In the year 1916
147 Notable deaths
Alan Seeger
American poet and soldier (1888-1916).
Born June 22nd, 1888 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1916 at 28 years old in Belloy-en-Santerre. [ref]
Vilhelm Hammershøi
Danish artist (1864-1916).
Born May 15th, 1864 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1916 at 51 years old in Copenhagen (pharyngeal cancer, laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Joseph Jacobs
Australian folklorist, historian and writer (1854–1916).
Born August 29th, 1854 in Sydney. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1916 at 61 years old in Yonkers. [ref]
Julius Fučík
Czech composer (1872-1916).
Born July 18th, 1872 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1916 at 44 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Hugo Münsterberg
German-american psychologist.
Born June 1st, 1863 in Gdańsk. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1916 at 53 years old in Cambridge (myocardial infarction). [ref]
William Foulke
English footballer (1874-1916).
Born April 12th, 1874 in Dawley.
Died May 1st, 1916 at 42 years old in Sheffield (liver cirrhosis).
Josiah Royce
American philosopher (1855-1916).
Born November 20th, 1855 in Grass Valley. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1916 at 60 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
George Butterworth
English composer (1885–1916).
Born July 12th, 1885 in London. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1916 at 31 years old in Pozières. [ref]
Isa Boletini
Kosovo albanian guerilla leader (1864-1916).
Born January 15th, 1864 in Boletin.
Died January 23rd, 1916 at 52 years old in Podgorica (killed in action).
Inez Milholland
Suffragist, lawyer.
Born August 6th, 1886 in Brooklyn.
Died November 25th, 1916 at 30 years old in Good Samaritan Hospital (pernicious anemia).
Deaths 31 to 40 of 147
All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young