Happy 100th birthday in Chicago
Linda Zabors
It is commonplace for heads of state and legislatures at all levels of government to send birthday wishes to elderly citizens who reach various age thresholds. The Chicago City is no exception. The Chicago City Council sent congratulations to the following fourteen Chicagoans who in 2016 celebrated their 100th birthday.
Petronella Bertha Blumer
Harry Alvin Cecil
Hazel Amelia Cook
Ruth L. Lamar
Otea Esterds
Virginia Crawford White
Jim Konieczny
Rutha Lee Weir Hodo
Bill Coors
JoAnn Turner
Eleanore Wideikis
Eleanor Wayman
John W. Anderson
Elizabeth Mitchell
Source: Chicago City Council records
World Events in 1916:
- World War I
- England and France battle the Ottoman Empire and are defeated in the attempt to capture Istanbul
- Paris was bombed by German Zeppelins
- Portugal joins the allied forces in WWI, Peru declares neutrality
- The 1916 Summer Olympics to be held in Berlin, are cancelled
- The Chicago Cubs play their first game at Weegham Park (later named Wrigley Field) and defeat the Cincinnati Reds
- The Mexican Revolution - President Woodrow Wilson sends troops into Mexico to pursue Pancho Villa, a General in the Mexican Revolution who attacked border towns.
- Woodrow Wilson signs legislation creating the National Parks Service; later in 1916 he narrowly wins re-election
- Russian mystic, Rasputin is murdered in St. Petersburg
- The toggle light switch is in vented by William J. Newton and Morris Goldberg
Source: Wikipedia
Famous people born in 1916:
Walter Cronkite - American newscaster
Jackie Gleason - American comic actor and musician
Herb Caen - American journalist
Beverly Cleary - American author
Gregory Peck - American actor
Ferruccio Lamborghini - Italian auto manufacturer
Roald Dahl - Welsh born author
Kirk Douglas - American actor
Betty Grable - American actress
Source: Wikipedia
If you have a Chicago relative who will be celebrating 100 years soon, contact the local ward office or City Hall for an official congratulations.