1916

19th century - 20th century - 21st century

Decades: 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s - 1910s - 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s

Years: 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 - 1916 - 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921

Births

• February 11 - [Bernice Levin Neugarten]?, social scientist/gerontologist.
• February 11 - [Joseph Alioto]?, Mayor of San Francisco

Deaths

Events

• February 11 - Emma Goldman is arrested for lecturing on birth control.
• February 11 - [Baltimore Symphony Orchestra]? presents its 1st concert
• May 31 - June 1 - Battle of Jutland
• Summer Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany, are cancelled.
• July 1 - November 18 - Battle of the Somme

Nobel Prizes

• Physics - not awarded
• Chemistry - not awarded
• Medicine - not awarded
• Literature - [Carl Gustaf Verner von Heidenstam]?
• Peace - not awarded