Fait mathématique: 1916 is the number of ways to tile a 6×5 rectangle with integer-sided squares.
Culture générale: 1916 is a number for which we're missing a fact (submit one to numbersapi at google mail!).
Date historique: March 30th is the day in 1867 that Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about 2 cent/acre ($4.19/km²), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward.