In the year 1916
326 Notable deaths
Simon Frug
Multi-lingual russian poet, lyricist and author (1860–1916).
Born November 15th, 1860 in Bobrovyi Kut.
Died September 21st, 1916 at 55 years old in Odesa.
Solko van den Bergh
Dutch sports shooter (1854-1916).
Born June 4th, 1854 in The Hague.
Died December 25th, 1916 at 62 years old in The Hague.
Alexandra Frosterus-Såltin
Finnish painter (1837–1916).
Born December 6th, 1837 in Ingå.
Died February 29th, 1916 at 78 years old in Vaasa.
Petko Todorov
Bulgarian writer, poet and playwright (1879–1916).
Born September 26th, 1879 in Elena.
Died February 14th, 1916 at 36 years old in Château-d’Oex (tuberculosis).
William Philo
Boxer.
Born February 17th, 1882 in London.
Died July 7th, 1916 at 34 years old in Albert.
Jules Combarieu
French musicologist (1859-1916).
Born February 4th, 1859 in Cahors.
Died July 7th, 1916 at 57 years old in Paris.
Auguste Barth
French orientalist (1834–1916).
Born May 22nd, 1834 in Strasbourg.
Died April 15th, 1916 at 81 years old in Paris.
Karl Braunsteiner
Austrian association football player (1891-1916).
Born October 27th, 1891 in Vienna.
Died April 19th, 1916 at 24 years old in Tashkent.
Louis de Champsavin
French equestrian (1867–1916).
Born November 24th, 1867 in Assérac.
Died December 20th, 1916 at 49 years old in Nantes.
Guido Romano
Gymnast (1888-1916).
Born January 31st, 1888 in Modena.
Died June 18th, 1916 at 28 years old in Asiago.
John Yate Robinson
Field hockey player (1885-1916).
Born August 6th, 1885 in Catford.
Died August 23rd, 1916 at 31 years old in Roehampton.
Louis Maxson
American archer (1855-1916).
Born July 2nd, 1855 in Amador County.
Died July 2nd, 1916 at 61 years old in Baltimore.
Christian Luerssen
German botanist (1843-1916).
Died June 28th, 1916 at 73 years old in Charlottenburg.
Adam Szymański
Polish writer.
Born July 16th, 1852 in Hruszniew. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1916 at 63 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Aleksandr Voyeykov
Russian meteorologist (1842-1916).
Born May 20th, 1842 in Moscow.
Died February 9th, 1916 at 73 years old in Saint Petersburg.
John Sebastian Little
American politician (1851-1916).
Born March 15th, 1851 in Sebastian County.
Died October 29th, 1916 at 65 years old in Little Rock.
Caspar Decurtins
Swiss sociologist and politician (1855-1916).
Born November 23rd, 1855 in Trun.
Died May 30th, 1916 at 60 years old in Trun.
Győző Zemplén
Hungarian physicist (1879–1916).
Born October 17th, 1879 in Nagykanizsa.
Died June 29th, 1916 at 36 years old in Asiago. [ref]
Nadezhda Olimpievna Ziber-Shumova
Chemist and mycologist (1854–1916).
Born May 18th, 1854 in Samara.
Died May 16th, 1916 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Émile Fisseux
French archer (1862–1916).
Born February 15th, 1868 in Épaux-Bézu.
Died December 9th, 1916 at 48 years old in Paris.
Harold Bolingbroke Mudie
British esperantist (1880-1916).
Born January 30th, 1880 in London. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1916 at 35 years old in Forges-les-Eaux (traffic collision).
Pak Chesoon
Korean politician, regarded as one of the five eulsa traitors (1858–1916).
Born December 7th, 1858 in Yongin.
Died June 20th, 1916 at 57 years old in Seoul (disease).
Auguste Donny
French olympic sailor.
Born January 1st, 1851 in Béziers.
Died September 22nd, 1916 at 65 years old in Yport.
René Fenouillière
French association football player (1882-1916).
Born October 22nd, 1882 in Portbail.
Died November 4th, 1916 at 34 years old in Reims.
Carl Salemann
Baltic german iranist (1849–1916).
Born January 9th, 1850 in Tallinn.
Died December 13th, 1916 at 66 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran