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In the year 1916
147 Notable deaths
Sydney Ayres
Silent film actor, director, screenwriter (1879-1916).
Born August 28th, 1879 in New York City.
Died September 9th, 1916 at 37 years old in Oakland (multiple sclerosis).
Charles Ericksen
Norwegian-american wrestler (1875-1916).
Born June 20th, 1875 in Tønsberg.
Died February 23rd, 1916 at 40 years old in Brooklyn.
Signe Hornborg
Finnish architect (1862-1916).
Born November 8th, 1862 in Turku.
Died December 6th, 1916 at 54 years old in Helsinki.
Felipe Trigo
Spanish writer.
Born February 13th, 1864 in Villanueva de la Serena. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1916 at 52 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Pavel Plehve
Russian general (1850-1916).
Born June 23rd, 1850 in Pskov. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1916 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Mikhail Pomortsev
Russian meteorologist.
Born July 24th, 1851 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died July 2nd, 1916 at 64 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Solko van den Bergh
Dutch sports shooter (1854-1916).
Born June 4th, 1854 in The Hague.
Died December 25th, 1916 at 62 years old in The Hague.
John Somers-Smith
British rower.
Born December 15th, 1887 in Walton-on-Thames.
Died July 1st, 1916 at 28 years old in Gommecourt.
Leo Anton Karl de Ball
German astronomer.
Born November 23rd, 1853 in Lobberich.
Died December 12th, 1916 at 63 years old in Vienna.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 147
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