Discover what happened on 24 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
- Erich Goede (Association footballer (1916-1949))
- George Elliott Hagan (American politician (1916-1990))
- Juanito Valderrama hijo (Spanish musician (1916-2004))
- Mykola Mukhin-Koloda
- Hans Kasper (German writer (1916-1990))
- Hans-Josef Bost (German politician (1916-1989))
- Ottilie Graszl (Austrian table tennis player (1916–1993))
- Kenneth R. Andrews (Business scholar (1916-2005))
- Raoul André (French director and screenwriter (1916–1992))
- Roden Cutler (Australian Army officer, politician and diplomat (1916-2002))
- Bruno Pasino
- Felicia Impastato
- Robert Traub (entomologist (1916-1996))
- Porfirio Martínez Peñaloza (Mexican poet (1916-1992))
- Mike Zimring (American entertainment agent)
- Peter Whitney (American actor (1916-1972))
- Augustyn Halotta (Polish actor (1916–1985))
- Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro
Deaths
- David Archibald Harvey (American judge and legislator (1845-1916))
- Franz Joseph von Leistner (German politician and jurist (1855-1916))
- Giulio Ascoli (Italian physician (1870-1916))
- Charles Herbert Mullins (Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1869-1916))
- Gerald Fowler (cricketer (1866-1916))
- Axel Borg (Swedish artist (1847-1916))
- James Somerville (Canadian politician (1834-1916))
- M. Delmar Ritchie (American football coach (1875-1916))
- Shemaryahu Yosef Ḳarelits
- Amadeo Cros
- Gustaf Lindström (Swedish mineralogist (1838-1916))
- Jan Renč
- Carl Gotthard Liander
- Santiago Pérez Triana (Colombian journalist)
- Valéry Giscard (French magistrate (1862-1916))
- Sylvain Royé
- Emilie Eleanora Iselin ((died 1916))
- Waldemar Baron von Gravenitz ((1872-1916))
- Augusta Beckett-Denison ((died 1916))
- Harry Hutchinson Augustus Stewart ((1840-1916))
- Hermenegildo del Campo (Spanish author)
- Giuseppe Vallardi
- Albert-Émile Debout d’Estrées (Physician; 1841-1916)
- Emil Liisberg (Danish fire chief and engineer)