1917
Talbot Mercer Papineau, Canadian lawyer and soldier (born 1883)
Talbot Mercer Papineau, Canadian lawyer and soldier (born 1883)
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1917
Dadabhai Naoroji, Parsi intellectual, educator, cotton trader, and an early Indian political and social leader (born 182
Dadabhai Naoroji, Parsi intellectual, educator, cotton trader, and an early Indian political and social leader (born 182
1916
Ephraim Shay, American engineer, designed the Shay locomotive (born 1839)
Ephraim Shay, American engineer, designed the Shay locomotive (born 1839)
1916
José Echegaray, Spanish engineer, mathematician, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1832)
José Echegaray, Spanish engineer, mathematician, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1832)
1916
John MacBride, executed Irish soldier and rebel (born 1865)
John MacBride, executed Irish soldier and rebel (born 1865)
1916
Karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer and physicist (born 1873): xix
Karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer and physicist (born 1873): xix
1916
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, Irish-born British field marshal and politician, Secretary of State for War (born
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, Irish-born British field marshal and politician, Secretary of State for War (born
1916
Yuan Shikai, Chinese general and politician, 2nd President of the Republic of China (born 1859)
Yuan Shikai, Chinese general and politician, 2nd President of the Republic of China (born 1859)
1916
Alan Seeger, American soldier and poet (born 1888)
Alan Seeger, American soldier and poet (born 1888)
1916
Ioannis Frangoudis, Greek general and target shooter (born 1863)
Ioannis Frangoudis, Greek general and target shooter (born 1863)
1916
Richard McFadden, Scottish footballer and soldier (born 1889)
Richard McFadden, Scottish footballer and soldier (born 1889)
1916
Yuan Shikai, Chinese general and politician, 2nd President of the Republic of China (born 1859)
Yuan Shikai, Chinese general and politician, 2nd President of the Republic of China (born 1859)
1916
John Sebastian Little, American lawyer and politician, 21st Governor of Arkansas (born 1851)
John Sebastian Little, American lawyer and politician, 21st Governor of Arkansas (born 1851)
1915
Leonid Gobyato, Russian general and engineer (born 1875)
Leonid Gobyato, Russian general and engineer (born 1875)
1915
Sandford Fleming, Scottish-Canadian engineer and inventor, developed Standard time (born 1827)
Sandford Fleming, Scottish-Canadian engineer and inventor, developed Standard time (born 1827)
1915
Henry Moseley, English physicist and engineer (born 1887)
Henry Moseley, English physicist and engineer (born 1887)
1915
Susan La Flesche Picotte, doctor, teacher, and social reformer, first Native American to earn a medical degree (born…
Susan La Flesche Picotte, doctor, teacher, and social reformer, first Native American to earn a medical degree (born…
1915
François Faber, Luxembourgian-French cyclist and soldier (born 1887)
François Faber, Luxembourgian-French cyclist and soldier (born 1887)