In the year 1916
176 Notable deaths
Carlos Antonio Mendoza
President of panama (1856-1916).
Born October 31st, 1856 in Panama City.
Died February 13th, 1916 at 59 years old in Panama City.
Arnold Aletrino
Dutch writer (1858–1916).
Born April 1st, 1858 in Amsterdam.
Died January 16th, 1916 at 57 years old in Montreux.
Konstantin Zhostov
Bulgarian general (1867–1916).
Born October 30th, 1867 in Gaytaninovo.
Died August 30th, 1916 at 48 years old in Kyustendil (appendicitis).
Gustav Falke
German writer and poet-impressionist, also translator (1853-1916).
Born January 11th, 1853 in Lübeck.
Died February 8th, 1916 at 63 years old in Groß Borstel.
Herman Gesellius
Finnish architect (1874-1916).
Born January 16th, 1874 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1916 at 42 years old in Kirkkonummi. [ref]
Pavel Plehve
Russian general (1850-1916).
Born June 23rd, 1850 in Pskov. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1916 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Leopold Sulerzhitsky
Russian writer (1872-1916).
Born September 27th, 1872 in Zhytomyr.
Died December 30th, 1916 at 44 years old in Moscow (nephritis).
Alfred Heinrich Ilg
Swiss engineer and advisor to ethiopian emperor menelik ii (1854-1916).
Born March 30th, 1854 in Frauenfeld.
Died January 7th, 1916 at 61 years old in Zurich.
Lajos Thallóczy
(1857–1916) hungarian historian.
Born December 8th, 1857 in Košice.
Died December 1st, 1916 at 58 years old in Herceghalom (railway accident).
Iwan Knorr
German teacher of music (1853–1916).
Born January 3rd, 1853 in Gniew.
Died January 22nd, 1916 at 63 years old in Frankfurt.
Kārlis Mīlenbahs
Latvian linguist (1853–1916).
Born January 18th, 1853 in Courland.
Died March 27th, 1916 at 63 years old in Võru.
Hermann Klaatsch
German anthropologist (1863–1916).
Born March 10th, 1863 in Berlin.
Died January 5th, 1916 at 52 years old in Eisenach.
Boris Galitzine
Russian geologist (1862–1916).
Born March 2nd, 1862 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 17th, 1916 at 54 years old in Petergof (infectious disease).
Helena Patursson
Faroese actor and writer (1864-1916).
Born August 27th, 1864 in Kirkjubøur.
Died December 15th, 1916 at 52 years old in Kirkjubøur.
Isidore of Saint Joseph
Passionist lay brother, beatified (1881–1916).
Born April 18th, 1881 in Vrasene.
Died October 6th, 1916 at 35 years old in Kortrijk (cancer).
Mite Kremnitz
German writer (1852-1916).
Born January 4th, 1852 in Greifswald.
Died July 18th, 1916 at 64 years old in Berlin.
Sydney Ayres
Silent film actor, director, screenwriter (1879-1916).
Born August 28th, 1879 in New York City.
Died September 9th, 1916 at 37 years old in Oakland (multiple sclerosis).
Charles Ericksen
Norwegian-american wrestler (1875-1916).
Born June 20th, 1875 in Tønsberg.
Died February 23rd, 1916 at 40 years old in Brooklyn.
Signe Hornborg
Finnish architect (1862-1916).
Born November 8th, 1862 in Turku.
Died December 6th, 1916 at 54 years old in Helsinki.
Alf Torp
Norwegian linguist (1853–1916).
Born September 27th, 1853 in Stryn Municipality.
Died September 26th, 1916 at 62 years old in Christiania.
Jan Ligthart
Dutch educator (1859–1916).
Born January 11th, 1859 in Amsterdam.
Died February 16th, 1916 at 57 years old in Laag-Soeren (drowning).
Carolina Invernizio
Italian writer (1851–1916).
Born March 28th, 1851 in Voghera.
Died November 27th, 1916 at 65 years old in Cuneo.
Felipe Trigo
Spanish writer.
Born February 13th, 1864 in Villanueva de la Serena.
Died September 2nd, 1916 at 52 years old in Madrid.
John Somers-Smith
British rower.
Born December 15th, 1887 in Walton-on-Thames.
Died July 1st, 1916 at 28 years old in Gommecourt.
Alaiza Pashkievich
Poet, activist.
Born July 15th, 1876 in Stary Dvor.
Died February 18th, 1916 at 39 years old in Lida (typhus).
Deaths 126 to 150 of 176
That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis