Famous People Who Died In 1916
Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1916. This list includes people like Grigori Rasputin, Jack London, Franz Joseph I of Austria, Henry James, Charles Taze Russell and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include artists, soldiers, poets and novelists who died in 1916. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & Russia and many more countries.
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Birthdate: August 18, 1830
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: November 21
Birthdate: January 12, 1876
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: November 22
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Henry James(British Author Who is Regarded as a Key Transitional Figure Between Literary Realism and Literary Modernism)
Birthdate: April 15, 1843
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York, New York City, United States
Died: February 28
Birthdate: December 18, 1870
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sittwe, Myanmar (Burma)
Died: November 14
Birthdate: January 21, 1869
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Pokrovskoe, Russia
Died: December 30
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
Birthdate: June 5, 1868
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cowgate
Died: May 12
Birthdate: November 10, 1879
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: May 3
Birthdate: February 18, 1838
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Brno, Czech Republic
Died: February 19
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Rubén Darío(Nicaraguan Poet Who Initiated the Spanish-Language Literary Movement Known as "Modernismo")
Birthdate: January 18, 1867
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ciudad Darío, Nicaragua
Died: February 6
10
Henryk Sienkiewicz
(Polish Writer Who Won the '1905 Nobel Prize in Literature')
Birthdate: May 5, 1846
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Wola Okrzejska, Poland
Died: November 15
11
Roger Casement(British Diplomat Known as ‘Father of Twentieth-Century Human Rights Investigations')
Birthdate: September 1, 1864
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Sandycove, Ireland
Died: August 3
12
Richard Dedekind(German Mathematician Known for His Important Contributions to Number Theory, Abstract Algebra and Modern Set Theory)
Birthdate: October 6, 1831
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Brunswick, Germany
Died: February 12
Birthdate: October 2, 1852
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Died: July 23
Birthdate: November 21, 1834
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: July 3
15
Thomas Eakins(American Photographer, Realist Painter, Fine Arts Educator, and Sculptor)
Birthdate: July 25, 1844
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: June 25
Birthdate: January 1, 1859
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Mandalay, Myanmar
Died: December 19
Birthdate: September 16, 1838
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Eramosa Township, Ontario, Upper Canada
Died: May 29
18
John S. Mosby
(Confederate army cavalry battalion commander)
Birthdate: December 6, 1833
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Powhatan County, Virginia, United States
Died: May 30
19
Percival Lowell
(Astronomer, Mathematician)
Birthdate: March 13, 1855
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Boston
Died: November 12
20
Franz Marc
(German Painter, Printmaker and One of the Key Figures of German Expressionism)
Birthdate: February 8, 1880
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: March 4
Birthdate: April 27, 1848
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Munich Residenz, Munich, Germany
Died: October 11
22
Helmuth von Moltke the Younger
(officer)
Birthdate: May 23, 1848
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Parchim
Died: June 18
23
Karl Schwarzschild
(Physicist, Astronomer, Astrophysicist, University teacher, Mathematician)
Birthdate: October 9, 1873
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Frankfurt
Died: May 11
24
Élie Metchnikoff
(Former zoologist best known for his pioneering research in immunology)
Birthdate: May 15, 1845
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ukraine
Died: July 15
25
James Whitcomb Riley
(Author)
Birthdate: October 7, 1849
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Greenfield, Indiana, United States
Died: July 22
26
Enrique Granados(Spanish Pianist and Composer Known for His Works: ‘Goyescas’, ‘Spanish Dances’, and ‘María del Carmen’)
Birthdate: July 27, 1867
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lleida, Spain
Died: March 24
Birthdate: August 27, 1856
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Nahuievychi, Ukraine
Died: May 28
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Princess Augusta of Cambridge
(Princess)
Birthdate: July 19, 1822
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Palace of Montbrillant, Hanover
Died: December 5
Birthdate: July 18, 1872
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New Town, Prague, Czech Republic
Died: September 25
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Max Reger(German Composer, Pianist, Organist and Conductor)
Birthdate: March 19, 1873
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brand, Germany
Died: May 11
31
Lanoe Hawker
(Aviator, Military personnel)
Birthdate: December 30, 1890
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Hampshire
Died: November 23
32
Hugo Münsterberg
(Psychologist, University teacher, Philosopher)
Birthdate: June 1, 1863
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Gdańsk
Died: December 16
33
Elisabeth of Wied
(Queen Consort of Romania (1881 - 1914))
Birthdate: December 29, 1843
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Schloss Monrepos
Died: March 2
34
Vasily Surikov
(Russian Realist History Painter)
Birthdate: January 24, 1848
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Died: March 19
35
Alice Ball
(American Chemist Renowned for Developing the 'Ball Method')
Birthdate: July 24, 1892
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States
Died: December 31
36
George Butterworth
(Composer, Musicologist)
Birthdate: July 12, 1885
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London
Died: August 5
37
Oswald Boelcke
(Aviator, Military personnel)
Birthdate: May 19, 1891
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Q1523208
Died: October 28
38
Prince Mircea of Romania
(Prince)
Birthdate: January 3, 1913
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bucharest, Romania
Died: November 2
39
Francis Sheehy-Skeffington
(Writer)
Birthdate: December 23, 1878
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bailieborough, Ireland
Died: April 26
40
Martinus Theunis Steyn
(Former 6th State President of the Orange Free State (1896 - 1902))
Birthdate: October 2, 1857
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Winburg, South Africa
Died: November 28
41
Charles de Foucauld
(French Soldier, Explorer, Catholic Priest and Hermit)
Birthdate: September 15, 1858
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Strasbourg, France
Died: December 1
42
Grenville M. Dodge
(Officer)
Birthdate: April 12, 1831
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Danvers, Massachusetts,United States
Died: January 3
Birthdate: February 14, 1835
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Austria
Died: December 28
Birthdate: February 16, 1852
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Allegheny, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died: October 31
Height: 6'11" (211 cm)
Birthdate: April 9, 1846
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ortona, Italy
Died: December 2
46
Walter Sutton
(American Geneticist)
Birthdate: April 5, 1877
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Utica, New York, United States
Died: November 10
47
Charles Booth
(British Philanthropist and Social Reformer Known for His Innovative Philanthropic Studies on Working-Class Life in London)
Birthdate: March 30, 1840
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Died: November 23
48
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
(Author)
Birthdate: September 13, 1830
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Zdislavice (Troubky-Zdislavice), Troubky-Zdislavice, Czechia
Died: March 12
49
Prince Heinrich of Bavaria
(Prince)
Birthdate: June 24, 1884
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: November 8
Birthdate: January 18, 1850
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: September 17