Deaths on February 16

Vera Kholodnaya

Died on February 16, 1919

Vera Kholodnaya, Ukrainian actress (b. 1893)

Vera Vasilyevna Kholodnaya (née Levchenko; Russian: Вера Васильевна Холодная; Ukrainian: Віра Василівна Холодна; 5 August 1893 – 16 February 1919) was a Russian actress. She was the first star of Russian silent cinema. Only five of her films still exist and the total number she acted in is unknown, with speculation ranging between fifty and one hundred.

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The German Workers' Party, which would become the Nazi Party, is founded.
23 Mar

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In Milan, Italy, Benito Mussolini founds his Fascist political movement.
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May Fourth Movement: Student demonstrations take place in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, protesting the Treaty of Versailles, which transferred Chinese territory to Japan.
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Turkish War of Independence
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk lands at Samsun on the Anatolian Black Sea coast, initiating what is later termed the Turkish War of Independence.
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Deaths on February 16

Vera Kholodnaya

Died on February 16, 1919

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Treaty of Versailles

Turkish War of Independence

General relativity