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In the year 1916
157 Notable deaths
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.
Farrukh Gayibov
Russian aerial arfare pioneer (1891–1916).
Born October 2nd, 1891 in Aşağı Salahlı.
Died September 12th, 1916 at 24 years old in Baruny.
Leo Anton Karl de Ball
German astronomer (1853–1916).
Born November 23rd, 1853 in Lobberich.
Died December 12th, 1916 at 63 years old in Vienna.
Béla Békessy
Fencer (1875–1916).
Born November 16th, 1875 in Debrecen.
Died July 6th, 1916 at 40 years old in Volhynia.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 157
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