In the year 1916
326 Notable deaths
Elisabeth of Wied
German writer; queen consort of romania as the wife of king carol i (1843–1916).
Born December 29th, 1843 in Neuwied, Schloss Monrepos.
Died March 2nd, 1916 at 72 years old in Bucharest.
Julius Fučík
Czech composer (1872–1916).
Born July 18th, 1872 in Prague.
Died September 25th, 1916 at 44 years old in Berlin, Litoměřice (sarcoma). [ref]
Inez Milholland
(1886-1916) american suffragist, lawyer.
Born August 6th, 1886 in Brooklyn.
Died November 25th, 1916 at 30 years old in Good Samaritan Hospital (pernicious anemia).
Josiah Royce
American philosopher (1855–1916).
Born November 20th, 1855 in Grass Valley.
Died September 14th, 1916 at 60 years old in Cambridge.
Joseph Jacobs
Australian folklorist, historian and writer (1854–1916).
Born August 29th, 1854 in Sydney. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1916 at 61 years old in Yonkers. [ref]
Vilhelm Hammershøi
Danish artist (1864-1916).
Born May 15th, 1864 in Copenhagen.
Died February 13th, 1916 at 51 years old in Copenhagen (laryngeal cancer, pharyngeal cancer).
Ivan Franko
Ukrainian poet and writer (1856–1916).
Born August 27th, 1856 in Nahuievychi.
Died May 28th, 1916 at 59 years old in Lviv.
Isa Boletini
Kosovo albanian guerilla leader (1864-1916).
Born January 15th, 1864 in Boletin.
Died January 23rd, 1916 at 52 years old in Podgorica.
Mildred J. Hill
American composer (1859–1916).
Born June 27th, 1859 in Louisville.
Died June 5th, 1916 at 56 years old in Chicago.
William Foulke
English footballer (1874-1916).
Born April 12th, 1874 in Dawley.
Died May 1st, 1916 at 42 years old in Sheffield (liver cirrhosis).
Hugo Münsterberg
German-american psychologist (1863-1916).
Born June 1st, 1863 in Gdańsk.
Died December 19th, 1916 at 53 years old in Cambridge (myocardial infarction).
George Butterworth
English composer (1885–1916).
Born July 12th, 1885 in London.
Died August 5th, 1916 at 31 years old in Pozières.
John MacBride
Irish republican.
Born May 7th, 1868 in Westport.
Died May 5th, 1916 at 47 years old in Kilmainham Gaol (gunshot wound).
Marie Bracquemond
French painter (1840–1916).
Born December 1st, 1840 in Landunvez.
Died January 17th, 1916 at 75 years old in Sèvres.
Alfred Kleiner
Swiss physicist (1849-1916).
Born April 24th, 1849 in Maschwanden.
Died July 3rd, 1916 at 67 years old in Bern.
Éamonn Ceannt
Irish republican and 1916 easter rising leader (1881–1916).
Born September 21st, 1881 in Ballymoe.
Died May 8th, 1916 at 34 years old in Kilmainham Gaol (gunshot wound).
Pierre Duhem
French physicist and historian of science (1861-1916).
Born June 10th, 1861 in 2nd arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 14th, 1916 at 55 years old in Cabrespine.
Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz
Field marshal and military writer (1843-1916).
Born August 12th, 1843 in Polessk.
Died April 19th, 1916 at 72 years old in Baghdad (tuberculosis, typhus).
Ōyama Iwao
Japanese general (1842-1916).
Born November 12th, 1842 in Kajiya-chō.
Died December 12th, 1916 at 74 years old in Onden (cholecystitis, stomach disease).
Vasily Surikov
Russian artist (1848-1916).
Born January 24th, 1848 in Krasnoyarsk. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1916 at 68 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Torakusu Yamaha
Founder of yamaha (1851–1916).
Born April 20th, 1851 in Kii Province.
Died August 8th, 1916 at 65 years old in Tokyo.
Grenville M. Dodge
Union army general (1831–1916).
Born April 12th, 1831 in Danvers. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1916 at 84 years old in Council Bluffs. [ref]
Antonio Sant'Elia
Italian architect (1888-1916).
Born April 30th, 1888 in Como.
Died October 10th, 1916 at 28 years old in Monfalcone.
Charles Booth
British social researcher and philanthropist (1840-1916).
Born March 30th, 1840 in Liverpool.
Died November 23rd, 1916 at 76 years old in Leicester.
Herbert Kilpin
English footballer (1870–1916).
Born January 24th, 1870 in Nottingham.
Died October 22nd, 1916 at 46 years old in Milan.
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Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. Rumi