What Happened In July 1916 In History

Historical Events for July, 1916

• 1st » World War I: First day on the Somme: On the first day of the Battle of the Somme 19,000 soldiers of the British Army are killed and 40,000 wounded.
• 14th » Start of the Battle of Delville Wood as an action within the Battle of the Somme, which was to last until 3 September 1916.
• 15th » In Seattle or Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).
• 19th » World War I: Battle of Fromelles 61st (2nd South Midland) Division British and First Australian Imperial Force Australian troops attack German Empire German trenches in a prelude to the Battle of the Somme.
• 22nd » In San Francisco, California, a bomb explodes on Market Street (San Francisco) e.g Market Street during a Preparedness Day parade killing ten and injuring 40.
• 30th » Black Tom explosion called Black Tom Island explosion in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Famous Birthdays on July in 1916

• 1st » Olivia de Havilland, Japanese-American actress
• 1st » George C. Stoney, American director and producer (d. 2012)
• 2nd » Ken Curtis, American actor and singer (d. 1991)
• 2nd » Hans-Ulrich Rudel, German colonel and pilot (d. 1982)
• 3rd » John Kundla, American basketball player and coach
• 6th » Harold Norse, American poet and author (d. 2009)
• 9th » Dean Goffin, New Zealand composer (d. 1984)
• 9th » Edward Heath, English colonel and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2005)
• 10th » Judith Jasmin, Canadian journalist (d. 1972)
• 11th » Alexander Prokhorov, Australian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physics e.g Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002)
• 11th » Reg Varney, English actor and screenwriter (d. 2008)
• 11th » Gough Whitlam, Australian lieutenant and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Australia
• 12th » Robert E. Gilka, American photographer and journalist (d. 2013)
• 12th » Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Ukrainian-Russian soldier and sniper (d. 1974)
• 18th » Johnny Hopp, American baseball player and coach (d. 2003)
• 19th » Phil Cavarretta, American baseball player and manager (d. 2010)
• 19th » Eve Merriam, American poet and playwright (d. 1992)
• 22nd » Gino Bianco, Brazilian race car driver (d. 1984)
• 22nd » Marcel Cerdan, French boxer (d. 1949)
• 23rd » Laurel Martyn, Australian ballerina and choreographer (d. 2013)
• 24th » Bob Eberly, American singer (d. 1981)
• 24th » John D. MacDonald, American author (d. 1986)
• 25th » Lucien Saulnier, Canadian politician (d. 1989)
• 26th » Dean Brooks, American physician and actor (d. 2013)
• 26th » Jaime Luiz Coelho, Brazilian archbishop (d. 2013)
• 26th » Herbert Norkus, German Hitler Youth member (d. 1932)
• 27th » Elizabeth Hardwick (writer) called Elizabeth Hardwick, American author and critic (d. 2007)
• 27th » Skippy Williams, American saxophonist and arranger (d. 1994)
• 27th » Keenan Wynn, American actor and singer (d. 1986)
• 28th » David Brown (producer) named David Brown, American journalist and producer (d. 2010)
• 29th » Budd Boetticher, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001)
• 29th » Charlie Christian, American guitarist (d. 1942)
• 30th » Dick Wilson, English-American actor (d. 2007)
• 31st » Sibte Hassan, Pakistani journalist, scholar, and activist (d. 1986)
• 31st » Billy Hitchcock, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2006)
• 31st » Bill Todman, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1979)

Famous Deaths for July 1916

• 2nd » Louis Maxson, American archer (b. 1855)
• 3rd » Hetty Green, American businesswoman and financier (b. 1834)
• 4th » Alan Seeger, American soldier poet (b. 1888)
• 6th » Odilon Redon, French painter and illustrator (b. 1840)
• 18th » Benjamin C. Truman, American journalist and author (b. 1835)
• 22nd » James Whitcomb Riley, American poet and author (b. 1849)
• 23rd » William Ramsay, Scottish-English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize in Chemistry known as Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)
• 27th » Charles Fryatt, English captain (b. 1872)

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