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In the year 1916
157 Notable deaths
Franz Eckert
German composer.
Born April 5th, 1852 in Nowa Ruda.
Died August 8th, 1916 at 64 years old in Seoul (cancer).
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]
William Stanley
American physicist (1858–1916).
Born November 28th, 1858 in Brooklyn.
Died May 14th, 1916 at 57 years old in Great Barrington. [ref]
Lily Braun
German writer, editor.
Born July 2nd, 1865 in Halberstadt. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1916 at 51 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Nazario Sauro
Italian naval hero (1880–1916).
Born September 20th, 1880 in Koper.
Died August 10th, 1916 at 35 years old in Pula (hanging).
Arthur V. Johnson
American actor.
Born February 2nd, 1876 in Davenport.
Died January 17th, 1916 at 39 years old in Philadelphia (tuberculosis).
René Schützenberger
French painter (1860-1916).
Born July 29th, 1860 in Mulhouse. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1916 at 56 years old in Paris. [ref]
Gorch Fock
Low german writer.
Born August 22nd, 1880 in Finkenwerder.
Died May 31st, 1916 at 35 years old in Skagerrak (Battle of Jutland).
Guido Gozzano
Italian writer (1883-1916).
Born December 19th, 1883 in Turin. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1916 at 32 years old in Turin (tuberculosis). [ref]
Enrico Toti
Italian patriot.
Born August 20th, 1882 in Rome.
Died August 6th, 1916 at 33 years old in Monfalcone.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 157
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