1916 in China

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 9 – Wang Dongxing, military commander and politician (d. 2015)
 * January 21 – Xiao Hua, general (d. 1985)
 * February 26 – Fang Yi, communist revolutionary, diplomat, and high-ranking politician (d. 1997)
 * April 6 – Zhuo Lin, third and last wife of Deng Xiaoping (d. 2009)
 * May 1 – Rong Yiren, 5th Vice President of China (d. 2005)
 * July 16 – Sudono Salim, Indonesian banker and businessman (d. 2012)
 * October 1 – Liu Huaqing, revolutionary and an admiral of the People's Liberation Army Navy (d. 2011)
 * October 6 – Xie Xuegong, politician (d. 1993)
 * 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

 * 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)