Historical Events In 1915

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

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) on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1915.  

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

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

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)) on this day in history.  

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   8th duke of Wellington, English large landowner/multi-millionaire on this day in history.  

Jul 02   In the year 1915 gen Porfirio [Jose de la Cruz] Diaz, president Mexico, dies  

Jul 03   US military forces occupy Haiti, remain until 1934 on this day in history.  

Jul 04   In the year 1915 christine Lavant, writer  

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   On this day in history 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) in the year 1915.  

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

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

Jul 10   Hendrik W Mesdag, painter (Panorama Mesdag), dies on this day in history.  

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

Jul 11   In the year 1915 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 in the year 1915.  

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

Jul 15   In the year 1915 alexander Durie, vice president (British AA)  

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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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1915 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   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   In the year 1915 guillaume Couture, composer, dies at 63  

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

Feb 05   In the year 1915 death of ross Barnes, baseball player (b. 1850)