Page 5: Historical Events In 1915

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

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   1st US navy minelayer, Baltimore, commissioned in the year 1915.   

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   On this day in history pete Gray, one-armed outfielder (St Louis Browns)   

Mar 10   British expedition Army in Belgium captures Neuve Chapelle in the year 1915.   

Mar 10   In the year 1915 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   In the year 1915 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   Sergei J Witte, Dutch count/premier of Russia, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Mar 14   On this day in history alexander Brott, composer   

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

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

Mar 15   David Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head (Wash, Paris) in the year 1915.   

Mar 15   In the year 1915 neth merchant ship Tubantia torpedoed & sinks in North Sea   

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

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

Mar 17   In the year 1915 walter Crane, English painter/cartoonist/illustrator, dies at 69   

Mar 18   Failed British attack in Dardanelles on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1915.   

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) in the year 1915.   

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   Lewis Bingham Keeble, town planner was born in the year 1915.   

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

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

Jan 05   Uta Graf, singer/teacher was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 06   Alan Watts, Kent England, writer (Book on the Taboo) was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1915 james E Flecker, British diplomat/novelist (Hassan), dies at 30   

Jan 06   Reginald Wood, cricketer (one Test England v Australia 1886), dies in the year 1915.   

Jan 13   In the year 1915 death of mary Slessor, Scottish missionary (b. 1848)   

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

Jan 15   On this day in history guillaume Couture, composer, dies at 63   

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

Feb 05   In the year 1915 death of ross Barnes, baseball player (b. 1850)