Preparedness Day Bombing in San Francisco Kills Ten, Injures 40, July 22, 1916

Russian mystic and advisor to the Tsar Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin is murdered by a loyalist group led by Prince Felix Yusupov. His frozen, partially-trussed body was discovered in a Petrograd river three days later. Date: December 30, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 30 📅 Events on this day in…

World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point. Date: April 29, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 29 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This…

World War I: In "the day Sussex died", elements of the Royal Sussex Regiment take heavy casualties in the Battle of the Boar's Head at Richebourg-l'Avoué in France. Date: June 30, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 30 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today)…

Yuan Shikai abdicates as Emperor of China, restoring the Republic and returning to the Presidency. Date: March 22, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Battle of Verdun: German Capture of Côte 265, French Hold…

The United States passes the Philippine Autonomy Act. Date: August 29, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 29 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1916World War I: First Tanks Used in Battle at the Somme – September 15, 1916Battle of Verdun:…

Albert Einstein submits his paper, "The Foundation of the General Theory of Relativity", which establishes his general theory of relativity, to the journal Annalen der Physik. Date: March 20, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…