In the year 1916

326 Notable deaths

Kurt Wintgens

German flying ace (1894–1916).

Born August 1st, 1894 in Prudnik.

Died September 25th, 1916 at 22 years old in Villers-Carbonnel.

James Tyler Kent

American physician, homeopat (1849–1916).

Born March 31st, 1849 in Woodhull.

Died June 6th, 1916 at 67 years old in Stevensville (nephritis).

Christian Griepenkerl

German painter and professor at the academy of fine arts vienna (1839–1916).

Born March 17th, 1839 in Oldenburg.

Died March 22nd, 1916 at 77 years old in Vienna. [ref]

Prince Heinrich of Bavaria

Bavarian prince (1884-1916).

Born June 24th, 1884 in Munich.

Died November 8th, 1916 at 32 years old in Argeș County.

Modest Tchaikovsky

Russian dramatist, opera librettist and translator (1850–1916).

Born May 13th, 1850 in Alapayevsk.

Died January 16th, 1916 at 65 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Austrian writer (1830–1916).

Born September 13th, 1830 in Schloss Zdislawitz. [ref]

Died March 12th, 1916 at 85 years old in Vienna. [ref]

William Stanley

American physicist (1858–1916).

Born November 28th, 1858 in Brooklyn.

Died May 14th, 1916 at 57 years old in Great Barrington. [ref]

George Huntington

American physician (1850–1916); discoverer of huntington's disease.

Born April 9th, 1850 in East Hampton. [ref]

Died March 3rd, 1916 at 65 years old in Cairo (bronchopneumonia).

Horace Hood

British first world war admiral killed in action (1870-1916).

Born October 2nd, 1870 in London.

Died May 31st, 1916 at 45 years old in North Sea (Battle of Jutland).

Francis Harvey

Officer of the british royal marine light infantry posthumously awarded the victoria cross (1873–1916).

Born April 29th, 1873 in Sydenham.

Died May 31st, 1916 at 43 years old in North Sea.

Walter Sutton

American geneticist (1877-1916).

Born April 5th, 1877 in Utica.

Died November 10th, 1916 at 39 years old in Kansas City (appendicitis).

Hans Richter

Austrian-hungarian orchestral and operatic conductor (1843-1916).

Born April 4th, 1843 in Győr.

Died December 5th, 1916 at 73 years old in Bayreuth.

Henry G. Davis

American senator from west virginia.

Born November 16th, 1823 in Woodstock.

Died March 11th, 1916 at 92 years old in Washington, D.C..

Artúr Görgey

Hungarian military leader (1818–1916).

Born February 5th, 1818 in Toporec.

Died May 21st, 1916 at 98 years old in Budapest.

Cesare Battisti

Italian irrendentist (1875-1916).

Born February 4th, 1875 in Trento.

Died July 13th, 1916 at 41 years old in Trento (hanging to death).

Peter Dodds McCormick

Australian schoolteacher and songwriter (1834–1916).

Born January 28th, 1833 in Port Glasgow.

Died October 30th, 1916 at 83 years old in Sydney.

Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau

Duchess of nassau, grand duchess of luxembourg (1833–1916).

Born December 25th, 1833 in Dessau.

Died November 24th, 1916 at 82 years old in Königstein im Taunus.

Thomas Kent

Irish nationalist gunman (1865-1916).

Born August 29th, 1865 in Castlelyons.

Died May 9th, 1916 at 50 years old in Collins Barracks (gunshot wound).

Victor Horsley

British physiologist and surgeon 1857–1916.

Born April 14th, 1857 in Kensington.

Died July 16th, 1916 at 59 years old in Amarah (hyperthermia).

Fred T. Jane

British writer and illustrator (1865–1916).

Born August 6th, 1865 in Richmond, Upottery.

Died March 8th, 1916 at 50 years old in Southsea (heart attack).

Gabrielle Petit

Belgian spy (1893-1916).

Born February 20th, 1893 in Tournai.

Died April 1st, 1916 at 23 years old in Brussels (gunshot wound).

Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe

Regent of the principality of lippe (1859-1916).

Born July 20th, 1859 in Bückeburg.

Died July 9th, 1916 at 56 years old in Bonn.

Oskar Rieding

German composer (1846–1916).

Born June 29th, 1846 in Banie. [ref]

Died July 7th, 1916 at 70 years old in Celje. [ref]

Michael Hicks Beach, 1st Earl St Aldwyn

British politician (1837-1916).

Born October 23rd, 1837 in London.

Died April 30th, 1916 at 78 years old in Coln St. Aldwyns.

Klas Pontus Arnoldson

Swedish politician (1844-1916).

Born October 21st, 1844 in Domkyrkoförsamlingen in Göteborg. [ref]

Died February 20th, 1916 at 71 years old in Lidingö Parish.

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