In the year 1916
173 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]
Julius Fučík
Czech composer (1872-1916).
Born July 18th, 1872 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1916 at 44 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Inez Milholland
Suffragist, lawyer.
Born August 6th, 1886 in Brooklyn.
Died November 25th, 1916 at 30 years old in Good Samaritan Hospital (pernicious anemia).
Josiah Royce
American philosopher (1855–1916).
Born November 20th, 1855 in Grass Valley.
Died September 14th, 1916 at 60 years old in Cambridge.
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]
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]
Ivan Franko
Ukrainian poet and writer (1856-1916).
Born August 27th, 1856 in Nahuievychi. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1916 at 59 years old in Lviv. [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.
William Foulke
English footballer (1874-1916).
Born April 12th, 1874 in Dawley.
Died May 1st, 1916 at 42 years old in Sheffield (liver cirrhosis).
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]
Deaths 31 to 40 of 173
A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live. Lao Tzu