Page 11: Historical Events In 1915

Jun 20   German offensive in Argonnes in the year 1915.   

Jun 20   Terence Young, Shanghai China, director (Dr No, Thunderball) in the year 1915.   

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

Jun 22   In the year 1915 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jun 26   Germany suppresses its "Vorwarts" newspaper after it called for peace on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history 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   Jean Stafford, US writer (Boston Adventure, Lion & Carpenter) in the year 1915.   

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

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

Jul 03   In the year 1915 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   A Great Gorge and International Railway trolley with an extreme overload of 157 passengers crashes near Queenston, Ontario, killing 15 in the year 1915.   

Jul 07   Margaret Walker Alexander, poet/novelist (For My People) on this day in history.   

Jul 07   On this day in history 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   In the year 1915 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) on this day in history.   

Jul 11   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

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Jan 01   In the year 1915 birth of francois Bondy, writer   

Jan 01   In the year 1915 birth of lewis Bingham Keeble, town planner   

Jan 02   In the year 1915 birth of john Hope Franklin, historian   

Jan 05   Mabel Leigh, potter was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1915 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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   James E Flecker, British diplomat/novelist (Hassan), dies at 30 in the year 1915.   

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   On this day in history guillaume Couture, composer, dies at 63   

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

Feb 05   Ross Barnes, baseball player (b. 1850) died in the year 1915.