Famous people and celebrities who died in September 1916

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in September 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

• 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. 10 Friedrich Gernsheim

  Composer dies at 77

• 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.

• Sept. 15 Isidore Edouard Legouix

  Composer dies at 82

• Sept. 25 Julius Fucik

  Composer dies at 44

• Sept. 27 Emile A G Verhaeren

  Belgian writer (les heures du soir), dies at 61