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   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   Dennis Price, Twyford England, actor (Adventurers, Millionairess) on this day in history.  

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 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   Germany suppresses its "Vorwarts" newspaper after it called for peace in the year 1915.  

Jun 27   100ø F (38ø C), Fort Yukon, Alaska (state record) in the year 1915.  

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

Jun 27   Hendrik W van Leeuwen, musician in the year 1915.  

Jun 28   Victor Trumper, cricketer (48 Tests for Australia, 3163 runs), dies in the year 1915.  

Jun 30   On this day in history charles Rowe, cricketer (scored a pair in only Test (NZ v Aust 1946))  

Jul 01   In the year 1915 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   Gen Porfirio [Jose de la Cruz] Diaz, president Mexico, dies in the year 1915.  

Jul 03   On this day in history uS military forces occupy Haiti, remain until 1934  

Jul 04   In the year 1915 christine Lavant, writer  

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   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) on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 10   On this day in history hendrik W Mesdag, painter (Panorama Mesdag), dies  

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

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   In the year 1915 michael Fenton Haddon, mining engineer  

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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   In the year 1915 birth of mabel Leigh, potter  

Jan 05   In the year 1915 birth of uta Graf, singer/teacher  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of arthur H. Robinson, Canadian-born cartographer (d. 2004)  

Jan 06   In the year 1915 birth of alan Watts, Kent England, writer (Book on the Taboo)  

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

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

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   In the year 1915 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 in the year 1915.  

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

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