1916 In Russia

	1916 In Russia Events from the year 1916 in Russia. Incumbents * Monarch – Nicholas II * Chairman of the Council of Ministers – until 2 February – Ivan Logginovich Goremykin 2 February-23 November – Boris Stürmer ** starting 23 November – Alexander Fyodorovich Trepov Events * * * * * * * Baranovichi Offensive * Battle of Kostiuchnówka * Battle of Bitlis * Brusilov Offensive * Battle of Erzincan * Erzurum Offensive * Battle of Kowel * Lake Naroch Offensive * Trebizond Campaign * Urkun Births * 17 January — Tatyana Karpova, actress (died 2018) * 29 January — Kyra Vayne, Russian-born British opera singer (died 2001) * 22 July — Irene Galitzine, Russian-Georgian fashion designer (died 2006) * 9 September — Ada Tschechowa, Russo-German actress (died 1966) * 21 September — Zinovy Gerdt, actor (died 1996) * 4 October — Vitaly Ginzburg, physicist (died 2009) * 19 October — Emil Gilels, pianist (died 1985) Deaths * February 9 – Anto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones and shares Borders of Russia, land boundaries with fourteen countries, more than List of countries and territories by land borders, any other country but China. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's ninth-most populous country and List of European countries by population, Europe's most populous country, with a population of 146 million people. The country's capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city is Moscow, the List of European cities by population within city limits, largest city entirely within E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	17 January Events Pre-1600 38 BC – Octavian divorces his wife Scribonia and marries Livia Drusilla, ending the fragile peace between the Second Triumvirate and Sextus Pompey. 1362 – Saint Marcellus' flood kills at least 25,000 people on the shores of the North Sea. 1377 – Pope Gregory XI reaches Rome, after deciding to move the Papacy back to Rome from Avignon. 1524 – Giovanni da Verrazzano sets sail westward from Madeira to find a sea route to the Pacific Ocean. 1562 – France grants religious toleration to the Huguenots in the Edict of Saint-Germain. 1595 – During the French Wars of Religion, Henry IV of France declares war on Spain. 1601–1900 1608 – Emperor Susenyos I of Ethiopia surprises an Oromo army at Ebenat; his army reportedly kills 12,000 Oromo at the cost of 400 of his men. 1648 – England's Long Parliament passes the " Vote of No Addresses", breaking off negotiations with King Charles I and thereby setting the scene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Zinovy Gerdt Zinovy Yefimovich Gerdt (russian: Зино́вий Ефи́мович Гердт, which is a pseudonym, his real name being Zalman Afroimovich Khrapinovich (За́лман Афро́имович Храпино́вич); 21 September 1916 in Sebezh, Russian Empire – 18 November 1996) was a Soviet and Russian actor. He was awarded the People's Artist of the USSR in 1990. Biography Early life and education Gerdt was born Zalman Afroimovich Khrapinovich on September 21, 1916 in the city of Sebezh in the Pskov Oblast. His father Afroim Yakovlevich Khrapinovich worked for some time in a fabrics shop as a clerk, and later as a salesman. Mother Rakhil Isaakovna was a housewife. His father died quite early, his mother stayed with four children: two boys and two girls, of which Zinovy was the youngest. In Sebezh he lived up to 11 years, studied at a Jewish school ( cheder), knew Yiddish. After finishing school, Zinovy moved to his elder brother who lived in Moscow. From a young a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	21 September Events Pre-1600 * 455 – Emperor Avitus enters Rome with a Gallic army and consolidates his power. 1170 – The Kingdom of Dublin falls to Norman invaders. 1217 – Livonian Crusade: The Estonian leader Lembitu and Livonian leader Kaupo the Accursed are killed in the Battle of St. Matthew's Day. 1435 – The Congress of Arras causes Burgundy to switch sides in the Hundred Years' War. 1601–1900 1745 – A Hanoverian army is defeated, in ten minutes, by the Jacobite forces of Prince Charles Edward Stuart 1776 – Part of New York City is burned shortly after being occupied by British forces. 1780 – American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans to West Point. 1792 – French Revolution: The National Convention abolishes the monarchy. 1809 – British Secretary of War Lord Castlereagh and Foreign Secretary George Canning meet in a duel on Putney Heath, with Castlereagh wounding Canning in the thigh. 1843 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1966 In Germany Events in the year 1966 in Germany. Incumbents * President – Heinrich Lübke Chancellor Ludwig Erhard (until 30 November 1966) Kurt Georg Kiesinger (from 30 November 1966) Events Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 * 24 June–5 July – 16th Berlin International Film Festival * 1 December – The Kiesinger cabinet, led by Kurt Georg Kiesinger, is sworn in. * Date unknown: German company Hannover Re was founded. Births 30 January – Hans Tutschku, German composer 7 February – Claudia Nolte, German politician 7 February – Kristin Otto, German swimmer 8 February – Bruno Labbadia, German footballer and manager * 9 February – Christoph Maria Herbst, German actor and comedian * 16 February – Martin Perscheid, German cartoonist (d. 2021) 22 February – Thorsten Kaye, German-English actor 18 March – Anne Will, German journalist 3 April – Michael Mittermeier, German comedian 4 April – Stefan Mappus, German politician 19 April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	