Timeline Friday 7 May 1915

Events on Friday 7 May 1915 4

• 1856 – 1915 Charles Frohman (1856-1915) Died 7 May 1915, aged 58 American theatrical producer Charles Frohman dominated Broadway and London theater for two decades, staging works by J. M. Barrie and discovering major stars of the era. He died when the RMS Lusitania was torpedoed and sunk off the Irish coast.
• 1856 – 1915 Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915) Died 7 May 1915, aged 58 American writer and founder of the Roycroft artisan community, Elbert Hubbard was known for the inspirational essay "A Message to Garcia." He and his wife Alice died together when the RMS Lusitania was sunk by a German U-boat.
• 1877 – 1915 Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt (1877-1915) Died 7 May 1915, aged 37 American businessman and heir to the Vanderbilt railroad fortune, Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt drowned when the RMS Lusitania was torpedoed off the Irish coast. He reportedly gave up his life jacket to help other passengers before the ship sank.
• 1915 The Lusitania is sunk Off Ireland A U-boat torpedoed the liner off the Old Head of Kinsale. She sank in 18 minutes with 1,198 dead, including 128 Americans, and shifted American opinion sharply against Germany.