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   In the year 1915 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   In the year 1915 vivien John, artist  

Mar 09   Pete Gray, one-armed outfielder (St Louis Browns) in the year 1915.  

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

Mar 10   Canadians see action in Battle of Neuve Chapellein France on this day in history.  

Mar 11   Karl Krolow, writer in the year 1915.  

Mar 11   The now-famous film, "Birth of a Nation", debuted in New York City on this day in history.  

Mar 12   Alberto Burri, Italian physician/sculptor/abstract painter in the year 1915.  

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

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   On this day in history 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   Neth merchant ship Tubantia torpedoed & sinks in North Sea on this day in history.  

Mar 15   On this day in history netherlands merchant ship Tubantia torpedoed and sinks in North Sea  

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

Mar 16   In the year 1915 british battle cruisers Inflexible &Irresistible hit mines in Dardanelle  

Mar 16   On this day in history federal Trade Commission organizes  

Mar 16   In the year 1915 the Second Canadian Division begins to arrive in England for service in World War I.  

Mar 17   In the year 1915 hans Namuth, German/US photographer (Todos Santos, Guatemala)  

Mar 17   Walter Crane, English painter/cartoonist/illustrator, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1915.  

Mar 18   In the year 1915 richard Thomas Condon, author  

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) in the year 1915.  

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

Jan 02   In the year 1915 birth of john Hope Franklin, historian  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of mabel Leigh, potter  

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

Jan 05   In the year 1915 birth of arthur H. Robinson, Canadian-born cartographer (d. 2004)  

Jan 06   Alan Watts, Kent England, writer (Book on the Taboo) was born in the year 1915.  

Jan 06   In the year 1915 birth of don Edwards, (Rep-D-CA, 1963- )  

Jan 02   Karl Goldmark, Austria-Hungarian composer (Queen of Saba), dies at 84 in the year 1915.  

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

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

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

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

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 in the year 1915.