Pierre Paul Leroy-Beaulieu, French economist (b. 1843) Natsume Sōseki, Japanese writer (b. 1867) Clara Ward, Princesse de Caraman-Chimay (b. 1873) December 10 – Ōyama Iwao, Japanese field marshal and a founder of the Imperial Japanese Army (b. 1842) December 11 Valentín Díaz, Filipino patriot, during the Philippine Revolution (b. 1845) Zoilo H. Garcia, Dominican engineer and aviator (b. 1881) December 12 – Edwin Atlee Barber, American archaeologist (b. 1851) December 14 – Nicolai Soloviev, Russian composer (b. 1846) December 15 – José Maria de Alpoim, Portuguese journalist (b. 1857) December 16 Friedrich Ernst Dorn, German physicist (b. 1848) Honorat da Biała, Polish Roman Catholic priest and blessed (b. 1829) Hugo Münsterberg, German-born American psychologist (b. 1856) Ognjeslav Stepanović, Serbian inventor (b. 1851) December 18 George W. Cook, U.S. Representative from Colorado (b. 1851) Giulia Valle, Italian Roman Catholic nun and blessed (b. 1847) December 19 Doug Allison, American baseball player (b. 1846) Thibaw Min, King of Burma (b. 1859) December 22 – George A. Woodward, American general (b. 1835) December 25 Albert Chmielowski, Polish Roman Catholic religious professed and saint (b. 1845) John Dunne, Australian Roman Catholic bishop and reverend (b. 1846) December 28 – Eduard Strauss, Austrian composer (b. 1835) December 30 Grigori Rasputin, Russian mystic (assassinated) (b. 1869) Leopold Sulerzhitsky, Russian painter (b. 1872) Nobel Prizes Physics – not awarded Chemistry – not awarded Medicine – not awarded Literature – Carl Gustaf Verner von Heidenstam Peace – not awarded References Further reading Williams, John. The Other Battleground The Home Fronts: Britain, France and Germany 1914-1918 (1972) pp 109–74. Primary sources and year books New International Year Book 1916 (1917), Comprehensive coverage of world and national affairs, 938pp Early Advertising, "Fishing for Suckers" at Duke University Leap years in the Gregorian calendar