Famous people and celebrities who died in 1916

A dedicated page for remembering the famous people and celebrities who passed away in 1916. This year saw the loss of many influential and beloved figures who left a lasting impact on the world. From entertainment icons and sports legends to renowned scholars and public figures, our comprehensive list pays tribute to their lives and legacies. Join us in honoring their contributions and celebrating their achievements as we reflect on their remarkable stories.

• Feb. 6 Ruben Dario

  Nicaraguan poet who initiated the Spanish-American literary movement known as modernismo.

• Feb. 20 Klas Pontus Arnoldson

  PEA - Swedish journalist and politician, nobel prize laureate (b. 1844)

• March 4 Franz Marc

  German expressionist painter, marc, who visited paris in 1903-06, was deeply impressed by van gogh’s work. marc expressed his pantheistic belief in harmony between man, nature and the world shortly after his visits. in works like "the blue horse," the "red horses" 1911, and "destinies" 1913, he used color symbolically. kandinsky believed that art had a spiritual and mystical aspect. …

• March 19 Vasily Surikov

  Prominent Russian historical painter famous for his epic canvases.

• March 20 Ota Benga

  Congolese man who was exhibited as a 'pygmy' at the Bronx Zoo in the early 20th century.

• May 11 Max Reger

  Johannes brahms was a german organist, composer and conductor. he was prolific and composed music for organ, chamber music, and orchestral and choral works. his many creations include "fantasy," "bapcklin suite," and "fugue in c minor," as well as "improvisation," and "fugue on bach".

• May 11 Karl Schwarzschild

  Developed the first exact solution to Einstein's field equations of general relativity.

• June 25 Thomas Eakins

  Thomas Eakins was an American realist painter, photographer, and sculptor who is widely regarded as one of the most important artists in American art history.

• July 6 Odilon Redon

  French painter, lithographer, and etcher who created "in the dream,"1879 and "night,"1886. he used dramatic contrasts of white and black to express his emotions. redon is a proponent of symbolism and produced more than 200 prints.

• July 11 Rik Wouters

  Belgian painter, sculptor and leader of fauvism in belgium. on 7/11/1916 amsterdam, netherlands, he died after an operation for eye cancer.

• July 15 Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov

  Nobel Prize laureate in recognition of their work on immunity

• July 23 William Ramsay

  Scottish chemist who discovered noble gases. he was awarded the nobel prize in chemistry in 1904 for his "services in the discovery of inert gaseous element in air" (alongside lord rayleigh, his collaborator who won the nobel prize in physics in physics in the same year for discovering argon). ramsay began to study other atmospheric gases after the men had …

• July 27 Charles Fryatt

  Germans execute british captain of ss brussels

• Aug. 9 Guido Gozzano

  Crepuscolarismo was an italian poetic school that was led by a poet named italiano poet. this school preferred a straightforward, unadorned style to convey nostalgic memories.

• Sept. 4 José Echegaray y Eizaguirre

  Nobel Prize laureate in recognition of the numerous and brilliant compositions which, in an individual and original manner, have revived the great traditions of the Spanish drama

• Sept. 8 Friedrich Baumfelder

  German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1836)

• Sept. 14 José Echegaray

  LIT - Spanish engineer, mathematician, and playwright, nobel prize laureate (b. 1832)

• Sept. 14 Josiah Royce

  Josiah Royce was a prominent American philosopher known for his work on idealism and metaphysics.

• Oct. 28 Cleveland Abbe

  American meteorologist and academic (d. 1966)

• Oct. 28 Oswald Boelcke

  German flying ace of World War I, known for his pioneering tactics in aerial warfare.

• Nov. 14 Saki

  Hector Hugh Munro, known by pen name Saki, was a renowned British short story writer famous for his witty and satirical works.

• Nov. 15 Henryk Sienkiewicz

  LIT - Polish journalist and author, nobel prize laureate (b. 1846)

• Nov. 22 Jack London

  Jack London was a prolific American novelist, journalist, and social activist, best known for his adventure novels 'The Call of the Wild' and 'White Fang', which explored themes of survival and nature.

• Nov. 24 Hiram Maxim

  Hiram Maxim was an American-born British inventor known for inventing the Maxim gun, the first portable fully automatic machine gun.

• Nov. 27 Emile Verhaeren

  A belgian poet was killed trying to get into a moving train at rouen, france, 11/27/1916.

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