April 24th (1916) was a Monday. It's the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 252 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 24th April, 1916
» Easter Rising: The Irish Republican Brotherhood led by nationalism e.g nationalists Patrick Pearse, James Connolly, and Joseph Plunkett starts a rebellion in Ireland.
» Ernest Shackleton and five men of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition launch a lifeboat from uninhabited Elephant Island in the Southern Ocean to organise a rescue for the ice-trapped ship ship Endurance 1912 ship 2.
Famous Birthdays on April 24 in 1916
» Lou Thesz, American wrestler (d. 2002)
April 24th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Ecgberht of Ripon
» Fidelis of Sigmaringen
» Johann Walter (Lutheran)
» Mellitus
» Wilfrid (pre-1969 Catholic or Church of England)
» April 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Public holidays in Niger or Concord Day (Niger)
» 2006 democracy movement in Nepal Reinstitution of Parliament or Democracy Day (Nepal)
» Earliest day on which Arbor Day United States known as National Arbor Day can fall, while April 30 is the latest; celebrated on the last Friday in April. (United States)
» Earliest day on which Public holidays in Turkmenistan named Turkmen Racing Horse Festival can fall, while April 30 is the latest; celebrated on the last Sunday in April. (Turkmenistan)
» Genocide Remembrance Day(Armenia, Episcopal Church (USA))
» Battle of Kapyong called Kapyong Day (Australia)