Page 11: 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   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   Dennis Price, Twyford England, actor (Adventurers, Millionairess) in the year 1915.   

Jun 23   Yanks get record 16 walks & 3 wild pitches beat A's Bruno Hass, 15-0 on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history germany suppresses its "Vorwarts" newspaper after it called for peace   

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 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)) on this day in history.   

Jul 01   Australia begins Commonwealth Lighthouse Service in the year 1915.   

Jul 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1915 gen Porfirio [Jose de la Cruz] Diaz, president Mexico, dies   

Jul 03   US military forces occupy Haiti, remain until 1934 on this day in history.   

Jul 04   On this day in history 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 in the year 1915.   

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

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

Jul 08   Charles Hard Townes, Greenville SC, physicist (developed lasers) on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1915.   

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 in the year 1915.   

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

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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 in the year 1915.   

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   On this day in history birth of uta Graf, singer/teacher   

Jan 05   In the year 1915 birth of arthur H. Robinson, Canadian-born cartographer (d. 2004)   

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   In the year 1915 karl Goldmark, Austria-Hungarian composer (Queen of Saba), dies at 84   

Jan 03   On this day in history james E Flecker, British diplomat/novelist (Hassan), dies at 30   

Jan 06   On this day in history reginald Wood, cricketer (one Test England v Australia 1886), dies   

Jan 13   In the year 1915 death of mary Slessor, Scottish missionary (b. 1848)   

Jan 14   Richard Meux Benson, founder of Anglican religious order (b. 1824) died in the year 1915.   

Jan 15   Guillaume Couture, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1915.   

Jan 28   Nikolay Umov, Russian physicist (b. 1846) died on this day in history.   

Feb 05   On this day in history death of ross Barnes, baseball player (b. 1850)