1916 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1916?
- January 9, 1916 – World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli concludes with an Ottoman Empire victory when the last Allied forces are evacuated from the peninsula.
- January 10, 1916 – Erzerum Offensive during World War I, Russian victory over Ottoman Empire.
- February 4, 1916 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Dragon in Chinese astrology.
- March 9, 1916 – Pancho Villa leads nearly 500 Mexican raiders in an attack against Columbus, New Mexico.
- March 19, 1916 – Eight American planes take off in pursuit of Pancho Villa, the first United States air-combat mission in history.
- March 22, 1916 – The last Emperor of China, Yuan Shikai, abdicates the throne and the Republic of China is restored.
- April 29, 1916 – Easter Rebellion: Martial law in Ireland is lifted and the rebellion is officially over with the surrender of Irish nationalists to British authorities in Dublin.
- May 20, 1916 – The Saturday Evening Post publishes its first cover with a Norman Rockwell painting (Boy with Baby Carriage).
- June 5, 1916 – Louis Brandeis is sworn in as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
- July 14, 1916 – Start of the Battle of Delville Wood as an action within the Battle of the Somme, which was to last until 3 September 1916.
- 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.
- July 22, 1916 – In San Francisco, California, a bomb explodes on Market Street during a Preparedness Day parade killing 10 and injuring 40.
- July 30, 1916 – Black Tom Island explosion in Jersey City, New Jersey.
- August 4, 1916 – World War I: Liberia declares war on Germany.
- August 14, 1916 – Romania declares war on Austro-Hungary, joining the Entente in World War I
- August 27, 1916 – Romania declares war against Austria-Hungary, entering World War I as one of the Allied nations.
- August 28, 1916 – World War I: Italy declares war on Germany.
- September 7, 1916 – Federal employees win the right to Workers’ compensation by Federal Employers Liability Act (39 Stat. 742; 5 U.S.C. 751)
- November 13, 1916 – Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes is expelled from the Labor Party over his support for conscription.
- November 18, 1916 – World War I: First Battle of the Somme– in France, British Expeditionary Force commander Douglas Haig calls off the battle which started on July 1, 1916.
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