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1916 Calendar Trivia

The next time you can reuse this calendar will be on year 2028. Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a solar cycle.

April 4 (4/4), June 6 (6/6), August 8 (8/8), October 10 (10/10), December 12 (12/12), and the last day of February always fall on the same day of the week in any given year. This is called the ‘Doomsday rule’. Check these dates using the full 12-month calendar below to verify.

1916 Calendar

Historical Events Of 1916

• January 18, 1916 – A 611-gram chondrite type meteorite strikes a house near the village of Baxter in Stone County, Missouri.
• February 4, 1916 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Dragon in Chinese astrology.
• March 22, 1916 – The last Emperor of China, Yuan Shikai, abdicates the throne and the Republic of China is restored.
• April 25, 1916 – Anzac Day is commemorated for the first time on the first anniversary of the landing at Anzac Cove.
• June 24, 1916 – World War I: The Battle of the Somme begins with a week-long artillery bombardment on the German Line.
• July 22, 1916 – Preparedness Day Bombing: In San Francisco, a bomb explodes on Market Street during a parade, killing ten and injuring 40.
• August 29, 1916 – The United States passes the Philippine Autonomy Act.
• October 7, 1916 – Georgia Tech defeats Cumberland University 222–0 in the most lopsided college football game in American history.
• 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.
• November 21, 1916 – World War I: A mine explodes and sinks HMHS Britannic in the Aegean Sea, killing 30 people.

Who Were Born On 1916?

• February 29, 1916 – Dinah Shore, American singer and actress (d. 1994)
• March 20, 1916 – Pierre Messmer, French lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 2007)
• March 27, 1916 – Heinz-Wilhelm Eck, German commander (d. 1945)
• June 6, 1916 – Hamani Diori, Nigerien academic and politician, 1st President of Niger (d. 1989)
• July 6, 1916 – Harold Norse, American poet and author (d. 2009)
• July 22, 1916 – Gino Bianco, Brazilian race car driver (d. 1984)
• August 20, 1916 – Paul Felix Schmidt, Estonian–German chess player and chemist (d. 1984)
• August 29, 1916 – George Montgomery, American actor, stuntman, director, and producer (d. 2000)
• October 30, 1916 – Leon Day, American baseball player (d. 1995)
• November 20, 1916 – Evelyn Keyes, American actress and singer (d. 2008)