1916 In Russia Events from the year 1916 in Russia. Incumbents * Monarch – Nicholas II * Chairman of the Council of Ministers – until 2 February – Ivan Logginovich Goremykin 2 February-23 November – Boris Stürmer ** starting 23 November – Alexander Fyodorovich Trepov Events * * * * * * * Baranovichi Offensive * Battle of Kostiuchnówka * Battle of Bitlis * Brusilov Offensive * Battle of Erzincan * Erzurum Offensive * Battle of Kowel * Lake Naroch Offensive * Trebizond Campaign * Urkun Births * 17 January — Tatyana Karpova, actress (died 2018) * 29 January — Kyra Vayne, Russian-born British opera singer (died 2001) * 22 July — Irene Galitzine, Russian-Georgian fashion designer (died 2006) * 9 September — Ada Tschechowa, Russo-German actress (died 1966) * 21 September — Zinovy Gerdt, actor (died 1996) * 4 October — Vitaly Ginzburg, physicist (died 2009) * 19 October — Emil Gilels, pianist (died 1985) Deaths * February 9 – Anto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones and shares Borders of Russia, land boundaries with fourteen countries, more than List of countries and territories by land borders, any other country but China. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's ninth-most populous country and List of European countries by population, Europe's most populous country, with a population of 146 million people. The country's capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city is Moscow, the List of European cities by population within city limits, largest city entirely within E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	17 January Events Pre-1600 38 BC – Octavian divorces his wife Scribonia and marries Livia Drusilla, ending the fragile peace between the Second Triumvirate and Sextus Pompey. 1362 – Saint Marcellus' flood kills at least 25,000 people on the shores of the North Sea. 1377 – Pope Gregory XI reaches Rome, after deciding to move the Papacy back to Rome from Avignon. 1524 – Giovanni da Verrazzano sets sail westward from Madeira to find a sea route to the Pacific Ocean. 1562 – France grants religious toleration to the Huguenots in the Edict of Saint-Germain. 1595 – During the French Wars of Religion, Henry IV of France declares war on Spain. 1601–1900 1608 – Emperor Susenyos I of Ethiopia surprises an Oromo army at Ebenat; his army reportedly kills 12,000 Oromo at the cost of 400 of his men. 1648 – England's Long Parliament passes the " Vote of No Addresses", breaking off negotiations with King Charles I and thereby setting the scene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Zinovy Gerdt Zinovy Yefimovich Gerdt (russian: Зино́вий Ефи́мович Гердт, which is a pseudonym, his real name being Zalman Afroimovich Khrapinovich (За́лман Афро́имович Храпино́вич); 21 September 1916 in Sebezh, Russian Empire – 18 November 1996) was a Soviet and Russian actor. He was awarded the People's Artist of the USSR in 1990. Biography Early life and education Gerdt was born Zalman Afroimovich Khrapinovich on September 21, 1916 in the city of Sebezh in the Pskov Oblast. His father Afroim Yakovlevich Khrapinovich worked for some time in a fabrics shop as a clerk, and later as a salesman. Mother Rakhil Isaakovna was a housewife. His father died quite early, his mother stayed with four children: two boys and two girls, of which Zinovy was the youngest. In Sebezh he lived up to 11 years, studied at a Jewish school ( cheder), knew Yiddish. After finishing school, Zinovy moved to his elder brother who lived in Moscow. From a young a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	21 September Events Pre-1600 * 455 – Emperor Avitus enters Rome with a Gallic army and consolidates his power. 1170 – The Kingdom of Dublin falls to Norman invaders. 1217 – Livonian Crusade: The Estonian leader Lembitu and Livonian leader Kaupo the Accursed are killed in the Battle of St. Matthew's Day. 1435 – The Congress of Arras causes Burgundy to switch sides in the Hundred Years' War. 1601–1900 1745 – A Hanoverian army is defeated, in ten minutes, by the Jacobite forces of Prince Charles Edward Stuart 1776 – Part of New York City is burned shortly after being occupied by British forces. 1780 – American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans to West Point. 1792 – French Revolution: The National Convention abolishes the monarchy. 1809 – British Secretary of War Lord Castlereagh and Foreign Secretary George Canning meet in a duel on Putney Heath, with Castlereagh wounding Canning in the thigh. 1843 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1966 In Germany Events in the year 1966 in Germany. Incumbents * President – Heinrich Lübke Chancellor Ludwig Erhard (until 30 November 1966) Kurt Georg Kiesinger (from 30 November 1966) Events Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 * 24 June–5 July – 16th Berlin International Film Festival * 1 December – The Kiesinger cabinet, led by Kurt Georg Kiesinger, is sworn in. * Date unknown: German company Hannover Re was founded. Births 30 January – Hans Tutschku, German composer 7 February – Claudia Nolte, German politician 7 February – Kristin Otto, German swimmer 8 February – Bruno Labbadia, German footballer and manager * 9 February – Christoph Maria Herbst, German actor and comedian * 16 February – Martin Perscheid, German cartoonist (d. 2021) 22 February – Thorsten Kaye, German-English actor 18 March – Anne Will, German journalist 3 April – Michael Mittermeier, German comedian 4 April – Stefan Mappus, German politician 19 April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]