Events in the year 1916 in China.
Incumbents 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 National Protection War 22 March – Disestablishment of the Empire of China (1915–16) 21 September – Establishment of the Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Honan 30 October – Vice-presidential election
Births January January 9 — Wang Dongxing, military commander and politician (d. 2015) January 21 — Xiao Hua, general (d. 1985)
February February 26 — Fang Yi, communist revolutionary, diplomat, and high-ranking politician (d. 1997)
March March 10 — Xu Jiatun, politician and dissident (d. 2017) March 26 — Dai Zijin, aviator (d. 2017)
April April 6 — Zhuo Lin, third and last wife of Deng Xiaoping (d. 2009) April 15 — Ren Jiyu, philosopher (d. 2009)
May May 1 — Rong Yiren, 5th Vice President of China (d. 2005) May 4 — Li Desheng, general (d. 2011)
June June 6 — Ruan Posheng, politician (d. 2017)
July July 16 — Sudono Salim, Indonesian banker and businessman (d. 2012)
October 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 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 Wan Xiaotang, politician (d. 1966) Chen Weida, politician and educator (d. 1990)
Deaths March 15 — Wei Guangtao, Qing dynasty politician (b. 1837) 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)
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