In the year 1916
173 Notable deaths
Michael O'Hanrahan
Irish rebel (1877–1916).
Born January 16th, 1877 in New Ross. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1916 at 39 years old in Kilmainham Gaol (gunshot wound).
Hugo von Pohl
German admiral (1855–1916).
Born August 25th, 1855 in Wrocław.
Died February 23rd, 1916 at 60 years old in Berlin (liver cancer).
Count Karl von Stürgkh
Minister-president of austria (1859-1916).
Born October 30th, 1859 in Graz.
Died October 21st, 1916 at 56 years old in Vienna (deliberate murder).
Georges Lemmen
Belgian neo-impressionist painter (1865-1916).
Born November 25th, 1865 in Schaerbeek.
Died July 15th, 1916 at 50 years old in Uccle.
Janis Rozentāls
Latvian painter (1866-1916).
Born March 18th, 1866 in Saldus. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1916 at 50 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Léon Comerre
French painter (1850-1916).
Born October 10th, 1850 in Trélon. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1916 at 65 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
John Benjamin Murphy
American surgeon (1857–1916).
Born December 21st, 1857 in Appleton. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1916 at 58 years old in Mackinac Island. [ref]
Emile Verhaeren
Belgian poet (1855-1916).
Born May 21st, 1855 in Sint-Amands. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1916 at 61 years old in Rouen (railway accident). [ref]
Max Kurzweil
Austrian painter and printmaker (1867-1916).
Born October 13th, 1867 in Bzenec.
Died May 9th, 1916 at 48 years old in Vienna.
Jane Dieulafoy
French anthropologist.
Born July 29th, 1851 in Toulouse. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1916 at 64 years old in Pompertuzat. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 173
No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.