In the year 1916
326 Notable deaths
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.
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).
Kurt Wintgens
German flying ace (1894–1916).
Born August 1st, 1894 in Prudnik.
Died September 25th, 1916 at 22 years old in Villers-Carbonnel.
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.
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).
William Stanley
American physicist (1858–1916).
Born November 28th, 1858 in Brooklyn.
Died May 14th, 1916 at 57 years old in Great Barrington. [ref]
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.
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]
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..
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).
Hans Richter
Austrian-hungarian orchestral and operatic conductor (1843-1916).
Died December 5th, 1916 at 73 years old in Bayreuth.
Walter Sutton
American geneticist (1877-1916).
Born April 5th, 1877 in Utica.
Died November 10th, 1916 at 39 years old in Kansas City (appendicitis).
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).
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.
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.
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).
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).
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.
Gabrielle Petit
Belgian spy (1893-1916).
Born February 20th, 1893 in Tournai.
Died April 1st, 1916 at 23 years old in Brussels (gunshot wound).
Albert Chmielowski
Polish saint (1846-1916).
Born August 20th, 1846 in Igołomia.
Died December 25th, 1916 at 70 years old in Kraków (stomach cancer).
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.
Oskar Rieding
German composer (1846–1916).
Born June 29th, 1846 in Banie. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1916 at 70 years old in Celje. [ref]
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin