Historical Events In 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   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   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   In the year 1915 charles James Dunn, Japanese scholar  

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   In the year 1915 100ø F (38ø C), Fort Yukon, Alaska (state record)  

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

Jun 27   Hendrik W van Leeuwen, musician on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1915.  

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   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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1915.  

Jul 07   Margaret Walker Alexander, poet/novelist (For My People) in the year 1915.  

Jul 07   The birth of Yul Brynner, American actor in the year 1915.  

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) on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1915 hendrik W Mesdag, painter (Panorama Mesdag), dies  

Jul 11   On this day in history colin Purdie Kelly, US, 1st US air hero (during WW II)  

Jul 11   Germany cruiser Königsberg sinks off Dar-es-Salam in the year 1915.  

Jul 12   Army orders harvest furloughs to Canadian Expeditionary Force soldiers still in training camps in Canada in the year 1915.  

Jul 12   Michael Fenton Haddon, mining engineer on this day in history.  

Jul 15   Alexander Durie, vice president (British AA) in the year 1915.  

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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   In the year 1915 birth of john Hope Franklin, historian  

Jan 05   In the year 1915 birth of mabel Leigh, potter  

Jan 05   Uta Graf, singer/teacher was born in the year 1915.  

Jan 05   Arthur H. Robinson, Canadian-born cartographer (d. 2004) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of don Edwards, (Rep-D-CA, 1963- )  

Jan 02   On this day in history karl Goldmark, Austria-Hungarian composer (Queen of Saba), dies at 84  

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   Mary Slessor, Scottish missionary (b. 1848) died on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.