Page 18: Historical Events In 1915

Dec 08   Jean Sibelius' 5th Symphony in E, premieres   

Dec 09   Colin McCool, cricketer (Australian leg-spin all rounder late 40s)   

Dec 10   10000000th model T Ford assembled   

Dec 10   President Woodrow Wilson marries Edith Galt.   

Dec 11   Anna van Beers, [Graeve], actress (A Woman like Eve)   

Dec 12   1st all-metal aircraft (Junkers J-1) test flown at Dessau Germany.   

Dec 12   Frank Sinatra, American singer and actor is born.   

Dec 12   Frank Sinatra, Hoboken, vocalist/actor (old blue eyes)   

Dec 12   The inaugural all-metal aircraft (Junkers J.1) test flown at Dessau Germany   

Dec 13   Balthazar Johannes Vorster, Prime Minister of South Africa (1966-77).   

Dec 14   Clay Warnick, Tacoma Wash, choral director (Jimmie Rodgers Show).   

Dec 14   Jack Johnson is 1st black world heavyweight boxing champion   

Dec 15   Jose Toribio Merino Castro, admiral.   

Dec 16   Georgi Sviridov, composer   

Dec 16   In this year, Albert Einstein publishes his "General Theory of Relativity"   

Dec 18   Dario Mangiarotti, Italy, fencing, gold, 2 silver (Olympic-1948, 52)   

Dec 18   Pres Wilson, widowed the year before, marries Edith Bolling Galt.   

Dec 18   President Wilson, widowed the year before, marries Edith Bolling Galt   

Dec 19   Alvis Alzheimer, German neurologist (Alzheimer Disease), dies at 51.   

Dec 19   Edith Piaf, French singer is born.   

Dec 19   Edith Piaf, [E Giovanna Gassion], Paris, chanteuse (Little Sparrow).   

Dec 20   Aziz Nesin, writer   

Dec 20   Last Australian troops evacuated from Gallipoli Peninsula   

Dec 20   Russian troops overrun Qom, Persia.   

Dec 21   10.17" (25.83 cm) of rainfall, Glenora, Oregon (state record).   

Dec 21   25.83 cm (10.17") of rainfall, Glenora, Oregon (state record)   

Dec 22   Federal Baseball League disolved.   

Dec 23   J Kern/S Greene's musical "Very Good Eddie," premieres in NYC.   

Dec 23   Roland Leighton, dies at 20.   

Dec 25   Irving Berlin and Harry B Smith's musical premieres in NYC.   

Dec 26   Hans [Henri A] Gomperts, Dutch literature (Duck on Attic).   

Dec 27   Mary Kornman, Idaho Falls ID, actress (Queen of the Jungle).   

Dec 28   Gerrit Jan van Heek, Dutch textile manufacturer/politician, dies at 78   

Dec 28   Roebuck "Pops" Staples, US gospel/singer (Staple Singers)   

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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)