What happened on 4 May 1916?

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)