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In the year 1916
157 Notable deaths
Ján Bahýľ
Slovak scientist (1856-1916).
Born May 25th, 1856 in Zvolenská Slatina.
Died March 13th, 1916 at 59 years old in Bratislava.
Germán Riesco
Chilean politician and president (1854-1916).
Born May 28th, 1854 in Rancagua.
Died December 8th, 1916 at 62 years old in Santiago.
Suren Spandaryan
Armenian writer (1882–1916).
Born December 15th, 1882 in Tbilisi.
Died September 24th, 1916 at 33 years old in Krasnoyarsk (tuberculosis).
Reinhard Sorge
German poet (1892-1916).
Born January 29th, 1892 in Neukölln. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1916 at 24 years old in Ablaincourt-Pressoir. [ref]
Edgar Alexander Mearns
American ornithologist and field naturalist (1856-1916).
Born September 11th, 1856 in Highland Falls.
Died November 1st, 1916 at 60 years old in Washington, D.C..
Carlos Antonio Mendoza
President of panama (1856-1916).
Born October 31st, 1856 in Panama City.
Died February 13th, 1916 at 59 years old in Panama City.
Augustin Cochin
French historian.
Born December 22nd, 1876 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1916 at 39 years old in Maricourt. [ref]
Gustav Falke
German writer and poet-impressionist, also translator (1853-1916).
Born January 11th, 1853 in Lübeck.
Died February 8th, 1916 at 63 years old in Groß Borstel.
Konstantin Zhostov
Bulgarian general (1867–1916).
Born October 30th, 1867 in Gaytaninovo.
Died August 30th, 1916 at 48 years old in Kyustendil (appendicitis).
Arnold Aletrino
Dutch writer.
Born April 1st, 1858 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1916 at 57 years old in Montreux. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 157
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner