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]

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.

Klavdy Lebedev

Russian painter (1852-1916).

Born October 28th, 1852 in Russian Empire. [ref]

Died October 4th, 1916 at 63 years old in Moscow.

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]

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]

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

Bruno Schmitz

German architect (1858-1916).

Born November 21st, 1858 in Düsseldorf.

Died April 27th, 1916 at 57 years old in Berlin.

Karl Klindworth

German musician (1830–1916).

Born September 25th, 1830 in Hanover.

Died July 27th, 1916 at 85 years old in Oranienburg.

Paul Leroy-Beaulieu

French economist (1843-1916).

Born December 9th, 1843 in Saumur.

Died December 9th, 1916 at 73 years old in Paris.

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.

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.

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).

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]

Albert Lavignac

French composer (1846-1916).

Born January 12th, 1846 in Paris.

Died May 28th, 1916 at 70 years old in Paris.

Dimcho Debelyanov

Bulgarian poet (1887–1916).

Born March 28th, 1887 in Koprivshtitsa.

Died October 2nd, 1916 at 29 years old in Monokklisia.

Max von Fabeck

German general (1854–1916).

Born May 6th, 1854 in Berlin.

Died December 16th, 1916 at 62 years old in Partenkirchen.

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]

Giuseppe Pitrè

Italian ethnologist (1841-1916).

Born December 22nd, 1841 in Palermo.

Died April 10th, 1916 at 74 years old in Palermo.

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.

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.

Georges Lacombe

French painter and sculptor (1868-1916).

Born June 18th, 1868 in Versailles.

Died June 29th, 1916 at 48 years old in Alençon (tuberculosis).

Suren Spandaryan

Armenian writer (1882–1916).

Born December 15th, 1882 in Tbilisi.

Died September 24th, 1916 at 33 years old in Krasnoyarsk (tuberculosis).

August Leskien

German linguist (1840–1916).

Born July 8th, 1840 in Kiel.

Died September 20th, 1916 at 76 years old in Leipzig.

Deaths 176 to 200 of 326

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