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In the year 1916
176 Notable deaths
Mikhail Pomortsev
Russian meteorologist.
Born July 24th, 1851 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died July 2nd, 1916 at 64 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Maurice Raoul-Duval
Polo player.
Born April 27th, 1866 in Saint-Germain-de-la-Grange. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1916 at 50 years old in Esnes-en-Argonne. [ref]
Bin Ueda
Japanese writer (1874–1916).
Born October 30th, 1874 in Tokyo.
Died July 9th, 1916 at 41 years old in Tokyo.
Farrukh Gayibov
Russian aerial arfare pioneer (1891–1916).
Born October 2nd, 1891 in Aşağı Salahlı.
Died September 12th, 1916 at 24 years old in Baruny.
Nielsine Nielsen
First female academic and physician in denmark (1850-1916).
Born June 10th, 1850 in Svendborg.
Died October 8th, 1916 at 66 years old in Copenhagen.
Leo Anton Karl de Ball
German astronomer (1853–1916).
Born November 23rd, 1853 in Lobberich.
Died December 12th, 1916 at 63 years old in Vienna.
Béla Békessy
Fencer (1875–1916).
Born November 16th, 1875 in Debrecen.
Died July 6th, 1916 at 40 years old in Volhynia.
Hector Sévin
Catholic cardinal (1852–1916).
Born March 22nd, 1852 in Simandre-sur-Suran.
Died May 4th, 1916 at 64 years old in 7th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Solko van den Bergh
Dutch sports shooter (1854-1916).
Born June 4th, 1854 in The Hague.
Died December 25th, 1916 at 62 years old in The Hague.
Sergei Isayevich Utochkin
Russian aviator (1876-1916).
Born July 12th, 1876 in Odesa.
Died January 13th, 1916 at 39 years old in Saint Petersburg (cerebral hemorrhage).
Simon Frug
Multi-lingual russian poet, lyricist and author.
Born January 1st, 1860 in Bobrovyi Kut.
Died September 21st, 1916 at 56 years old in Odesa.
William Philo
Boxer.
Born February 17th, 1882 in London.
Died July 7th, 1916 at 34 years old in Albert.
Jules Combarieu
French musicologist (1859-1916).
Born February 4th, 1859 in Cahors.
Died July 7th, 1916 at 57 years old in Paris.
Petko Todorov
Bulgarian writer, poet and playwright (1879–1916).
Born September 26th, 1879 in Elena.
Died February 14th, 1916 at 36 years old in Château-d’Oex (tuberculosis).
Karl Braunsteiner
Austrian association football player (1891-1916).
Born October 27th, 1891 in Vienna.
Died April 19th, 1916 at 24 years old in Tashkent.
Louis de Champsavin
French equestrian (1867–1916).
Born November 24th, 1867 in Assérac.
Died December 20th, 1916 at 49 years old in Nantes.
John Yate Robinson
Field hockey player (1885-1916).
Born August 6th, 1885 in Catford.
Died August 23rd, 1916 at 31 years old in Roehampton.
Guido Romano
Gymnast (1888-1916).
Born January 31st, 1888 in Modena.
Died June 18th, 1916 at 28 years old in Asiago.
Caspar Decurtins
Swiss sociologist and politician (1855-1916).
Born November 23rd, 1855 in Trun.
Died May 30th, 1916 at 60 years old in Trun.
John Sebastian Little
American politician (1851-1916).
Born March 15th, 1851 in Sebastian County.
Died October 29th, 1916 at 65 years old in Little Rock.
Émile Fisseux
French archer (1862–1916).
Born February 20th, 1862 in Épaux-Bézu.
Died December 9th, 1916 at 54 years old in Paris.
Harold Bolingbroke Mudie
British esperantist (1880-1916).
Born January 30th, 1880 in London. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1916 at 35 years old in Forges-les-Eaux (traffic collision).
Auguste Donny
French olympic sailor.
Born January 1st, 1851 in Béziers.
Died September 22nd, 1916 at 65 years old in Yport.
René Fenouillière
French association football player (1882-1916).
Born October 22nd, 1882 in Portbail.
Died November 4th, 1916 at 34 years old in Reims.
Deaths 151 to 175 of 176
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