The following lists events that happened during 1916 in Qajar era.
Incumbents Monarch: Ahmad Shah Qajar Prime Minister: Abdol-Hossein Farman Farma (until February 29), Mohammad Vali Khan Khalatbari Tonekaboni (March 5 – August 29), Vosugh od-Dowleh (starting August 29)
Births May 11 – Farangis Yeganegi. June 24 – Roohangiz Saminejad, Iranian actress. August 5 – Sadeq Chubak, Iranian novelist. August 7 – Fathollah Minbashian, persian general. August 24 – Mohammad-Taqi Bahjat Foumani, Iranian Grand Ayatollah. September 23 – Anna Borkowska (actress), Iranian Polish actress. October 12 – Morteza Haeri Yazdi, Iranian Ayatollah. December 1 – Abdul Aziz Malazada, Iranian Sunni faqih. ? – Abbas Qarib, Iranian footballer. ? – Ashig Huseyn Javan, Iranian poet. ? – Jahangir Forouhar, Iranian actor. ? – Jamaluddin Mostaghimi, Iranian academic. ? – Khadijeh Saqafi, Iranian revolutionary and Ruhollah Khomeini's wife. ? – Rasoul Parvizi, Iranian writer. ? – Safi Asfia, Iranian politician. ? – Yosef Hamadani Cohen, Iranian rabbi.
Deaths ? – Baqir Khan, Iranian revolutionary. ? – Mirza Hossein-Qoli, Iranian musician. ? – Moayed-ol Mamalek Fekri Ershad, Iranian artist, journalist and playwright. ? – Touran Agha Khanoum Qajar, Iranian poet; daughter of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar and Khazen al-Douleh.
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