In the year 1916
173 Notable deaths
Gorch Fock
Low german writer.
Born August 22nd, 1880 in Finkenwerder.
Died May 31st, 1916 at 35 years old in Skagerrak (Battle of Jutland).
Lily Braun
German writer, editor.
Born July 2nd, 1865 in Halberstadt. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1916 at 51 years old in Berlin. [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]
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 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]
Bruno Schmitz
German architect (1858-1916).
Born November 21st, 1858 in Düsseldorf.
Died April 27th, 1916 at 57 years old in Berlin.
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.
Born August 3rd, 1884 in Valentigney. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1916 at 31 years old in Vadelaincourt (killed in action). [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 173
Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau