What Happened in 1916
12 historical events, 18 notable births, and 8 notable deaths in 1916.
Major Events
January 1916
1916 — year
1916 Summer Olympics — Games of the VI Olympiad, scheduled to be played in Berlin, Germany, in 1916 but canceled due to World War I
Basmachi movement — decentralized decolonial movement which undertook a uprising against Russian Imperial and Soviet rule by the Muslim peoples of Central Asia (1916–1934)
1916 South American Championship — football tournament
Battle of Asiago — 1916 battle
1916 in film — overview of the events of 1916 in film
May 1916
Sykes–Picot Agreement — secret agreement signed in 1916 between France and the United Kingdom providing for the division of the Middle East at the end of the First World War
April 1916
Easter Rising — armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week, 1916
Proclamation of the Irish Republic — constitution
November 1916
1916 United States presidential election — 33rd quadrennial U.S. presidential election
March 1916
Lake Naroch Offensive — 1916 military operation
October 1916
Romanian Army offensive in Transylvania in 1916 — 1916 battle of World War I