Death year 1916 celebrities

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Death year 1916

Henry James Facts

Henry James, OM (15 April 1843 – 28 February 1916) was an American writer. He is regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism. He was the son of Henry James, Sr. and the brother of philosopher and psychologist William James a

Enrique Granados Facts

Enrique Granados Campiña (27 July 1867 – 24 March 1916) was a Spanish pianist and composer of classical music. His music is in a uniquely Spanish style and, as such, is representative of musical nationalism.

Arthur V. Johnson Facts

Arthur Vaughan Johnson (February 2, 1876 – January 17, 1916) was a pioneer actor and director of the early American silent film era.

Umberto Boccioni Facts

Umberto Boccioni (19 October 1882 – 17 August 1916) was an influential Italian painter and sculptor. He helped shape the revolutionary aesthetic of the Futurism movement as one of its principal figures. Despite his short life, his approach to the d

Gabrielle Petit Facts

Gabrielle Alina Eugenia Maria Petit (20 February 1893 – 1 April 1916) was a Belgian woman who spied for the British Secret Service during World War I. Executed in 1916, she became a Belgian national heroine after the war’s end.

Berthe de Courrière Facts

Berthe de Courrière (June 1852, Lille – 14 June 1916, Paris) was a French artists’ model and demimondaine. She was the mistress, model, and heir of the sculptor and painter Auguste Clésinger.

Bob Unglaub Facts

Robert Alexander Unglaub (July 31, 1881 – November 29, 1916) was an American first baseman and utility infielder in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Highlanders, Boston Americans, and Washington Senators.

Mike Roach Facts

Michael Stephen “Mike” Roach (December 23, 1869 – November 12, 1916) was a professional baseball catcher who played for the Washington Senators in 1899.

Doug Allison Facts

Douglas L. Allison (July 12, 1846 – December 19, 1916) was an American professional baseball player. He played as a catcher for the original Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first fully professional baseball team. Allison was one of the first catchers

Janet Achurch Facts

Janet Achurch (17 January 1864 – 11 September 1916) was an English stage actress and actor-manager. She made her London debut in 1883. She played many Shakespearean roles, but is best known as a pioneer of major roles in the works of Ibsen. Perhaps

Princess Augusta of Cambridge Facts

Princess Augusta of Cambridge (19 July 1822 – 5 December 1916) was a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of George III. She married into the Grand Ducal House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and became the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strel

Tom Wright Facts

Thomas James “Tom” Wright (23 August 1882 – 12 December 1916) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was killed in action on active service in France in World War I.