Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1916

May 04 Joseph mary plunkett: Irish revolutionary (b. 1887)  

May 06 Dirk bos: Dutch mp (liberal),  

May 11 Karl schwarzschild: German astronomer (s-effect),  

May 12 James connolly: Irish socialist (b. 1868)  

May 13 Sholem aleichem: Yiddish writer (fiddler on the roof),  

May 17 Gervais bernard gaston salvayre: Composer,  

May 25 Jack marsh: Cricketer (aboriginal bowler played for nsw 1900-03),  

May 27 Joseph s gallieni: General/military governor of paris,  

May 28 Ivan franko: Ukrainian writer (b. 1856)  

May 31 Horace hood: British spy (battle of jutland),  

Jun 04 Mildred j hill: Composer/musician (happy birthday to you),  

Jun 05 Horatio h kitchener: British general (sudan), drowns at 65  

Jun 06 Yuan shikai: President of china,  

Jun 07 Émile faguet: French writer and critic (b. 1847)  

Jun 14 João simões lopes neto: Brazilian writer (b. 1865)  

Jun 18 Helmuth j l von moltke: German chief general of staff,  

Jun 23 Victor chapman: Us legionaire/ww i pilot, killed  

Jun 25 Thomas eakins: American artist (b. 1844)  

Jun 28 Åžtefan luchian: Romanian painter (b. 1868)  

Jul 01 William booth: Cricketer (ww i 2 tests for england 1913-14),  

Jul 03 Henrietta "hetty" howland robinson green: (witch of wall street),  

Jul 04 Alan seeger: American war poet (b. 1888)  

Jul 06 Odilon redon: French painter (b. 1840)  

Jul 11 Rik wouters: Belgian painter/sculptor (doll virgin),  

Jul 12 Aritius s talma: Dutch minister of agriculture,  

Jul 16 Ilja [elias] metsjnikov: Russ bacteriologist (nobel 1908),  

Jul 18 Benjamin c. truman: American journalist and author  

Jul 22 James whitcomb riley: American author and poet (b. 1849)  

Jul 23 William ramsey: Chemist,  

Jul 26 Gellio benevenuto coronaro: Composer,  

Jul 27 Charles fryatt: British capt of ss brussels, executed by germans,  

Aug 01 Claude newberry: S afr cricket all-rounder (v england 1913-14),  

Aug 02 Hamish maccunn: Composer,  

Aug 03 Roger casement: Irish nationalist (easter uprising 1916), executed 51  

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Jan 01 Earl wrightson: Balt md, singer (paul whiteman's goodyear revue)  

Jan 03 Antonio estevez: Composer  

Jan 03 Betty furness: Nyc, actress/consumer activist (studio 1)  

Jan 03 Bernard greenhouse: American cellist  

Jan 04 Catherina elisabeth "tootje" vreede: Portrait painter  

Jan 04 Robert parrish: Columbus ga, director (casino royale)  

Jan 04 Lionel newman: American film music composer  

Jan 06 Philip bezanson: Composer