In the year 1916
326 Notable deaths
Kārlis Mīlenbahs
Latvian linguist (1853–1916).
Born January 18th, 1853 in Courland.
Died March 27th, 1916 at 63 years old in Võru.
László Szőgyény-Marich
Hungarian diplomat (1841-1916).
Born November 12th, 1841 in Vienna.
Died July 11th, 1916 at 74 years old in Csór.
Hermann Klaatsch
German anthropologist (1863–1916).
Born March 10th, 1863 in Berlin.
Died January 5th, 1916 at 52 years old in Eisenach.
Henrik Mohn
Norwegian astronomer and meteorologist (1835-1916).
Born May 15th, 1835 in Bergen.
Died September 12th, 1916 at 81 years old in Christiania.
Boris Galitzine
Russian geologist (1862–1916).
Born March 2nd, 1862 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 17th, 1916 at 54 years old in Petergof (infectious disease).
Helena Patursson
Faroese actor and writer (1864-1916).
Born August 27th, 1864 in Kirkjubøur.
Died December 15th, 1916 at 52 years old in Kirkjubøur.
Isidore of Saint Joseph
Passionist lay brother, beatified (1881–1916).
Born April 18th, 1881 in Vrasene.
Died October 6th, 1916 at 35 years old in Kortrijk (cancer).
Guido Baccelli
Italian physician and politician (1830-1916).
Born November 25th, 1832 in Rome. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1916 at 83 years old in Rome. [ref]
Mite Kremnitz
German writer (1852-1916).
Born January 4th, 1852 in Greifswald.
Died July 18th, 1916 at 64 years old in Berlin.
Sydney Ayres
Silent film actor, director, screenwriter (1879-1916).
Born August 28th, 1879 in New York City.
Died September 9th, 1916 at 37 years old in Oakland (multiple sclerosis).
Sámuel Teleki
Hungarian explorer (1845–1916).
Born November 1st, 1845 in Dumbrăvioara.
Died March 10th, 1916 at 70 years old in Budapest.
Oskar Backlund
Swedish astronomer (1846–1916).
Born April 28th, 1846 in Länghem. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1916 at 70 years old in Pulkovo.
Charles Ericksen
Norwegian-american wrestler (1875-1916).
Born June 20th, 1875 in Tønsberg.
Died February 23rd, 1916 at 40 years old in Brooklyn.
Marie Heim-Vögtlin
First female swiss doctor (1845-1916).
Born October 7th, 1845 in Bözen. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1916 at 71 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Robert John Lechmere Guppy
British naturalist (1836-1916).
Born August 15th, 1836 in London.
Died August 5th, 1916 at 79 years old in San Fernando.
Signe Hornborg
Finnish architect (1862-1916).
Born November 8th, 1862 in Turku.
Died December 6th, 1916 at 54 years old in Helsinki.
Svetozár Hurban-Vajanský
Slovak poet, publicist, politician and writer (1847-1916).
Born January 16th, 1847 in Hlboké.
Died August 17th, 1916 at 69 years old in Martin.
Alf Torp
Norwegian linguist (1853–1916).
Born September 27th, 1853 in Stryn Municipality.
Died September 26th, 1916 at 62 years old in Christiania.
Yngvar Nielsen
Norwegian historian and geographer (1843–1916).
Born July 29th, 1843 in Arendal.
Died March 2nd, 1916 at 72 years old in Christiania.
Anton von Saltza
Russian imperial general (1843-1916).
Born October 22nd, 1843 in Luga.
Died March 9th, 1916 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Julius Wiesner
Austrian botanist (1838-1916).
Born January 20th, 1838 in Čechyně.
Died October 9th, 1916 at 78 years old in Vienna.
Paul Allard
Archaeologist, historian & jurist (1841–1916).
Born September 15th, 1841 in Rouen.
Died December 4th, 1916 at 75 years old in Senneville-sur-Fécamp.
Wilhelmine von Hillern
German actress and writer (1836–1916).
Born March 11th, 1836 in Munich. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1916 at 80 years old in Aschau im Chiemgau. [ref]
Serafín Avendaño
Spanish painter (1837-1916).
Born August 2nd, 1837 in Vigo. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1916 at 79 years old in Valladolid (atherosclerosis).
Jan Ligthart
Dutch educator (1859-1916).
Born January 11th, 1859 in Amsterdam.
Died February 16th, 1916 at 57 years old in Laag-Soeren (drowning).
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Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau