Historical Events In 1915

Jun 20   Terence Young, Shanghai China, director (Dr No, Thunderball) on this day in history.  

Jun 21   Anti-British revolt in South-Africa ends with arrest of Gen De Law in the year 1915.  

Jun 22   BMT, then Brooklyn Rapid Transit, begins subway service in the year 1915.  

Jun 23   In the year 1915 dennis Price, Twyford England, actor (Adventurers, Millionairess)  

Jun 23   Yanks get record 16 walks & 3 wild pitches beat A's Bruno Hass, 15-0 on this day in history.  

Jun 24   800 die as excursion steamer Eastland capsizes in Chicago on this day in history.  

Jun 24   On this day in history charles James Dunn, Japanese scholar  

Jun 25   Peter Lind Hayes, SF Calif, comedian/singer (Peter Lind Hayes Show) in the year 1915.  

Jun 26   In the year 1915 germany suppresses its "Vorwarts" newspaper after it called for peace  

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

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

Jun 27   On this day in history hendrik W van Leeuwen, musician  

Jun 28   Victor Trumper, cricketer (48 Tests for Australia, 3163 runs), dies on this day in history.  

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

Jul 01   In the year 1915 australia begins Commonwealth Lighthouse Service  

Jul 01   Jean Stafford, US writer (Boston Adventure, Lion & Carpenter) on this day in history.  

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

Jul 02   On this day in history gen Porfirio [Jose de la Cruz] Diaz, president Mexico, dies  

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

Jul 04   In the year 1915 christine Lavant, writer  

Jul 06   On this day in history dorothy Kirsten, Montclair NJ, soprano (Time to Sing, Chevy Show)  

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

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   Charles Hard Townes, Greenville SC, physicist (developed lasers) on this day in history.  

Jul 09   David Leo Diamond, Rochester NY, composer (Paderewski Prize-1943) on this day in history.  

Jul 09   In the year 1915 germany surrenders South West Africa to Union of South Africa  

Jul 10   In the year 1915 british/South African troops march into German SW-Africa  

Jul 10   Hendrik W Mesdag, painter (Panorama Mesdag), dies in the year 1915.  

Jul 11   In the year 1915 colin Purdie Kelly, US, 1st US air hero (during WW II)  

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

Jul 12   In the year 1915 army orders harvest furloughs to Canadian Expeditionary Force soldiers still in training camps in Canada.  

Jul 12   On this day in history michael Fenton Haddon, mining engineer  

Jul 15   Alexander Durie, vice president (British AA) in the year 1915.  

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Jan 01   Francois Bondy, writer was born in the year 1915.  

Jan 01   Lewis Bingham Keeble, town planner was born in the year 1915.  

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

Jan 05   Mabel Leigh, potter was born in the year 1915.  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of uta Graf, singer/teacher  

Jan 05   Arthur H. Robinson, Canadian-born cartographer (d. 2004) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   In the year 1915 birth of alan Watts, Kent England, writer (Book on the Taboo)  

Jan 06   In the year 1915 birth of don Edwards, (Rep-D-CA, 1963- )  

Jan 02   In the year 1915 karl Goldmark, Austria-Hungarian composer (Queen of Saba), dies at 84  

Jan 03   James E Flecker, British diplomat/novelist (Hassan), dies at 30 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   On this day in history reginald Wood, cricketer (one Test England v Australia 1886), dies  

Jan 13   On this day in history death of mary Slessor, Scottish missionary (b. 1848)  

Jan 14   On this day in history death of richard Meux Benson, founder of Anglican religious order (b. 1824)  

Jan 15   Guillaume Couture, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 05   On this day in history death of ross Barnes, baseball player (b. 1850)