Historical Events In 1915

Jun 20   On this day in history german offensive in Argonnes  

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

Jun 23   On this day in history dennis Price, Twyford England, actor (Adventurers, Millionairess)  

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

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

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

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

Jun 26   On this day in history 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   In the year 1915 100°F (38°C), Fort Yukon Alaska (state record)  

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

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

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

Jul 01   Australia begins Commonwealth Lighthouse Service on this day in history.  

Jul 01   Jean Stafford, US writer (Boston Adventure, Lion & Carpenter) in the year 1915.  

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

Jul 02   Gen Porfirio [Jose de la Cruz] Diaz, president Mexico, dies on this day in history.  

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

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   Margaret Walker Alexander, poet/novelist (For My People) in the year 1915.  

Jul 07   The birth of Yul Brynner, American actor on this day in history.  

Jul 08   Charles Hard Townes, Greenville SC, physicist (developed lasers) in the year 1915.  

Jul 09   David Leo Diamond, Rochester NY, composer (Paderewski Prize-1943) in the year 1915.  

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) in the year 1915.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 01   In the year 1915 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   In the year 1915 birth of uta Graf, singer/teacher  

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

Jan 06   Alan Watts, Kent England, writer (Book on the Taboo) was born in the year 1915.  

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

Jan 02   Karl Goldmark, Austria-Hungarian composer (Queen of Saba), dies at 84 in the year 1915.  

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

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

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   Nikolay Umov, Russian physicist (b. 1846) died in the year 1915.  

Feb 05   Ross Barnes, baseball player (b. 1850) died on this day in history.