Timeline November 1916

Events in November 1916 8

• 1830 – 1916 Franz Joseph I of Austria (1830-1916) Died 21 November 1916, aged 86 Franz Joseph I ruled as Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary for 68 years, one of the longest reigns in European history. He died at Schonbrunn Palace in the midst of the war his empire had entered after the assassination of his nephew Franz Ferdinand.
• 1830 – 1916 Franz Joseph I The Longest Reign Emperor of Austria for 68 years; he oversaw the creation of the Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy.
• 1846 – 1916 Henryk Sienkiewicz Nobel Author Author of Quo Vadis and The Trilogy, Nobel laureate for 1905.
• 1876 – 1916 Jack London (1876-1916) Died 22 November 1916, aged 40 Jack London was an American novelist best known for "The Call of the Wild" and "White Fang." He died at his ranch in California at age 40, having become one of the first American authors to earn a fortune from popular fiction.
• 1916 The Battle of the Somme Somme, France On the first day the British Army took 57,470 casualties, 19,240 of them dead — the worst day in its history. The battle ran for 141 days and moved the line about six miles.
• 1916 – 2009 Walter Cronkite (1916-2009) Died 17 July 2009, aged 92 Cronkite anchored the CBS Evening News for nineteen years and was often called "the most trusted man in America." He covered major events including the Kennedy assassination, the Apollo moon landings and the Vietnam War. His measured reporting style shaped American television journalism for a generation.
• 1916 Woodrow Wilson re-elected US President Wilson narrowly defeats Charles Evans Hughes Woodrow Wilson won re-election as President of the United States, narrowly defeating Republican Charles Evans Hughes. His campaign emphasized having kept the country out of the European war, though the US would enter it the following year.
• 1916 Franz Joseph dies Vienna, Austria-Hungary The emperor who had signed the declaration of war on Serbia died after 68 years on the throne. His empire outlived him by two years.