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In the year 1916
157 Notable deaths
Leopold Sulerzhitsky
Russian writer (1872-1916).
Born September 27th, 1872 in Zhytomyr.
Died December 30th, 1916 at 44 years old in Moscow (nephritis).
Alfred Heinrich Ilg
Swiss engineer and advisor to ethiopian emperor menelik ii (1854-1916).
Born March 30th, 1854 in Frauenfeld.
Died January 7th, 1916 at 61 years old in Zürich.
Helena Patursson
Faroese actor and writer (1864-1916).
Born August 27th, 1864 in Kirkjubøur.
Died December 15th, 1916 at 52 years old in Kirkjubøur.
Kārlis Mīlenbahs
Latvian academic (1853-1916).
Born January 18th, 1853 in Courland.
Died March 27th, 1916 at 63 years old in Võru.
Boris Borisovich Galitzine
Russian geologist.
Born March 2nd, 1862 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 17th, 1916 at 54 years old in Petergof (infectious disease).
Lajos Thallóczy
(1857–1916) hungarian historian.
Born December 8th, 1857 in Košice.
Died December 1st, 1916 at 58 years old in Herceghalom (railway accident).
Isidore of Saint Joseph
Passionist lay brother, beatified.
Born April 13th, 1881 in Beveren.
Died October 6th, 1916 at 35 years old in Kortrijk (cancer).
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).
Alf Torp
Norwegian linguist (1853–1916).
Born September 27th, 1853 in Stryn Municipality.
Died September 26th, 1916 at 62 years old in Christiania.
Charles Ericksen
Norwegian-american wrestler (1875-1916).
Born June 20th, 1875 in Tønsberg.
Died February 23rd, 1916 at 40 years old in Brooklyn.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 157
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