What happened on 14 February 1916?

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Discover what happened on 14 February 1916 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!

Births

  • Denham Harman (American biogerontologist)
  • Dinah Grace (German actress (1917-1963))
  • Oskar Wielgos (German chess player (1916-1986))
  • Edward Platt (American actor (1916-1974))
  • Inoue Yūichi (Japanese painter (1916-1985))
  • Willi Teichmann (German film producer (1916-1979))
  • Wawrzyniec Żuławski (Alpinist, composer, writer (1916-1957))
  • Adrien Pinard (Canadian psychologist (1916-1998))
  • Jean Carrelet de Loisy (French officer (1916-1944))
  • Marc Zamansky (French mathematician (1916-1996))
  • Knut Blom (Norwegian judge (1916–1996))
  • Roque Carrion (French officer (1916-1995))
  • Valentino Gerratana (Italian philosopher)
  • Pauli Salonen (Finnish Nordic combined skier (1916-2009))
  • Habib Yusufiy (Soviet writer, poet and literary critic (1916-1945))
  • Charles Wycliffe Joiner (United States federal judge)
  • Dick Moore (George Cross recipient in World War II)
  • Grover Froese (American baseball umpire (1916–1982))
  • Juan Celada Salomón (Mexican inventor)
  • Maruchi Fresno (Spanish actress (1916-2003))
  • John L. Goldwater (Founder of “MLJ Comics”)
  • Joseph O’Conor (Anglo-Irish actor and playwright)
  • Juan Gálvez (Argentine racing driver)
  • Steve Belko (American basketball player and coach, American football player, college athletics administrator (1916-2000))
  • Meng Bo (Chinese composer)
  • Henning Albert Boilesen (Danish business executive (1916-1971))
  • Voinstvensky Mykhailo (Ukrainian zoologist)
  • Martin Ugarte (Basque writer (1916-1996))
  • Abdur Rozaq Fachruddin (Indonesian Islamic leader)
  • Emil Wünsch
  • Pavel Kochegin (Russian writer (1916-1997))
  • Sverre Kjeldstadli (Norwegian historian (1916-1961))
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  • Augusto Lucena (Brazilian politician)
  • John Barritt (Bermudian politician and businessman (1916-2014))
  • Jerzy Ciszewski (Polish architect)
  • Gorden Torp
  • Robert Herlitz (Swedish journalist)
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  • Henry Dornan (Scottish footballer (1916-1990))
  • C. Kilmer Myers (American priest (1916–1981))
  • Leopoldo Sánchez Celis (Mexican politician)
  • Terence John O’Connell ((1916-1977) educationist)
  • Gerrit Pasch
  • Reidar Kvaal (Norwegian military personnel)
  • Hans-Wolrad Dölling
  • Vincent O. Pellecchia (American politician)
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  • Elidor Campbell ((1916-1979))
  • Margaret Vaughan Gardiol ((1916-2010))
  • Stelio Molo ((1916-1995))
  • Evžen Eiselt
  • Holley Cantine (American writer and anarchist (1916-1977))
  • Purnell Mincy (American baseball player)
  • Paul Wilner Gilbert (Ph.D. Duke University 1940)
  • Joe Mauk Smith (Chemical Engineer)
  • Julius Bachrach (Holocaust victim (born 1916))
  • Marion Cain (baseball player)
  • Calvin Clarke (American baseball player)
  • Bella Wieselová-Gugiková (Holocaust victim (born 1916))
  • Ladislav Kedebec
  • Mario Battaglini (Italian jurist and historian (1916-2004))
  • Arnošt Janeček (czech actor)
  • Jaroslav Vojč
  • Pauline Catherine Ramsey
  • Chen Kang Chai
  • Ferrel Heady
  • Zoltán Szügyi ((1916-1943) actor)
  • Francis Clarke (Rhodesian Rhodes Scholar)
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  • Fritz Schmenkel (German communist and Soviet Belarusian partisan)
  • C. William O’Neill (politician (1916-1978))
  • Masaki Kobayashi (Japanese film director (1916–1996))
  • Sally Gray (English film actress (1916–2006))
  • Marcel Bigeard (French soldier (1916-2010))
  • Denham Harman (American biogerontologist)
  • Dinah Grace (German actress (1917-1963))
