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In the year 1916
147 Notable deaths
Grigori Rasputin
Russian mystic (1869-1916).
Born January 21st, 1869 in Pokrovskoye, Tyumen Oblast.
Died December 30th, 1916 at 47 years old in Saint Petersburg (drowning, ballistic trauma).
Jack London
American author, journalist, and social activist.
Born January 12th, 1876 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1916 at 40 years old in Glen Ellen (drug overdose, uremia, poisoning). [ref]
Horatio Kitchener
British army general and colonial administrator.
Born June 24th, 1850 in Ballylongford. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1916 at 65 years old in North Sea (killed in action). [ref]
Yuan Shikai
Chinese military and government official (1859-1916).
Born September 16th, 1859 in Xiangcheng City.
Died June 6th, 1916 at 56 years old in Beijing (uremia).
Fergus Suter
Scottish footballer (1857-1916).
Born November 21st, 1857 in Glasgow.
Died July 31st, 1916 at 58 years old in Blackpool.
Charles Taze Russell
Founder of the bible student movement (1852-1916).
Born February 16th, 1852 in Allegheny. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1916 at 64 years old in Pampa (cystitis). [ref]
James Connolly
Irish republican, trade unionist and socialist revolutionary.
Born June 5th, 1868 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1916 at 47 years old in Dublin (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Saki
British writer.
Born December 18th, 1870 in Sittwe.
Died November 13th, 1916 at 45 years old in Beaumont-Hamel.
Roger Casement
Irish diplomat, activist, nationalist and poet (1864-1916).
Born September 1st, 1864 in Dublin. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1916 at 51 years old in London (hanging). [ref]
Patrick Pearse
Irish revolutionary, shot by the british army in 1916.
Born November 10th, 1879 in Dublin. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1916 at 36 years old in Dublin (ballistic trauma). [ref]
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