In the year 1916
326 Notable deaths
Thomas Eakins
American painter (1844–1916).
Born July 25th, 1844 in Philadelphia.
Died June 25th, 1916 at 71 years old in Philadelphia.
Karl Schwarzschild
German physicist, astronomer and mathematician.
Born October 9th, 1873 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1916 at 42 years old in Potsdam (pemphigus). [ref]
Rubén Darío
Nicaraguan poet, journalist, writer, and diplomat (1867-1916).
Born January 18th, 1867 in Ciudad Darío.
Died February 6th, 1916 at 49 years old in León (liver cirrhosis).
Umberto Boccioni
Italian painter and sculptor (1882-1916).
Born October 19th, 1882 in Reggio Calabria. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1916 at 33 years old in Verona (horse fall). [ref]
Alice Augusta Ball
African american chemist (1892–1916).
Born July 24th, 1892 in Seattle. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1916 at 24 years old in Seattle (chlorine exposure). [ref]
Thibaw Min
Last king of burma (1859–1916).
Born January 1st, 1859 in Mandalay.
Died December 19th, 1916 at 57 years old in Ratnagiri.
Percival Lowell
American astronomer (1855-1916).
Born March 13th, 1855 in Boston.
Died November 12th, 1916 at 61 years old in Flagstaff (stroke).
James J. Hill
American railroad promoter and financier (1838–1916).
Born September 16th, 1838 in Guelph/Eramosa.
Died May 29th, 1916 at 77 years old in Saint Paul.
Tom Clarke
Irish revolutionary leader (1857-1916).
Born March 11th, 1857.
Died May 3rd, 1916 at 59 years old in Dublin (gunshot wound).
Élie Metchnikoff
Russian-french immunologist, embryologist, biologist.
Born May 16th, 1845 in Ivanivka.
Died July 16th, 1916 at 71 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Richard Dedekind
German mathematician (1831–1916).
Born October 6th, 1831 in Brunswick.
Died February 12th, 1916 at 84 years old in Brunswick.
Charles de Foucauld
French catholic religious man, explorer and scholar (1858–1916).
Born September 15th, 1858 in Strasbourg.
Died December 1st, 1916 at 58 years old in Tamanrasset (gunshot wound).
Oswald Boelcke
German first world war flying ace (1891–1916).
Born May 19th, 1891 in Giebichenstein.
Died October 28th, 1916 at 25 years old in Bapaume.
Nedeljko Čabrinović
Bosnian activist (1895-1916).
Born February 1st, 1895 in Sarajevo. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1916 at 20 years old in Terezín (tuberculosis). [ref]
James Whitcomb Riley
American poet from indianapolis (1849–1916).
Born October 7th, 1849 in Greenfield.
Died July 22nd, 1916 at 66 years old in Indianapolis.
Princess Augusta of Cambridge
Grand duchess of mecklenburg-strelitz.
Born July 19th, 1822 in Hanover.
Died December 5th, 1916 at 94 years old in Neustrelitz.
Enrique Granados
Spanish pianist and composer (1867–1916).
Born July 27th, 1867 in Lleida.
Died March 24th, 1916 at 48 years old in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (drowning).
Max Reger
German composer, pianist and conductor (1873-1916).
Born March 19th, 1873 in Brand.
Died May 11th, 1916 at 43 years old in Leipzig (myocardial infarction).
Max Immelmann
German flying ace (1890–1916).
Born September 21st, 1890 in Dresden.
Died June 18th, 1916 at 25 years old in Sallaumines.
Otto, King of Bavaria
King of bavaria (1848-1916).
Born April 27th, 1848 in Munich.
Died October 11th, 1916 at 68 years old in Fürstenried Palace (intestinal volvulus).
Thomas MacDonagh
Irish nationalist, poet, playwright and revolutionary (1878-1916).
Born February 1st, 1878 in Cloughjordan.
Died May 3rd, 1916 at 38 years old in Kilmainham Gaol (gunshot wound).
Seán Mac Diarmada
Irish revolutionary (1883-1916).
Born February 28th, 1883 in Kiltyclogher.
Died May 12th, 1916 at 33 years old in Kilmainham Gaol (gunshot wound).
William Merritt Chase
American painter (1849–1916).
Born November 1st, 1849 in Nineveh.
Died October 25th, 1916 at 66 years old in New York City.
Alan Seeger
American poet and soldier (1888-1916).
Born June 22nd, 1888 in New York City.
Died July 4th, 1916 at 28 years old in Belloy-en-Santerre.
Maria Ulyanova
Mother of vladimir lenin (1835-1916).
Born March 6th, 1835 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 25th, 1916 at 81 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez