Historical Events In 1915

Jun 20   German offensive in Argonnes in the year 1915.  

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

Jun 21   In the year 1915 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   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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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   Australia begins Commonwealth Lighthouse Service on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 03   US military forces occupy Haiti, remain until 1934 in the year 1915.  

Jul 04   Christine Lavant, writer in the year 1915.  

Jul 06   Dorothy Kirsten, Montclair NJ, soprano (Time to Sing, Chevy Show) in the year 1915.  

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

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

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

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

Jul 09   Germany surrenders South West Africa to Union of South Africa in the year 1915.  

Jul 10   British/South African troops march into German SW-Africa on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 11   In the year 1915 germany cruiser Königsberg sinks off Dar-es-Salam  

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

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   Lewis Bingham Keeble, town planner was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jan 14   In the year 1915 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 in the year 1915.