← 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1916 in China → 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921
Decades:	1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s
See also:	Other events of 1916 History of China  • Timeline  • Years

Events in the year 1916 in China.

• 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)

• 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

• 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)

• 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)