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Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1916

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in May 1916. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

  • Patrick Pearse
    May 3 Patrick Pearse

    Irish poet and educator, lawyer (d. 1916).

  • Thomas MacDonagh
    May 3 Thomas MacDonagh

    Irish poet and rebel (b. 1878).

  • Tom Clarke
    May 3 Tom Clarke
  • Ned Daly
    May 4 Ned Daly

    Irish rebel commander (easter rising) (b. 1891).

  • John Murray
    May 4 John Murray

    Australian politician, 23rd premier of victoria (b. 1851).

  • Willie Pearse
    May 4 Willie Pearse

    Irish rebel (b. 1881).

  • Joseph Plunkett
    May 4 Joseph Plunkett

    Irish rebel and writer (b. 1887).

  • Giovan Battista Pastine
    May 4 Giovan Battista Pastine
  • Hector-Irénée Sévin
    May 4 Hector-Irénée Sévin
  • Maurice Raoul-Duval
    May 5 Maurice Raoul-Duval

    French polo player (d. 1916).

  • John MacBride
    May 5 John MacBride

    Irish nationalist, member of the easter rising (born in 1865).

  • Giovanni Ruggia
    May 10 Giovanni Ruggia
  • Luigi Piglione
    May 10 Luigi Piglione
  • Max Reger
    May 11 Max Reger

    Johannes brahms was a german organist, composer and conductor.

  • Karl Schwarzschild
    May 11 Karl Schwarzschild

    Developed the first exact solution to Einstein's field equations of general relativity.

  • James Connolly
    May 12 James Connolly

    Scottish-born irish socialist and rebel leader (b. 1868).

  • Seán Mac Diarmada
    May 12 Seán Mac Diarmada
  • Sholem Aleichem
    May 13 Sholem Aleichem

    Ukrainian-american playwright and author (d. 1916).

  • Clara Louise Kellogg
    May 13 Clara Louise Kellogg
  • Chen Qimei
    May 18 Chen Qimei

    Chinese revolutionary (b. 1878)[42].

  • Joseph Simon Gallieni
    May 27 Joseph Simon Gallieni
  • Ivan Franko
    May 28 Ivan Franko

    Ukrainian economist, journalist, and poet (b. 1856).

  • Carlo Stuparich
    May 30 Carlo Stuparich
  • Nikolaj Kynin
    May 30 Nikolaj Kynin
  • Louis-Marie Faudacq
    May 31 Louis-Marie Faudacq
  • Robert Keith Arbuthnot
    May 31 Robert Keith Arbuthnot
  • Charles Fitzgerald Sowerby
    May 31 Charles Fitzgerald Sowerby
  • Cecil Irby Prowse
    May 31 Cecil Irby Prowse