to 1840)
• December 28 - Eduard Strauss, Austrian composer (b. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Eduard Strauss (Eduard Strauß ( 15 March 1835 &ndash 28 December 1916) was an Austrian Composer who together with brothers 1835)
• December 29 - Grigori Rasputin, Russian mystic (b. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II 1869)

Nobel Prizes

• Physics - not awarded
• Chemistry - not awarded
• Medicine - not awarded
• Literature - Carl Gustaf Verner von Heidenstam
• Peace - not awarded

Notes

External links

• Early Advertising Publications: "Fishing for Suckers" From the American Memory Collection of the Library of Congress

Table of Contents

Contents 1 Events of 1916 1.1 January 1.2 February 1.3 March 1.4 April 1.5 May 1.6 June 1.7 July 1.8 August 1.9 September 1.10 October 1.11 November 1.12 December 1.13 Undated 1.14 Ongoing 1.15 Fictional 2 Births 2.1 January-February 2.2 March-April 2.3 May-June 2.4 July-August 2.5 September-October 2.6 November-December 3 Deaths 3.1 January - June 3.2 July - December 4 Nobel Prizes 5 Notes 6 External links 7 Table of Contents

Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Carl Gustaf Verner von Heidenstam ( July 6, 1859 &ndash May 20, 1940) was a Swedish poet and novellist a laureate of the The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor

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