Timeline August 1916

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• 1882 – 1916 Umberto Boccioni (1882-1916) Died 17 August 1916, aged 33 Umberto Boccioni was an Italian Futurist painter and sculptor known for "Unique Forms of Continuity in Space." He died of injuries after falling from a horse during military training near Verona.
• 1916 US Championships 1916 Men: Richard Williams · Women: Molla Bjurstedt
• 1916 – 2008 Van Johnson (1916-2008) American actor, MGM's boy next door of the war years.
• 1916 Van Johnson born in Newport Van Johnson is born in Newport.
• 1916 – 1994 Martha Raye (1916-1994) American comedian and singer, famous for her big mouth and for entertaining troops from the Second World War to Vietnam.
• 1916 Martha Raye born in Butte Martha Raye is born in Butte.
• 1916 Shackleton's crew rescued from Elephant Island Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition survivors saved The remaining crew of Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition were rescued from Elephant Island after their ship Endurance was crushed by pack ice. Shackleton had earlier crossed 800 miles of open ocean in a small boat to South Georgia to organize the rescue.