In the year 1916
326 Notable deaths
Gina Krog
Norwegian politician and women's rights activist, editor (1847-1916).
Born June 20th, 1847 in Flakstadøya. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1916 at 68 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Guido Gozzano
Italian writer (1883-1916).
Born December 19th, 1883 in Turin.
Died August 9th, 1916 at 32 years old in Turin (tuberculosis).
Rik Wouters
Belgian painter and sculptor (1882-1916).
Born August 21st, 1882 in Mechelen. [ref]
Died July 11th, 1916 at 33 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Friedrich Gernsheim
German composer, conductor, pianist and teacher (1839–1916).
Born July 17th, 1839 in Worms.
Died September 11th, 1916 at 77 years old in Berlin.
Maksim Kovalevsky
Ukrainian sociologist (1851-1916).
Born September 8th, 1851 in Kharkov Governorate. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1916 at 64 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
John St. John
Army officer and politician (1833-1916).
Born February 25th, 1833 in Franklin County.
Died August 31st, 1916 at 83 years old in Olathe.
Karl Klindworth
German musician (1830–1916).
Born September 25th, 1830 in Hanover.
Died July 27th, 1916 at 85 years old in Oranienburg.
Onésime Reclus
French geographer (1837-1916).
Born March 7th, 1837 in Sainte-Suzanne.
Died June 30th, 1916 at 79 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Klavdy Lebedev
Russian painter (1852-1916).
Born October 28th, 1852 in Russian Empire. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1916 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Girolamo Maria Gotti
Italian discalced carmelite friar, archbishop and cardinal (1834–1916).
Born March 29th, 1834 in Genoa.
Died March 19th, 1916 at 81 years old in Rome (anemia).
Henri Harpignies
French painter (1819–1916).
Born July 24th, 1819 in Valenciennes. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1916 at 97 years old in Saint-Privé. [ref]
Paul Leroy-Beaulieu
French economist (1843-1916).
Born December 9th, 1843 in Saumur.
Died December 9th, 1916 at 73 years old in Paris.
René Schützenberger
French painter (1860-1916).
Born July 29th, 1860 in Mulhouse. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1916 at 56 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Bruno Schmitz
German architect (1858-1916).
Born November 21st, 1858 in Düsseldorf.
Died April 27th, 1916 at 57 years old in Berlin.
Albert Lavignac
French composer (1846-1916).
Born January 12th, 1846 in Paris.
Died May 28th, 1916 at 70 years old in Paris.
Illarion Vorontsov-Dashkov
Russian politician and general (1837-1916).
Born May 27th, 1837 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 15th, 1916 at 78 years old in Alupka.
Arnold Spencer-Smith
English clergyman, photographer, explorer (1883-1916).
Born March 17th, 1883 in Balham.
Died March 9th, 1916 at 32 years old in Ross Ice Shelf (scurvy).
Dimcho Debelyanov
Bulgarian poet (1887–1916).
Born March 28th, 1887 in Koprivshtitsa.
Died October 2nd, 1916 at 29 years old in Monokklisia.
Giuseppe Pitrè
Italian ethnologist (1841-1916).
Born December 22nd, 1841 in Palermo.
Died April 10th, 1916 at 74 years old in Palermo.
Georges Boillot
French racing driver (1884–1916).
Born August 3rd, 1884 in Valentigney. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1916 at 31 years old in Vadelaincourt. [ref]
Max von Fabeck
German general (1854–1916).
Died December 16th, 1916 at 62 years old in Partenkirchen.
Paul Weber
German painter (1823-1916).
Born January 19th, 1823 in Darmstadt.
Died October 12th, 1916 at 93 years old in Munich.
Virgilio Fossati
Italian footballer and manager (1891-1916).
Born January 3rd, 1891 in Milan.
Died June 29th, 1916 at 25 years old in Monfalcone.
Suren Spandaryan
Armenian writer (1882–1916).
Born December 15th, 1882 in Tbilisi.
Died September 24th, 1916 at 33 years old in Krasnoyarsk (tuberculosis).
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I’m the one that’s got to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to. Jimi Hendrix