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   On this day in history the Cunard Line's passenger ship Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine on May 7, 1915  

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

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

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   In the year 1915 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   Karl Krolow, writer in the year 1915.  

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

Mar 12   Alberto Burri, Italian physician/sculptor/abstract painter on this day in history.  

Mar 13   On this day in history dodgers manager Wilbert Robinson tries to catch a baseball dropped from an airplane, but the pilot substituted a grapefruit  

Mar 13   Sergei J Witte, Dutch count/premier of Russia, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1915.  

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 in the year 1915.  

Mar 17   On this day in history hans Namuth, German/US photographer (Todos Santos, Guatemala)  

Mar 17   Walter Crane, English painter/cartoonist/illustrator, dies at 69 in the year 1915.  

Mar 18   On this day in history failed British attack in Dardanelles  

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

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

Mar 18   Richard Thomas Condon, author in the year 1915.  

Mar 18   In the year 1915 turkey's Canakkale (Trojan) Sea Victory against allied powers(USA, Australia, England, Italy) during First World War  

Mar 19   Norman Yardley, English cricket captain (late 40's) in the year 1915.  

Mar 19   Pluto photographed for 1st time (although unknown at the time) on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1915.  

Jan 01   In the year 1915 birth of lewis Bingham Keeble, town planner  

Jan 02   John Hope Franklin, historian was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Mabel Leigh, potter was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of uta Graf, singer/teacher  

Jan 05   Arthur H. Robinson, Canadian-born cartographer (d. 2004) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of don Edwards, (Rep-D-CA, 1963- )  

Jan 02   On this day in history karl Goldmark, Austria-Hungarian composer (Queen of Saba), dies at 84  

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   On this day in history death of richard Meux Benson, founder of Anglican religious order (b. 1824)  

Jan 15   Guillaume Couture, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1915.  

Jan 28   Nikolay Umov, Russian physicist (b. 1846) died on this day in history.  

Feb 05   On this day in history death of ross Barnes, baseball player (b. 1850)