1916 in China
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Events in the year 1916 in China.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Yuan Shikai (until 6 June), Li Yuanhong (from 7 June)
- Vice President: Feng Guozhang
- Premier: Lu Zhengxiang (until 22 March), Xu Shichang (from 22 March to 23 April), Duan Qirui (from 23 April)
Events
[edit]- National Protection War
- 22 March – Disestablishment of the Empire of China (1915–16)
- 21 September – Establishment of the Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Honan[1]
- 30 October – Vice-presidential election
Births
[edit]January
[edit]- January 9 — Wang Dongxing, military commander and politician (d. 2015)
- January 21 — Xiao Hua, general (d. 1985)
February
[edit]March
[edit]April
[edit]- April 6 — Zhuo Lin, third and last wife of Deng Xiaoping (d. 2009)
- April 15 — Ren Jiyu, philosopher (d. 2009)
May
[edit]- May 1 — Rong Yiren, 5th Vice President of China (d. 2005)
- May 4 — Li Desheng, general (d. 2011)
June
[edit]- June 6 — Ruan Posheng, politician (d. 2017)
July
[edit]- July 16 — Sudono Salim, Indonesian banker and businessman (d. 2012)
October
[edit]- October 1 — Liu Huaqing, revolutionary and an admiral of the People's Liberation Army Navy (d. 2011)
- October 6
- Chiang Wei-kuo, Nationalist army general and adopted son of Chiang Kai-shek (d. 1997)
- Xie Xuegong, politician (d. 1993)
December
[edit]- December 1 — Wan Li, 5th Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (d. 2015)
- December 5 — Lin Hujia, politician (d. 2018)
Date unknown
[edit]- Wan Xiaotang, politician (d. 1966)
- Chen Weida, politician and educator (d. 1990)
Deaths
[edit]- April 27 — Sheng Xuanhuai, tycoon, politician and educator (b. 1844)
- May 18 — Chen Qimei, revolutionary activist and key figure of the Green Gang (b.1878)
- June 6 — Yuan Shikai, general and statesman (b.1859)
- October 31 — Huang Xing, revolutionary leader and politician (b.1874)
- November 8 — Cai E, revolutionary leader and general (b.1882)
References
[edit]- ^ "Archdiocese of Kaifeng [Kaifeng]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
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