Page 5: Historical Events In 1915

Mar 08   The inaugural US navy minelayer, Baltimore, commissioned.   

Mar 08   Vivien John, artist.   

Mar 09   Pete Gray, one-armed outfielder (St Louis Browns)   

Mar 10   British expedition Army in Belgium captures Neuve Chapelle.   

Mar 10   Canadians see action in Battle of Neuve Chapellein France.   

Mar 11   Karl Krolow, writer.   

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

Mar 12   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   

Mar 13   Sergei J Witte, Dutch count/premier of Russia, dies at 65.   

Mar 14   Alexander Brott, composer.   

Mar 14   German cruiser Dresden blows itself up near coast of Chile   

Mar 14   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).   

Mar 15   Neth merchant ship Tubantia torpedoed and sinks in North Sea.   

Mar 15   Netherlands merchant ship Tubantia torpedoed and sinks in North Sea   

Mar 16   Brit battle cruisers Inflexible and Irresistible hit mines in Dardanelle.   

Mar 16   British battle cruisers Inflexible and Irresistible hit mines in Dardanelle.   

Mar 16   Federal Trade Commission organizes.   

Mar 16   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)   

Mar 17   Walter Crane, English painter/cartoonist/illustrator, dies at 69.   

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

Mar 18   Failed British attack in Dardanelles.   

Mar 18   French battleship Bouvet explodes, 640 killed   

Mar 18   Richard Thomas Condon, author.   

Mar 18   Turkey's Canakkale (Trojan) Sea Victory against allied powers(USA, Australia, England, Italy) during inaugural World War   

Mar 19   Norman Yardley, English cricket captain (late 40's)   

Mar 19   Pluto photographed for 1st time (although unknown at the time)   

Mar 19   Pluto photographed for inaugural time (although unknown at the time).   

Mar 20   Sviatosiav Richter, Zhitomir Ukraine, pianist (Stalin Prize-1945).   

Mar 22   Forest Sagendorf, cartoonist   

Mar 23   Francis Berry, poet/Shakespearean scholar   

Mar 23   Zion Mule Corp forms.   

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Jan 01   Francois bondy: Writer   

Jan 01   Lewis bingham keeble: Town planner   

Jan 02   John hope franklin: Historian   

Jan 05   Mabel leigh: Potter   

Jan 05   Uta graf: Singer/teacher   

Jan 05   Arthur h. robinson: Canadian-born cartographer   

Jan 06   Alan watts: Kent england, writer (book on the taboo)   

Jan 06   Don edwards: (rep-d-ca, 1963- )   

Jan 02   Karl goldmark: Austria-hungarian composer (queen of saba),   

Jan 03   James e flecker: British diplomat/novelist (hassan),   

Jan 06   Reginald wood: Cricketer (one test england v australia 1886),    

Jan 13   Mary slessor: Scottish missionary (b. 1848)   

Jan 14   Richard meux benson: Founder of anglican religious order (b. 1824)   

Jan 15   Guillaume couture: Composer,   

Jan 28   Nikolay umov: Russian physicist (b. 1846)   

Feb 05   Ross barnes: Baseball player (b. 1850)