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In the year 1916
147 Notable deaths
Tom Clarke
Irish revolutionary leader (1857-1916).
Born March 11th, 1857 in Isle of Wight.
Died May 3rd, 1916 at 59 years old in Dublin (ballistic trauma).
Alice Ball
American chemist (1892-1916).
Born July 24th, 1892 in Seattle.
Died December 31st, 1916 at 24 years old in Seattle.
Nedeljko Čabrinović
Bosnian activist (1895-1916).
Born February 2nd, 1895 in Sarajevo. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1916 at 20 years old in Terezín (tuberculosis). [ref]
Oswald Boelcke
German first world war flying ace.
Born May 19th, 1891 in Giebichenstein.
Died October 28th, 1916 at 25 years old in Bapaume (killed in action).
Enrique Granados
Spanish pianist and composer.
Born July 27th, 1867 in Lleida. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1916 at 48 years old in English Channel (drowning). [ref]
Max Reger
German composer, pianist and conductor.
Born March 19th, 1873 in Brand. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1916 at 43 years old in Leipzig (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Charles de Foucauld
French catholic priest (1858-1916).
Born September 15th, 1858 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1916 at 58 years old in Tamanrasset (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Max Immelmann
German flying ace.
Born September 21st, 1890 in Dresden. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1916 at 25 years old in Sallaumines (killed in action). [ref]
Thomas MacDonagh
Irish nationalist, poet, playwright and revolutionary (1878-1916).
Born February 1st, 1878 in Cloughjordan.
Died May 3rd, 1916 at 38 years old in Kilmainham Gaol (ballistic trauma).
Seán Mac Diarmada
Irish revolutionary (1883-1916).
Born February 28th, 1883 in Kiltyclogher.
Died May 12th, 1916 at 33 years old in Kilmainham Gaol (ballistic trauma).
Deaths 21 to 30 of 147
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius