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   Anti-British revolt in South-Africa ends with arrest of Gen De Law on this day in history.  

Jun 22   On this day in history bMT, then Brooklyn Rapid Transit, begins subway service  

Jun 23   In the year 1915 dennis Price, Twyford England, actor (Adventurers, Millionairess)  

Jun 23   In the year 1915 yanks get record 16 walks & 3 wild pitches beat A's Bruno Hass, 15-0  

Jun 24   800 die as excursion steamer Eastland capsizes in Chicago in the year 1915.  

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

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

Jun 26   In the year 1915 germany suppresses its "Vorwarts" newspaper after it called for peace  

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   Hendrik W van Leeuwen, musician in the year 1915.  

Jun 28   On this day in history victor Trumper, cricketer (48 Tests for Australia, 3163 runs), dies  

Jun 30   In the year 1915 charles Rowe, cricketer (scored a pair in only Test (NZ v Aust 1946))  

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 in the year 1915.  

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   Christine Lavant, writer in the year 1915.  

Jul 06   Dorothy Kirsten, Montclair NJ, soprano (Time to Sing, Chevy Show) on this day in history.  

Jul 07   On this day in history a Great Gorge and International Railway trolley with an extreme overload of 157 passengers crashes near Queenston, Ontario, killing 15.  

Jul 07   On this day in history margaret Walker Alexander, poet/novelist (For My People)  

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   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 in the year 1915.  

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 on this day in history.  

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   Francois Bondy, writer was born in the year 1915.  

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

Jan 02   John Hope Franklin, historian was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of mabel Leigh, potter  

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   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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1915.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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