In the year 1916

326 Notable deaths

Antonin Mercié

French sculptor and painter (1845-1916).

Born October 29th, 1845 in Toulouse.

Died December 13th, 1916 at 71 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.

Hamish MacCunn

Scottish romantic composer, conductor and teacher (1868–1916).

Born March 22nd, 1868 in Greenock.

Died August 2nd, 1916 at 48 years old in London.

Hans Chiari

Austrian pathologist.

Born September 4th, 1851 in Vienna.

Died May 6th, 1916 at 64 years old in Strasbourg. [ref]

Bob Burman

American racing driver (1884–1916).

Born April 23rd, 1884 in Imlay City.

Died April 8th, 1916 at 31 years old in Corona.

Émile Driant

French writer and politician (1855-1916).

Born September 11th, 1855 in Neufchâtel-sur-Aisne.

Died February 22nd, 1916 at 60 years old in Beaumont-en-Verdunois.

Mário de Sá-Carneiro

Portuguese poet (1890–1916).

Born May 19th, 1890 in Lisbon.

Died April 26th, 1916 at 25 years old in Paris (intoxication).

Frederick Septimus Kelly

Australian and british musician and composer and rower (1881-1916).

Born May 29th, 1881 in Sydney.

Died November 13th, 1916 at 35 years old in Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre.

Vojin Popović

Serbian soldier (1881–1916).

Born December 9th, 1881 in Sjenica.

Died November 29th, 1916 at 34 years old in Kajmakčalan.

James Guillaume

Swiss anarchist (1844–1916).

Born February 16th, 1844 in London.

Died November 20th, 1916 at 72 years old in Marin-Epagnier.

Franz Eckert

German composer (1852–1916).

Born April 5th, 1852 in Nowa Ruda.

Died August 8th, 1916 at 64 years old in Seoul (cancer).

Sheng Xuanhuai

1844-1916, founder of jiaotong university.

Born November 4th, 1844 in Wujin District.

Died April 27th, 1916 at 71 years old in Shanghai.

Albert Neisser

German physician (1855-1916).

Born January 22nd, 1855 in Świdnica.

Died July 30th, 1916 at 61 years old in Wrocław (sepsis).

Georgios Theotokis

Prime minister of greece (1844-1916).

Born February 22nd, 1844 in Corfu.

Died January 25th, 1916 at 71 years old in Athens.

George Wilbur Peck

American politician in wisconsin and newspaper founder (1840-1916).

Born September 28th, 1840 in Henderson.

Died April 16th, 1916 at 75 years old in Milwaukee.

John Tebbutt

Australian astronomer (1834–1916).

Born May 25th, 1834 in Windsor, New South Wales.

Died November 29th, 1916 at 82 years old in New South Wales, Windsor.

Enrico Toti

Italian patriot (1882–1916).

Born August 20th, 1882 in Rome.

Died August 6th, 1916 at 33 years old in Monfalcone.

Arthur V. Johnson

American actor (1876–1916).

Born February 2nd, 1876 in Davenport.

Died January 17th, 1916 at 39 years old in Philadelphia (tuberculosis).

Nazario Sauro

Italian naval hero (1880–1916).

Born September 20th, 1880 in Koper.

Died August 10th, 1916 at 35 years old in Pula (hanging to death).

Friedrich Ernst Dorn

German physicist (1848–1916).

Born July 27th, 1848 in Dobre Miasto.

Died December 13th, 1916 at 68 years old in Halle (Saale). [ref]

Eduard Nápravník

Czech conductor and composer.

Born August 24th, 1839 in Býšť. [ref]

Died November 23rd, 1916 at 77 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Émile Faguet

French literary critic (1847–1916).

Born December 17th, 1847 in La Roche-sur-Yon.

Died June 7th, 1916 at 68 years old in Paris, 5th arrondissement of Paris.

Margaret Benson

British author and egyptologist (1865–1916).

Born June 16th, 1865 in Crowthorne.

Died May 13th, 1916 at 50 years old in Wimbledon.

Gorch Fock

Low german writer (1880–1916).

Born August 22nd, 1880 in Finkenwerder.

Died May 31st, 1916 at 35 years old in Skagerrak, Battle of Jutland, SMS Wiesbaden (death in battle).

Lily Braun

German writer, editor (1865–1916).

Born July 2nd, 1865 in Halberstadt. [ref]

Died November 9th, 1916 at 51 years old in Kleinmachnow. [ref]

Albert Atterberg

Swedish chemist (1846-1916).

Born March 19th, 1846 in Härnösands domkyrkoförsamling. [ref]

Died April 4th, 1916 at 70 years old in Kalmar cathedral parish. [ref]

Deaths 151 to 175 of 326

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Death and pain are windows to great insight if you have the strength to look through them. James Pierce