  • Oskar Wielgos (German chess player (1916-1986))
  • Edward Platt (American actor (1916-1974))
  • Inoue Yūichi (Japanese painter (1916-1985))
  • Willi Teichmann (German film producer (1916-1979))
  • Wawrzyniec Żuławski (Alpinist, composer, writer (1916-1957))
  • Adrien Pinard (Canadian psychologist (1916-1998))
  • Jean Carrelet de Loisy (French officer (1916-1944))
  • Marc Zamansky (French mathematician (1916-1996))
  • Knut Blom (Norwegian judge (1916–1996))
  • Roque Carrion (French officer (1916-1995))
  • Valentino Gerratana (Italian philosopher)
  • Pauli Salonen (Finnish Nordic combined skier (1916-2009))
  • Habib Yusufiy (Soviet writer, poet and literary critic (1916-1945))
  • Charles Wycliffe Joiner (United States federal judge)
  • Dick Moore (George Cross recipient in World War II)
  • Grover Froese (American baseball umpire (1916–1982))
  • Juan Celada Salomón (Mexican inventor)
  • Maruchi Fresno (Spanish actress (1916-2003))
  • John L. Goldwater (Founder of “MLJ Comics”)
  • Joseph O’Conor (Anglo-Irish actor and playwright)
  • Juan Gálvez (Argentine racing driver)
  • Steve Belko (American basketball player and coach, American football player, college athletics administrator (1916-2000))
  • Meng Bo (Chinese composer)
  • Henning Albert Boilesen (Danish business executive (1916-1971))
  • Voinstvensky Mykhailo (Ukrainian zoologist)
  • Martin Ugarte (Basque writer (1916-1996))
  • Abdur Rozaq Fachruddin (Indonesian Islamic leader)
  • Emil Wünsch
  • Pavel Kochegin (Russian writer (1916-1997))
  • Sverre Kjeldstadli (Norwegian historian (1916-1961))
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  • Augusto Lucena (Brazilian politician)
  • John Barritt (Bermudian politician and businessman (1916-2014))
  • Jerzy Ciszewski (Polish architect)
  • Gorden Torp
  • Robert Herlitz (Swedish journalist)
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  • Henry Dornan (Scottish footballer (1916-1990))
  • C. Kilmer Myers (American priest (1916–1981))
  • Leopoldo Sánchez Celis (Mexican politician)
  • Terence John O’Connell ((1916-1977) educationist)
  • Gerrit Pasch
  • Reidar Kvaal (Norwegian military personnel)
  • Hans-Wolrad Dölling
  • Vincent O. Pellecchia (American politician)
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  • Elidor Campbell ((1916-1979))
  • Margaret Vaughan Gardiol ((1916-2010))
  • Stelio Molo ((1916-1995))
  • Evžen Eiselt
  • Holley Cantine (American writer and anarchist (1916-1977))
  • Purnell Mincy (American baseball player)
  • Paul Wilner Gilbert (Ph.D. Duke University 1940)
  • Joe Mauk Smith (Chemical Engineer)
  • Julius Bachrach (Holocaust victim (born 1916))
  • Marion Cain (baseball player)
  • Calvin Clarke (American baseball player)
  • Bella Wieselová-Gugiková (Holocaust victim (born 1916))
  • Ladislav Kedebec
  • Mario Battaglini (Italian jurist and historian (1916-2004))
  • Arnošt Janeček (czech actor)
  • Jaroslav Vojč
  • Pauline Catherine Ramsey
  • Chen Kang Chai
  • Ferrel Heady
  • Zoltán Szügyi ((1916-1943) actor)
  • Francis Clarke (Rhodesian Rhodes Scholar)
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Deaths

  • John Turner Layton (American musician)
  • Jean Zens (Luxembourgian entrepreneur and painter)
  • John Turner Layton (American musician)
  • John Bamlet Smallman (Canadian businessman (1849-1916))
  • A. Clarke Dodge (American businessman and politician)
  • Albert Ehnberg (Finnish stage actor)
  • Theophil Pisling ((1834-1916))
  • Heloise Desmona Hazelius
  • Henry Booth Hohler ((1835-1916))
  • Horace George Clough Taylor (d.1916)
  • Matsubara Shinnosuke (Japanese biologist)
  • William Henry DeHart (Pastor of the Third Reformed Church of Raritan (1837-1916))
  • Alfred E A. South (Gunner in Royal Garrison Artillery, British Army)