1916
8th March
110 Russian prisoners of war and 7 Russian guards were killed by an avalanche on Vršič.
11th – 16th March
Fifth Battle of the Isonzo.
4th – 16th August
Sixth Battle of the Isonzo.
9th August
Italian Army occupied Gorica (Gorizia).
13th – 17th September
Seventh Battle of the Isonzo.
9th – 12th October
Eighth Battle of the Isonzo.
21st October
Opponent of the war, socialist Fritz Adler shot the Austro-Hungarian prime minister, Count Stürgkh.
31st October – 4th November
Ninth Battle of the Isonzo.
5th November
German Kaiser, William II, and Franz Josef I declared the independent Kingdom of Poland.
21st November
Death of the Austro-Hungarian Emperor and King, Franz Josef I, after a 68-year reign.