The Diary of a Dead Officer
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Historical Events
- 40,000 Amsterdam demonstrators demand general voting right
The Red Baron
WWI flying ace The Red Baron of the German Luftstreitkräfte, wins his first aerial combat near Cambrai, France
Famous Birthdays
- Mary Stewart, British sci-fi author (Crystal Cave), born in Sunderland, England (d. 2014)
- Oswald Garrison Villard Jr., American Engineer (electronics) who invented the over-the-horizon radar that could detect objects thousands of miles away and peer around the Earth's curvature, born in Dobbs Ferry, New York (d. 2004)
- Ove Abildgaard, Danish poet (Uglegylp), born in Lemvig, Denmark (d. 1990)
- Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, Mongolian politician (Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Great Khural (President), 1974-84; Prime Minister, 1952-74; General Secretary of the Mongolian People's Party, 1940-54), born in Davst sum, Uvs aimag, Outer Mongolia (d. 1991)
1916 Highlights
About September 17, 1916
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 107 years, 7 months and 12 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Sign: Virgo
