In history, year 1916 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1916.
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
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| 15 march | Six days after Pancho Villa and his cross-border raiders attacked Columbus, New Mexico, US General John J. Pershing led apunitive expedition into Mexico to pursue Villa. |
| 24 april | Irish republicans led by Patrick Pearse began the Easter Rising against British rule in Ireland, and proclaimed the Irish Republic an independent state. |
| 10 may | Ernest Shackleton and five companions completed one ofhistory's greatest small-boat journeys when they arrived at SouthGeorgia after an 800-nautical-mile (1,500 km) journey in a lifeboat. |
| 15 may | Jesse Washington, a teenage African-American farmhand, was lynched in Waco, Texas, US, in what became a well-known example of racially motivated lynching. |
| 16 may | The United Kingdom and France signed the Sykes–Picot Agreement, a secret agreement considered to have shaped the Middle East, defining the borders of Iraq and Syria. |
| 31 may | The German Kaiserliche Marine and British Royal Navy clashed inthe Battle of Jutland, the largest naval battle of the First World War. |
| 01 june | Louis Brandeis became the first Jew to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court. |
| 01 july | First World War-The first day of the Battle of Albert, the opening phase of the Battle of the Somme, became the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army, with 57,470 casualties of which 19,240 were killed or died of wounds. |
| 15 july | William Boeing incorporated the Pacific Aero Products Company, which was later renamed Boeing. |
| 19 july | First World War-'The worst 24 hours in Australia's entirehistory' occurred when Australian forces suffered heavy losses in theirunsuccessful assault on the Germans at the Battle of Fromelles inFrance. |
| 27 july | British mariner Charles Fryatt was executed at Bruges, Belgiumafter a court-martial found him to be a franc-tireur. |
| 30 july | German agents caused a major explosion when they sabotagedAmerican ammunition supplies to prevent the materiel from being used bythe Allies of World War I. |
| 03 august | Irish nationalist Sir Roger Casement was hanged at London'sPentonville Prison for treason for his role in the Easter Rising, arebellion to win Irish independence from Britain. |
| 05 august | First World War-The British Empire's Sinai and Palestinecampaign began with a victory in the Battle of Romani. |
| 25 august | The National Park Service is created by congress with the 'National Park Service Organic Act' to converse areas classified as national parks and the National Register of Historic Places. |
| 15 september | The British launch a major offensive against the Germans at the Battle of the Somme, using 40 primitive tanks for the first time in history. |
| 15 september | Tanks, the 'secret weapons' of the British Army during theFirst World War, were first used in combat at the Battle of the Somme inSomme, Picardy, France, leading to strategic Allied victory. |
| 27 september | Lij Iyasu, the emperor-designate of Ethiopia, was deposed infavor of his aunt, Zewditu. |
| 27 october | Supporters of deposed Ethiopian Emperor-designate Iyasu V weredefeated at the Battle of Segale, ending their attempt to restore him tothe throne. |
| 05 november | An armed confrontation in Everett, Washington, US, betweenlocal authorities and members of the Industrial Workers of the Worldresulted in seven deaths. |
| 05 december | British Prime Minister H. H. Asquith resigned due to his lack of vigour over the conduct of the Great War. |
| 18 december | The French defeated German forces around the city of Verdun-sur-Meuse in northeast France, ending the longest battle and one of the bloodiest in World War I. |
| 23 december | First World War-Allied forces gained a strategic victory in the Battle of Magadha, located in the Sinai Peninsula. |
| 06 June | Women were given the right to vote in East Cleveland, USA. |
| 20 June | SNDT Women's University was established in Pune. |
| 02 July | Geological Survey of India Department was established. |
| 15 July | Boeing, the world's largest aerospace company, started. |
| 06 September | The first super market opened in Tennessee, USA. |
| 15 September | Tanks were used in the Battle of the Somme for the first time during World War I. |
| 16 September | Classical singer and actress MS awarded the Bharat Ratna, the country's largest civilian honor. Subbalakshmi was born. |
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
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| 01 September | Dorothy Cheney / Tennis Player / United States of America |
| 02 July | Ken Curtis / Actor / United States of America |
| 03 July | John Kundla / Basketball Player / United States of America |
| 04 November | John Basilone / Sergeant / United States of America |
| 07 April | Anthony Caruso / Actor / United States of America |
| 09 January | Vic Mizzy / Soldier / United States of America |
| 13 September | Roald Dahl / Poet / Britain |
| 13 December | Leonard Weisgard / Author / United States of America |
| 14 August | Wellington Mara / Business Man / United States of America |
| 18 February | Jean Drapeau / Politician / Canada |
| 19 March | Eric Christmas / Actor / United Kingdom |
| 23 June | Len Hutton / Cricketer / United Kingdom |
| 24 June | William B. Saxbe / Lawyer / United States of America |
| 24 March | Donald Hamilton / Author / United States of America |
| 26 April | Ken Wallis / Engineer / United Kingdom |
| 26 April | Morris West / Author / Australia |
| 28 August | Jack Vance / Author / United States of America |
| 29 August | George Montgomery / Actor / United States of America |
| 30 May | Mort Meskin / Illustrator / United States of America |
| 30 April | Robert Shaw / Conductor / United States of America |
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
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| 08 May | Chinmayananda Saraswati / Educator / India |
| 21 March | Bismillah Khan / Shehnai Player / India |
| 16 September | Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi / Vocalist / India |
| 04 May | Zail Singh / Politician / India |
| 11 October | Nanaji Deshmukh / Activist / India |
| 03 August | Shakeel Badayuni / Poet / India |
| 17 August | Amritlal Nagar / Writer / India |
| 30 August | Shailendra / Writer / India |
| 05 March | Biju Patnaik / Politician / India |
| 13 May | Sachidananda Routray / Poet / India |
| 31 July | Mohan Lal Sukhadia / Politician / India |
| 05 May | Giani Zail Singh / Politician / India |
| 21 November | Jadu Nath Singh / Soldier / India |
| 08 May | Ramananda Sengupta / Cinematographer / India |
| 21 November | Jadunath Singh / Soldier / India |
| 05 May | Zail Singh / Politician / India |
| 24 December | P. Shilu Ao / Politician / India |
| 25 September | Deendayal Upadhyaya / Economist / India |
| 02 February | Dasarath Deb / Politician / India |
| 10 February | Darbara Singh / Politician / India |