Page 11: Historical Events In 1915

Jun 20   In the year 1915 german offensive in Argonnes   

Jun 20   Terence Young, Shanghai China, director (Dr No, Thunderball) on this day in history.   

Jun 21   On this day in history 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   In the year 1915 yanks get record 16 walks & 3 wild pitches beat A's Bruno Hass, 15-0   

Jun 24   On this day in history 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) in the year 1915.   

Jun 26   On this day in history germany suppresses its "Vorwarts" newspaper after it called for peace   

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) on this day in history.   

Jun 27   On this day in history hendrik W van Leeuwen, musician   

Jun 28   Victor Trumper, cricketer (48 Tests for Australia, 3163 runs), dies on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   Christine Lavant, writer on this day in history.   

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

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   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) 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1915 germany cruiser Königsberg sinks off Dar-es-Salam   

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

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   On this day in history birth of john Hope Franklin, historian   

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

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

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 in the year 1915.   

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1915.   

Feb 05   In the year 1915 death of ross Barnes, baseball player (b. 1850)