Historical Events In 1915

Jun 20   On this day in history german offensive in Argonnes   

Jun 20   Terence Young, Shanghai China, director (Dr No, Thunderball) in the year 1915.   

Jun 21   On this day in history anti-British revolt in South-Africa ends with arrest of Gen De Law   

Jun 22   On this day in history bMT, then Brooklyn Rapid Transit, begins subway service   

Jun 23   Dennis Price, Twyford England, actor (Adventurers, Millionairess) in the year 1915.   

Jun 23   Yanks get record 16 walks & 3 wild pitches beat A's Bruno Hass, 15-0 in the year 1915.   

Jun 24   In the year 1915 800 die as excursion steamer Eastland capsizes in Chicago   

Jun 24   Charles James Dunn, Japanese scholar on this day in history.   

Jun 25   On this day in history peter Lind Hayes, SF Calif, comedian/singer (Peter Lind Hayes Show)   

Jun 26   Germany suppresses its "Vorwarts" newspaper after it called for peace in the year 1915.   

Jun 27   100ø F (38ø C), Fort Yukon, Alaska (state record) on this day in history.   

Jun 27   100°F (38°C), Fort Yukon Alaska (state record) in the year 1915.   

Jun 27   Hendrik W van Leeuwen, musician in the year 1915.   

Jun 28   On this day in history victor Trumper, cricketer (48 Tests for Australia, 3163 runs), dies   

Jun 30   In the year 1915 charles Rowe, cricketer (scored a pair in only Test (NZ v Aust 1946))   

Jul 01   On this day in history australia begins Commonwealth Lighthouse Service   

Jul 01   In the year 1915 jean Stafford, US writer (Boston Adventure, Lion & Carpenter)   

Jul 02   In the year 1915 8th duke of Wellington, English large landowner/multi-millionaire   

Jul 02   Gen Porfirio [Jose de la Cruz] Diaz, president Mexico, dies in the year 1915.   

Jul 03   On this day in history uS military forces occupy Haiti, remain until 1934   

Jul 04   On this day in history christine Lavant, writer   

Jul 06   Dorothy Kirsten, Montclair NJ, soprano (Time to Sing, Chevy Show) on this day in history.   

Jul 07   A Great Gorge and International Railway trolley with an extreme overload of 157 passengers crashes near Queenston, Ontario, killing 15 in the year 1915.   

Jul 07   In the year 1915 margaret Walker Alexander, poet/novelist (For My People)   

Jul 07   In the year 1915 the birth of Yul Brynner, American actor   

Jul 08   In the year 1915 charles Hard Townes, Greenville SC, physicist (developed lasers)   

Jul 09   On this day in history david Leo Diamond, Rochester NY, composer (Paderewski Prize-1943)   

Jul 09   On this day in history germany surrenders South West Africa to Union of South Africa   

Jul 10   British/South African troops march into German SW-Africa in the year 1915.   

Jul 10   On this day in history hendrik W Mesdag, painter (Panorama Mesdag), dies   

Jul 11   Colin Purdie Kelly, US, 1st US air hero (during WW II) on this day in history.   

Jul 11   On this day in history germany cruiser Königsberg sinks off Dar-es-Salam   

Jul 12   Army orders harvest furloughs to Canadian Expeditionary Force soldiers still in training camps in Canada on this day in history.   

Jul 12   Michael Fenton Haddon, mining engineer in the year 1915.   

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Jan 01   Francois Bondy, writer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of lewis Bingham Keeble, town planner   

Jan 02   John Hope Franklin, historian was born in the year 1915.   

Jan 05   Mabel Leigh, potter was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Uta Graf, singer/teacher was born in the year 1915.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of arthur H. Robinson, Canadian-born cartographer (d. 2004)   

Jan 06   Alan Watts, Kent England, writer (Book on the Taboo) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of don Edwards, (Rep-D-CA, 1963- )   

Jan 02   Karl Goldmark, Austria-Hungarian composer (Queen of Saba), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   James E Flecker, British diplomat/novelist (Hassan), dies at 30 in the year 1915.   

Jan 06   Reginald Wood, cricketer (one Test England v Australia 1886), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Mary Slessor, Scottish missionary (b. 1848) died in the year 1915.   

Jan 14   Richard Meux Benson, founder of Anglican religious order (b. 1824) died on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Guillaume Couture, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1915.   

Jan 28   On this day in history death of nikolay Umov, Russian physicist (b. 1846)   

Feb 05   Ross Barnes, baseball player (b. 1850) died in the year 1915.