Matheson Fire
Time: Saturday Jul 29, 1916
Place: Ontario, Canada
Details: The great Matheson Fire was a deadly forest fire that passed through the region surrounding the communities of Black River-Matheson and Iroquois Falls, Ontario, Canada, on July 29, 1916. 223 people were killed according to the official estimate.
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Second Sino-Japanese War-The Tungchow mutiny
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Prince Charles-1st Marriage
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Iran–Iraq War-Operation Dawn 3
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Marco van Basten-The New Manager of The Netherlands National Team
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July 1916
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Wedding
Saturday Jul 1, 1916 - Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Statue of Liberty-Damage to the statue during WWI
Sunday Jul 30, 1916 - New York, U.S.
1916
Josip Broz Tito-The Ardatov POW (Prisenor of War) camp
1916 - Samara, Russian Empire
Salvador Dali-Drawing School
1916 - Figueres, Catalonia, Spain
Edward VIII-Military Cross
1916 - United Kingdom
Armenian Genocide-Typhoid inoculation
Saturday Jan 1, 1916 - Turkey (then Ottoman Empire)
Irish War of Independence-Plan for revolt was realised in the Easter Rising of 1916
1916 - Ireland
Winston Churchill-Churchill was promoted to lieutenant-colonel
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Mexican Revolution-Villa Attacked Columbus
1916 - Columbus, New Mexico, U.S.
Memorial day-Celebrated around the country
1916 - U.S.
World War 1-Battle of Mojkovac
Thursday Jan 6, 1916 - Mojkovac, Montenegro
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1916 - San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Mexican Revolution-Huerta's Death
Thursday Jan 13, 1916 - El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Carter G. Woodson-Woodson began publication of the scholarly Journal of African-American History
Jan, 1916 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Yasunari Kawabata-Boarding House
Jan, 1916 - Japan
World War 1-Battle of Verdun
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Dwight D. Eisenhower-Eisenhower proposed to Mamie Doud
Monday Feb 14, 1916 - U.S.
Charles de Gaulle-De Gaulle was a company commander at Douaumont
Thursday Mar 2, 1916 - Verdun, France
BMW-Foundation
Tuesday Mar 7, 1916 - Munich, Germany
Father's Day-President Woodrow Wilson went to Spokane to speak at a Father's Day celebration
1916 - Spokane, Washington, U.S.
St. Patrick's Day-1916 Parades
Friday Mar 17, 1916 - Ireland
Marcus Garvey-Marcus sailed to U.S.
Mar, 1916 - U.S.
Marcus Garvey-Arrived U.S.
1916 - Harlem, New York City, New York, U.S.
Irish War of Independence-Irish republicans launched the Easter Rising against British rule
Saturday Apr 1, 1916 - Ireland
Anna May Wong-Wong had come up with her stage name of Anna May Wong
1916 - U.S.
Marcus Garvey-Speaking tour, crossing 38 states
1916 - U.S.
Marcus Garvey-UNIA also obtained Liberty Hall
Apr, 1916 - Harlem, New York City, New York, U.S.
World War 1-Decimation of the Russian economy
1916 - Russia
World War 1-Battle of Jutland
Wednesday May 31, 1916 - North Sea, near to Denmark
Chinese Civil War-Death of Yuan Shikai
Tuesday Jun 6, 1916 - Beijing, China
Ottoman Empire-Arab Revolt
Saturday Jun 10, 1916 - Arabian Peninsula, Ottoman Empire
World War 1-Battle of Mecca
Tuesday Jun 13, 1916 - Mecca, Saudi Arabia
W. E. B. Du Bois-Du Bois and his supporters prevailed, and he continued in his role as editor
1916 - U.S.
World War 1-Battle of Somme
Wednesday Jun 21, 1916 - Somme river, France
Dwight D. Eisenhower-Wedding
Saturday Jul 1, 1916 - Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Statue of Liberty-Damage to the statue during WWI
Sunday Jul 30, 1916 - New York, U.S.
World War 1-Romania's Political Treaty
Friday Aug 4, 1916 - Romania
World War 1-Battle of Doberdo
Sunday Aug 6, 1916 - Gorizia, Gorizia, Italy
Hungarian–Romanian War-Romania Entered The World War I
Sunday Aug 27, 1916 - Romania
World War 1-Romania Attacks
Sunday Aug 27, 1916 - Transylvania, Romania
World War 1-Battle of Flers–Courcelette
Friday Sep 15, 1916 - Flers and Courcelette, France
Marcus Garvey-Marcus returned to New York City
1916 - New York City, New York, U.S.
Kroger-Kroger company began self-service shopping
1916 - Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Hirohito-Hirohito was formally proclaimed Crown Prince and Heir Apparent
Thursday Nov 2, 1916 - Tokyo, Japan
World War 1-Bitolia recapturing
Sunday Nov 19, 1916 - Bitolia, Macedonia
Statue of Liberty-Lighting the Statue
Saturday Dec 2, 1916 - New York, U.S.
World War 1-Battle of Bucharest
Wednesday Dec 6, 1916 - Bucharest, Romania
Winston Churchill-Asquith resigned as Prime Minister and was succeeded by Lloyd George
Wednesday Dec 6, 1916 - London, England, United Kingdom
World War 1-Rejected Negotiations
Tuesday Dec 12, 1916 - Germany
Disasters with highest death tolls-White Friday Avalanches
Wednesday Dec 13, 1916 at 05:30:00 AM - Italy
W. E. B. Du Bois-Waco Horror
1916 - U.S.