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 in the year 1915.  

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

Mar 08   On this day in history 1st US navy minelayer, Baltimore, commissioned  

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

Mar 08   Vivien John, artist on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1915 canadians see action in Battle of Neuve Chapellein France  

Mar 11   Karl Krolow, writer on this day in history.  

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   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 in the year 1915.  

Mar 14   German cruiser Dresden blows itself up near coast of Chile on this day in history.  

Mar 14   In World War I, the German cruiser Dresden is sunk by the Royal Navy in the Pacific in the year 1915.  

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   On this day in history netherlands merchant ship Tubantia torpedoed and sinks in North Sea  

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

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

Mar 16   Federal Trade Commission organizes on this day in history.  

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

Mar 17   Hans Namuth, German/US photographer (Todos Santos, Guatemala) in the year 1915.  

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

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

Mar 18   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 19   On this day in history norman Yardley, English cricket captain (late 40's)  

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

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

Mar 20   In the year 1915 sviatosiav Richter, Zhitomir Ukraine, pianist (Stalin Prize-1945)  

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Jan 01   In the year 1915 birth of francois Bondy, writer  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of alan Watts, Kent England, writer (Book on the Taboo)  

Jan 06   Don Edwards, (Rep-D-CA, 1963- ) was born in the year 1915.  

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

Jan 03   James E Flecker, British diplomat/novelist (Hassan), dies at 30 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   On this day in history reginald Wood, cricketer (one Test England v Australia 1886), dies  

Jan 13   Mary Slessor, Scottish missionary (b. 1848) died in the year 1915.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 05   Ross Barnes, baseball player (b. 1850) died on this day in history.