Editing 1916 (section)

=== January ===
{{main|January 1916}}
* [[January 1]] &ndash; The [[British Empire|British]] [[Royal Army Medical Corps]] carries out the first successful [[blood transfusion]], using blood that has been stored and cooled.
* [[January 9]] &ndash; WWI: [[Gallipoli Campaign]] – The last British troops are evacuated from [[Gallipoli]], as the [[Ottoman Empire]] prevails over a joint British and French operation to capture [[Constantinople]].
* [[January 10]] &ndash; WWI: [[Erzurum Offensive]] – Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire.
* [[January 12]] &ndash; The [[Gilbert and Ellice Islands]] Colony, part of the [[British Empire]], is established in modern-day [[Tuvalu]] and [[Kiribati]].<ref>[http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/3899/95791/F656430737/TUV3899.pdf The Constitution of Tuvalu - ILO: www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/3899/95791/F656430737/TUV3899.pdf]</ref>
* [[January 13]] &ndash; WWI: [[Battle of Wadi (1916)|Battle of Wadi]] – Ottoman Empire forces defeat the British, during the [[Mesopotamian campaign]] in modern-day [[Iraq]].
* [[January 29]] &ndash; WWI: Paris is bombed by [[German Empire|German]] [[zeppelin]]s.
* [[January 31]] &ndash; WWI: An attack is planned on [[Verdun]], France.