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1916 Historical Event(s)
February 4, 1916
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Dragon in Chinese astrology.
April 20, 1916
– The Chicago Cubs play their first game at Weeghman Park (currently Wrigley Field), defeating the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 in 11 innings.
June 29, 1916
– The Irish Nationalist and British diplomat Sir Roger Casement is sentenced to death for his part in the Easter Rising.
July 19, 1916
– World War I: Battle of Fromelles – British and Australian troops attack German trenches in a prelude to the Battle of the Somme.
August 2, 1916
– World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto.
August 4, 1916
– World War I: Liberia declares war on Germany.
September 11, 1916
– The Quebec Bridge’s central span collapses, killing 11 men. The bridge initially collapsed in toto on August 29, 1907.
September 15, 1916
– World War I: Tanks are used for the first time in battle, at the Battle of the Somme.
September 17, 1916
– World War I: Manfred von Richthofen (“The Red Baron”), a flying ace of the German Luftstreitkräfte, wins his first aerial combat near Cambrai, France.
December 6, 1916
– World War I: The Central Powers capture Bucharest.
Who Were Born On 1916?
January 12, 1916
– William Pleeth, British cellist (d. 1999)
March 29, 1916
– Peter Geach, British philosopher
April 12, 1916
– Benjamin Libet, American scientist (d. 2007)
May 6, 1916
– Robert H. Dicke, American physicist (d. 1997)
May 26, 1916
– Moondog, American composer, musician and poet (d. 1999)
June 12, 1916
– Raul Hector Castro, American politician
June 23, 1916
– Len Hutton, English cricketer (d. 1990)
July 27, 1916
– Elizabeth Hardwick, American literary critic and novelist (d. 2007)
November 29, 1916
– Fran Ryan, American actress (d. 2000)
December 15, 1916
– Buddy Cole, American pianist (d. 1964)