In the year 1916
326 Notable deaths
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.
Willie Pearse
Irish republican executed for his part in the easter rising (1881-1916).
Born November 15th, 1881 in Dublin.
Died May 4th, 1916 at 34 years old in Kilmainham Gaol (gunshot wound).
Chen Qimei
Chinese politician (1878-1916).
Born January 17th, 1878 in Huzhou.
Died May 18th, 1916 at 38 years old in Shanghai.
Ștefan Luchian
Romanian painter (1868-1916).
Born February 13th, 1868 in Ștefănești. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1916 at 48 years old in Bucharest.
Silvanus P. Thompson
British academic physicist (1851-1916).
Died June 12th, 1916 at 64 years old in Greater London.
Henry Wallis
English pre-raphaelite painter, writer and collector (1830–1916).
Born February 21st, 1830 in London.
Died December 20th, 1916 at 86 years old in Surrey.
Petar Kočić
Bosnian serb writer (1877-1916).
Born June 29th, 1877 in Stričići.
Died August 27th, 1916 at 39 years old in Belgrade.
Seán Heuston
Irish republican.
Born February 21st, 1891 in Dublin.
Died May 8th, 1916 at 25 years old in Kilmainham Gaol (gunshot wound).
Cleveland Abbe
American meteorologist and advocate of time zones (1838-1916).
Born December 3rd, 1838 in New York City.
Died October 28th, 1916 at 77 years old in Chevy Chase Village.
Jørgen Pedersen Gram
Danish mathematician (1850–1916).
Born June 27th, 1850 in Nustrup.
Died April 29th, 1916 at 65 years old in Copenhagen (struck by vehicle).
Hugo von Pohl
German admiral (1855–1916).
Born August 25th, 1855 in Wrocław.
Died February 23rd, 1916 at 60 years old in Berlin (liver cancer).
Michael O'Hanrahan
Irish rebel (1877–1916).
Born January 16th, 1877 in New Ross. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1916 at 39 years old in Kilmainham Gaol (gunshot wound).
Algernon Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale
British noble, diplomat, collector, and writer (1837-1916).
Born February 24th, 1837 in Mayfair.
Died August 17th, 1916 at 79 years old
Edward S. Ellis
Novelist, nonfiction writer (1840-1916).
Born April 11th, 1840 in Geneva.
Died June 20th, 1916 at 76 years old in Cliff Island.
Count Karl von Stürgkh
Minister-president of austria (1859-1916).
Born October 30th, 1859 in Graz.
Died October 21st, 1916 at 56 years old in Vienna (deliberate murder).
Théodule-Armand Ribot
French psychologist (1839-1916).
Born December 18th, 1839 in Guingamp.
Died December 9th, 1916 at 76 years old in Paris.
Kamimura Hikonojō
Japanese admiral.
Born June 20th, 1849 in Hirano-chō.
Died August 8th, 1916 at 67 years old in Zaimokuza.
Emile Verhaeren
Belgian poet (1855-1916).
Born May 21st, 1855 in Sint-Amands.
Died November 27th, 1916 at 61 years old in Rouen (railway accident).
Léon Comerre
French painter (1850-1916).
Born October 10th, 1850 in Trélon. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1916 at 65 years old in rue Ampère. [ref]
Georges Lemmen
Belgian neo-impressionist painter (1865-1916).
Born November 25th, 1865 in Schaerbeek.
Died July 15th, 1916 at 50 years old in Uccle.
Janis Rozentāls
Latvian painter (1866-1916).
Born March 18th, 1866 in Saldus.
Died December 26th, 1916 at 50 years old in Helsinki.
John Benjamin Murphy
American surgeon (1857–1916).
Born December 21st, 1857 in Appleton. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1916 at 58 years old in Mackinac Island. [ref]
Max Kurzweil
Austrian painter and printmaker (1867-1916).
Born October 12th, 1867 in Bzenec.
Died May 9th, 1916 at 48 years old in Vienna.
James Sant
British painter (1820-1916).
Born April 23rd, 1820 in London.
Died July 12th, 1916 at 96 years old in London.
Jane Dieulafoy
French archaeologist, explorer and writer (1851–1916).
Born July 29th, 1851 in Toulouse. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1916 at 64 years old in Pompertuzat.
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner