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1916 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1916th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 916th year of the 2nd millennium, the 16th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1910s decade. As of the start of 1916, the ...
1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1918th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 918th year of the 2nd millennium, the 18th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1910s decade. As of the start of 1918, the ...
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January 5 – Heavy rain – allegedly caused by rainmaker Charles Hatfield – begins; it will cause flooding around San Diego, CaliforniaJanuary 8 – Allied forces withdraw from GallipoliJanuary 12 - The Gilbert and Ellice Islands become a British colonyJanuary
1. January 7 – Elena Ceaușescu, Deputy Prime Minister of Romania (d. 1989) 2. January 12 – P. W. Botha, State President of South Africa (d. 2006) 3. January 24 – Rafael Caldera, President of Venezuela (d. 2009)
February
1. February 26 – Jackie Gleason, American comedian and actor (d. 1987)
March
1. March 11 – Harold Wilson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1995)
June 4 - Lord Kitchener, British Secretary of State for War, drowned.August 5 - George Butterworth, English composer, killed in battle.November 21 - Franz Joseph I, emperor of Austria and king of Hungary1915 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1915th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 915th year of the 2nd millennium, the 15th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1910s decade. As of the start of 1915, the ...
Mar 20, 2015 · The 1916 Easter Rising saw the first separatist shots fired in a campaign which was to destroy the United Kingdom of 1914 and lead to the secession of more than 20% of the country’s land-mass.
- Keith Jeffery
1916, an Overview. Children dressed as Allied soldiers run to bring the New Year, 1916. France carries the 1, the United Kingdom (in a kilt) and Belgium — his national roundel on his hat — the 9, Serbia and Russia the 1 of the decade, and Italy the 6. Japan, bearing a flag, hurries to catch up. A folding calendar card for 1916 by G. Bertrand.
The Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad (Turkish: Sağ Sahil) occurred between 6–8 January 1916 during the Mesopotamian Campaign of the First World War. The battle took place along the banks of the Tigris River between the Anglo-Indian Tigris Corps and elements of the Ottoman Sixth Army.
