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{{cite web |url= http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dkaif.html|title= Archdiocese of Kaifeng [Kaifeng]|accessdate= 1 September 2014|work= www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}
- 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=
=March=
=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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