Page 11: Historical Events In 1915

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

Jun 30   Charles Rowe, cricketer (scored a pair in only Test (NZ v Aust 1946))   

Jul 01   Australia begins Commonwealth Lighthouse Service.   

Jul 01   Jean Stafford, US writer (Boston Adventure, Lion and Carpenter).   

Jul 02   8th duke of Wellington, English large landowner/multi-millionaire.   

Jul 02   Gen Porfirio [Jose de la Cruz] Diaz, president Mexico, dies   

Jul 03   US military forces occupy Haiti, remain until 1934.   

Jul 04   Christine Lavant, writer   

Jul 06   Dorothy Kirsten, Montclair NJ, soprano (Time to Sing, Chevy Show)   

Jul 07   A Great Gorge and International Railway trolley with an extreme overload of 157 passengers crashes near Queenston, Ontario, killing 15.   

Jul 07   Margaret Walker Alexander, poet/novelist (For My People)   

Jul 07   Yul Brynner, American actor is born   

Jul 08   Charles Hard Townes, Greenville SC, physicist (developed lasers)   

Jul 09   David Leo Diamond, Rochester NY, composer (Paderewski Prize-1943)   

Jul 09   Germany surrenders South West Africa to Union of South Africa.   

Jul 10   British/South African troops march into German SW-Africa   

Jul 10   Hendrik W Mesdag, painter (Panorama Mesdag), dies   

Jul 11   Colin Purdie Kelly, US, 1st US air hero (during WW II)   

Jul 11   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   

Jul 12   Michael Fenton Haddon, mining engineer.   

Jul 15   Alexander Durie, vice president (British AA)   

Jul 15   Ludwik Grossman, composer, dies at 80   

Jul 16   Barnard Hughes, Bedford Hills NY, (Tron, Where's Poppa, Best Friends)   

Jul 17   Cass Daley, Philadelphia PA, actress (Red Garters)   

Jul 17   Francesco Fanciulli, composer, dies on 62nd birthday   

Jul 17   Italian offensive at Isonzo.   

Jul 18   2nd Battle of Isonzo begins and ends with loss of 280000 men.   

Jul 18   Anthony Cox, English architect   

Jul 18   George William Louis Marshall-Hall, composer, dies at 53.   

Jul 19   Dutch accidents at sea law enforced.   

Jul 21   Duke of Norfolk   

Jul 24   Excursion ship Eastland capsizes in Lake Michigan, 852 die.   

Jul 24   Frank Thistlethwaite, vice chancellor (University of East Anglia).   

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Jan 01   Francois bondy: Writer   

Jan 01   Lewis bingham keeble: Town planner   

Jan 02   John hope franklin: Historian   

Jan 05   Mabel leigh: Potter   

Jan 05   Uta graf: Singer/teacher   

Jan 05   Arthur h. robinson: Canadian-born cartographer    

Jan 06   Alan watts: Kent england, writer (book on the taboo)   

Jan 06   Don edwards: (rep-d-ca, 1963- )   

Jan 02   Karl goldmark: Austria-hungarian composer (queen of saba),   

Jan 03   James e flecker: British diplomat/novelist (hassan),   

Jan 06   Reginald wood: Cricketer (one test england v australia 1886),   

Jan 13   Mary slessor: Scottish missionary (b. 1848)   

Jan 14   Richard meux benson: Founder of anglican religious order (b. 1824)   

Jan 15   Guillaume couture: Composer,   

Jan 28   Nikolay umov: Russian physicist (b. 1846)   

Feb 05   Ross barnes: Baseball player (b. 1850)