Famous people and celebrities who died in April 1916

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in April 1916. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• April 1 Gabrielle Petit Belgian resistance fighter

  Executed.

• April 5 Maksim Kovalevsky

  Russian sociologist (b. 1851)

• April 9 Vicente Goicoechea Errasti composer

  At the age of 62, he dies.

• April 11 Richard Harding Davis

  American journalist and author (b. 1864)

• April 14 Gina Krog

  Norwegian suffragist and women's rights activist (b. 1847)

• April 15 Alfred Cogniaux Belgian botanist

  At 75 years old, the victim dies.

• April 19 Ephraim Shay

  American engineer, designed the shay locomotive (b. 1839)

• April 26 Mário de Sá-Carneiro

  Portuguese poet and writer (b. 1890)

• April 29 Jørgen Pedersen Gram

  Danish mathematician and academic (b. 1850)

• April 29 The O'Rahilly

  Irish nationalist, member of the easter rising (born in 1875).