Historical Events In 1915

Jun 20   In the year 1915 terence Young, Shanghai China, director (Dr No, Thunderball)  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jun 24   Charles James Dunn, Japanese scholar in the year 1915.  

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   In the year 1915 100ø F (38ø C), Fort Yukon, Alaska (state record)  

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

Jun 27   Hendrik W van Leeuwen, musician on this day in history.  

Jun 28   In the year 1915 victor Trumper, cricketer (48 Tests for Australia, 3163 runs), dies  

Jun 30   On this day in history 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   On this day in history jean Stafford, US writer (Boston Adventure, Lion & Carpenter)  

Jul 02   On this day in history 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   US military forces occupy Haiti, remain until 1934 on this day in history.  

Jul 04   Christine Lavant, writer in the year 1915.  

Jul 06   In the year 1915 dorothy Kirsten, Montclair NJ, soprano (Time to Sing, Chevy Show)  

Jul 07   A Great Gorge and International Railway trolley with an extreme overload of 157 passengers crashes near Queenston, Ontario, killing 15 on this day in history.  

Jul 07   On this day in history margaret Walker Alexander, poet/novelist (For My People)  

Jul 07   The birth of Yul Brynner, American actor in the year 1915.  

Jul 08   On this day in history charles Hard Townes, Greenville SC, physicist (developed lasers)  

Jul 09   In the year 1915 david Leo Diamond, Rochester NY, composer (Paderewski Prize-1943)  

Jul 09   Germany surrenders South West Africa to Union of South Africa on this day in history.  

Jul 10   On this day in history british/South African troops march into German SW-Africa  

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

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

Jul 11   Germany cruiser Königsberg sinks off Dar-es-Salam on this day in history.  

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

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   On this day in history birth of francois Bondy, writer  

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of john Hope Franklin, historian  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of mabel Leigh, potter  

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

Jan 05   Arthur H. Robinson, Canadian-born cartographer (d. 2004) was born in the year 1915.  

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of alan Watts, Kent England, writer (Book on the Taboo)  

Jan 06   Don Edwards, (Rep-D-CA, 1963- ) was born in the year 1915.  

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

Jan 03   On this day in history james E Flecker, British diplomat/novelist (Hassan), dies at 30  

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

Jan 13   Mary Slessor, Scottish missionary (b. 1848) died on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1915 death of nikolay Umov, Russian physicist (b. 1846)  

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