Discover what happened on 4 May 1916 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Births
- Johanna Lucassen-Schulman
- Andreas Sobera (Gross-Rosen concentration camp inmate; identified for transport to Bernburg Euthanasia Centre as part of Nazi program Action 14f13)
- Lucie Nix
- Sven Hansson
- Walter Kuhn
- Johanna Lucassen-Schulman
- Andreas Sobera (Gross-Rosen concentration camp inmate; identified for transport to Bernburg Euthanasia Centre as part of Nazi program Action 14f13)
- Lucie Nix
- Sven Hansson
- Walter Kuhn
- Andreas Sobera (Gross-Rosen concentration camp inmate; identified for transport to Bernburg Euthanasia Centre as part of Nazi program Action 14f13)
- Lucie Nix
- Sven Hansson
- Walter Kuhn
Deaths
- Joseph Plunkett (Irish nationalist, poet, journalist and 1916 Easter Rising leader)
- Hector Sévin (Catholic cardinal (1852–1916))
- Willie Pearse (Irish republican executed for his part in the Easter Rising (1881-1916))
- Michael O’Hanrahan (Irish rebel (1877–1916))
- Edward Daly (Irish revolutionary (1891-1916))
- Kaarle Karikko
- John Murray (Australian politician, 23rd Premier of Victoria)
- John Hay (British navy officer and politician (1827-1916))
- Peter Kirk (Businessman and founder of Kirkland, Washington (1860–1916))
- Feliks Bogacki (Polish lawyer and literary critic (1847-1916))
- Vladimir Sablin (Russian author, publisher and translator (1872–1916))
- Samuel Max Brickner (American obstetrician and gynecologist)
- Max Pfliegl
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- Arthur Robert Ludwig Alexander von Gillern
- Lizzie Conway (American actress (1846-1916))
- Thomas Baird (Soldier of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
- William Baird (Soldier of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
- Maria Rosmans
- Diederik Decq
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- Lucien Ira Blake (Professor of physics)