Page 3: Historical Events In 1915

Feb 03   Turkish and German army reach Suez Canal   

Feb 04   Experiments to find cause of pellagra begin at Miss Penitentiary.   

Feb 04   Experiments to find cause of pellagra begin at Mississippi Penitentiary.   

Feb 04   William Talman, Detroit Mich, actor (Crashout, Hamilton-Perry Mason).   

Feb 05   Robert Hofstadter, US atomic physicist   

Feb 06   Derk Roemers, Dutch politician (Soc-Dem)   

Feb 07   1st wireless message sent from a moving train to a station received.   

Feb 07   2nd Battle of Masurian Lakes German armies surrounded a Russian army   

Feb 07   A wireless message sent from a moving train to a station received.   

Feb 07   Wladyslaw Gorski, composer, dies at 68.   

Feb 08   "Birth of a Nation" opens at Clune's Auditorium in LA.   

Feb 08   "Birth of a Nation" opens at Clune's Auditorium in Los Angeles CA.   

Feb 08   Lambros Georges Guetary Worloou, singer   

Feb 10   Albert J-BJ Thijs, Belgian Colonial pioneer (Congo), dies at 65.   

Feb 11   Haakon Stotijn, Dutch oboist (VARA Orch, Orkestgebouw Orch).   

Feb 12   Charles Emile Waldteufel, composer, dies at 77.   

Feb 12   Cornerstone laid for Lincoln Memorial in Wash DC   

Feb 12   Cornerstone laid for Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC   

Feb 12   Cornerstone laid for Lincoln Memorial   

Feb 12   Lorne Greene broadcaster, actor, born on this day at Ottawa Ontario.   

Feb 13   Lyle Betther, Phila, actor (Harry-Grand Jury, Lone Ranger).   

Feb 14   A W H Stewart-Moore, CEO (Gallaher).   

Feb 14   inaugural Canadian Division arrives in France from England, and moves into Flanders.   

Feb 16   Emil Waldteufel, [Charles Levy], French composer (Estudiantina), dies.   

Feb 16   Frank Home Run Baker, 28, announces retirement following a contract dispute with Connie Mack. He sits out 1915 season   

Feb 17   Edward Stone, 1st US combatant to die in WW I, is mortally wounded.   

Feb 17   Homer Keller, composer.   

Feb 18   During World War 1, Germany blockades Britain with submarines   

Feb 18   Germany begins a blockade of England.   

Feb 18   Marcel Landowsky, composer   

Feb 19   British fleet fire on Dardanellen coast.   

Feb 19   Gopal Krishna Gokhale, India's social reformer/politician, dies   

Feb 19   John Freeman, British politician (Labour)/ambassador/TV host.   

Feb 20   Panama-Pacific International Exposition opens in San Francisco.   

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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)