In the year 1916
326 Notable deaths
Lanoe Hawker
British world war i fighter pilot, recipient of the victoria cross. (1890–1916).
Born December 30th, 1890 in Hampshire.
Died November 23rd, 1916 at 25 years old in Bapaume.
Fredrik Idestam
Finnish mining engineer, founder of nokia (1838–1916).
Born October 28th, 1838 in Tyrväntö.
Died April 8th, 1916 at 77 years old in Helsinki.
Charles Dawson
British archaeological forger (1864-1916).
Born July 11th, 1864 in Preston.
Died August 10th, 1916 at 52 years old in Lewes (sepsis).
Jean Webster
American novelist (1876-1916).
Born July 24th, 1876 in Fredonia.
Died June 11th, 1916 at 39 years old in New York City (puerperal disorders).
Prince Leopold Clemens of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry
Austro-hungarian officer.
Born July 19th, 1878 in Svätý Anton.
Died April 27th, 1916 at 37 years old in Vienna (acid attack).
John J. Loud
American inventor (1844-1916).
Born November 2nd, 1844 in Weymouth.
Died August 10th, 1916 at 71 years old in Weymouth.
Mary Everest Boole
Author of didactic works on mathematics (1832-1916).
Born March 11th, 1832 in Wickwar.
Died May 17th, 1916 at 84 years old in Notting Hill.
Joseph Gallieni
French soldier (1849-1916).
Born April 24th, 1849 in Saint-Béat.
Died May 27th, 1916 at 67 years old in Versailles (prostate cancer).
Seth Low
American mayor (1850–1916).
Born January 18th, 1850 in Brooklyn.
Died September 17th, 1916 at 66 years old in Bedford Hills (cancer).
Francis Sheehy-Skeffington
Irish suffragist, pacifist and writer.
Born December 23rd, 1878 in Bailieborough.
Died April 26th, 1916 at 37 years old in Cathal Brugha Barracks.
Aeneas Mackintosh
British merchant navy officer and antarctic explorer (1879-1916).
Born July 1st, 1879 in Tirhut division.
Died May 8th, 1916 at 36 years old in McMurdo Sound.
Rembrandt Bugatti
Italian sculptor (1884–1916).
Born October 16th, 1884 in Milan. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1916 at 31 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (asphyxia).
Gaston Maspero
French egyptologist (1846–1916).
Born June 23rd, 1846 in former 1st arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1916 at 70 years old in Paris.
Martinus Theunis Steyn
6th president of the orange free state and south african judge. (1858–1916).
Born October 1st, 1858 in Winburg.
Died November 28th, 1916 at 58 years old in Bloemfontein.
Richard Harding Davis
American journalist and fiction writer (1864–1916).
Born April 18th, 1864 in Philadelphia.
Died April 11th, 1916 at 51 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Gérard Encausse
Spanish-born french physician, hypnotist, and popularizer of occultism, who founded the modern martinist order (1865-1916).
Born July 13th, 1865 in A Coruña.
Died October 25th, 1916 at 51 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Clements Markham
British geographer (1830-1916).
Born July 20th, 1830 in Stillingfleet.
Died January 30th, 1916 at 85 years old in London.
José Echegaray
Spanish playwright (1832-1916).
Born April 19th, 1832 in Madrid.
Died September 14th, 1916 at 84 years old in Madrid.
Eduard Strauss
Austrian composer (1835–1916).
Born March 15th, 1835 in Vienna, Leopoldstadt. [ref]
Died December 28th, 1916 at 81 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction).
Şehzade Yusuf Izzeddin
Ottoman prince, son of sultan abdülaziz.
Born October 10th, 1857 in Dolmabahçe Palace.
Died February 1st, 1916 at 58 years old in Istanbul.
Luis Muñoz Rivera
Puerto rican politician (1859-1916).
Born July 17th, 1859 in Barranquitas.
Died November 15th, 1916 at 57 years old in Luquillo.
Carleton Watkins
American photographer (1829–1916).
Born November 11th, 1829 in Oneonta.
Died June 23rd, 1916 at 86 years old in Napa.
Florence Baker
Explorer.
Born August 6th, 1841 in Aiud.
Died March 11th, 1916 at 74 years old in Newton Abbot. [ref]
Francesco Paolo Tosti
Italian, later british composer and music teacher (1846–1916).
Born April 9th, 1846 in Ortona.
Died December 2nd, 1916 at 70 years old in Rome.
Tsai E
Chinese politician (1882-1916).
Born December 18th, 1882 in Shaoyang County.
Died November 8th, 1916 at 33 years old in Fukuoka (tuberculosis). [ref]
Deaths 76 to 100 of 326
It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson