Page 5: Historical Events In 1915

Mar 07   Nearly 1200 people are killed when the British liner Lusitania is sunk off the Irish coast bya German torpedo on this day in history.   

Mar 07   The Cunard Line's passenger ship Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine on May 7, 1915 in the year 1915.   

Mar 08   In the year 1915 1st US navy minelayer, Baltimore, commissioned   

Mar 08   The first US navy minelayer, Baltimore, commissioned on this day in history.   

Mar 08   Vivien John, artist in the year 1915.   

Mar 09   In the year 1915 pete Gray, one-armed outfielder (St Louis Browns)   

Mar 10   On this day in history british expedition Army in Belgium captures Neuve Chapelle   

Mar 10   On this day in history canadians see action in Battle of Neuve Chapellein France   

Mar 11   On this day in history karl Krolow, writer   

Mar 11   The now-famous film, "Birth of a Nation", debuted in New York City in the year 1915.   

Mar 12   On this day in history alberto Burri, Italian physician/sculptor/abstract painter   

Mar 13   Dodgers manager Wilbert Robinson tries to catch a baseball dropped from an airplane, but the pilot substituted a grapefruit in the year 1915.   

Mar 13   On this day in history sergei J Witte, Dutch count/premier of Russia, dies at 65   

Mar 14   Alexander Brott, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 14   German cruiser Dresden blows itself up near coast of Chile in the year 1915.   

Mar 14   In World War I, the German cruiser Dresden is sunk by the Royal Navy in the Pacific on this day in history.   

Mar 15   In the year 1915 david Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head (Wash, Paris)   

Mar 15   Neth merchant ship Tubantia torpedoed & sinks in North Sea in the year 1915.   

Mar 15   Netherlands merchant ship Tubantia torpedoed and sinks in North Sea on this day in history.   

Mar 16   Brit battle cruisers Inflexible & Irresistible hit mines in Dardanelle in the year 1915.   

Mar 16   On this day in history british battle cruisers Inflexible &Irresistible hit mines in Dardanelle   

Mar 16   In the year 1915 federal Trade Commission organizes   

Mar 16   The Second Canadian Division begins to arrive in England for service in World War I on this day in history.   

Mar 17   Hans Namuth, German/US photographer (Todos Santos, Guatemala) on this day in history.   

Mar 17   On this day in history walter Crane, English painter/cartoonist/illustrator, dies at 69   

Mar 18   In the year 1915 failed British attack in Dardanelles   

Mar 18   Failed British attack in Dardanelles (The plan was supported by Winston Churchill) in the year 1915.   

Mar 18   French battleship Bouvet explodes, 640 killed on this day in history.   

Mar 18   In the year 1915 richard Thomas Condon, author   

Mar 18   Turkey's Canakkale (Trojan) Sea Victory against allied powers(USA, Australia, England, Italy) during First World War on this day in history.   

Mar 19   Norman Yardley, English cricket captain (late 40's) on this day in history.   

Mar 19   In the year 1915 pluto photographed for 1st time (although unknown at the time)   

Mar 19   Pluto photographed for first time (although unknown at the time) on this day in history.   

Mar 20   Sviatosiav Richter, Zhitomir Ukraine, pianist (Stalin Prize-1945) on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Francois Bondy, writer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of lewis Bingham Keeble, town planner   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of john Hope Franklin, historian   

Jan 05   In the year 1915 birth of mabel Leigh, potter   

Jan 05   In the year 1915 birth of uta Graf, singer/teacher   

Jan 05   Arthur H. Robinson, Canadian-born cartographer (d. 2004) was born in the year 1915.   

Jan 06   In the year 1915 birth of alan Watts, Kent England, writer (Book on the Taboo)   

Jan 06   Don Edwards, (Rep-D-CA, 1963- ) was born on this day in history.   

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   Reginald Wood, cricketer (one Test England v Australia 1886), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Mary Slessor, Scottish missionary (b. 1848) died on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Richard Meux Benson, founder of Anglican religious order (b. 1824) died on this day in history.   

Jan 15   In the year 1915 guillaume Couture, composer, dies at 63   

Jan 28   Nikolay Umov, Russian physicist (b. 1846) died in the year 1915.   

Feb 05   Ross Barnes, baseball player (b. 1850) died in the year 1915.