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

Mar 09   On this day in history 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   On this day in history canadians see action in Battle of Neuve Chapellein France  

Mar 11   In the year 1915 karl Krolow, writer  

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

Mar 12   In the year 1915 alberto Burri, Italian physician/sculptor/abstract painter  

Mar 13   In the year 1915 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   In the year 1915 alexander Brott, composer  

Mar 14   German cruiser Dresden blows itself up near coast of Chile in the year 1915.  

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   On this day in history david Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head (Wash, Paris)  

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   Brit battle cruisers Inflexible & Irresistible hit mines in Dardanelle on this day in history.  

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   The Second Canadian Division begins to arrive in England for service in World War I on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1915.  

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   On this day in history french battleship Bouvet explodes, 640 killed  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Mar 20   On this day in history sviatosiav Richter, Zhitomir Ukraine, pianist (Stalin Prize-1945)  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of francois Bondy, writer  

Jan 01   Lewis Bingham Keeble, town planner was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05   Mabel Leigh, potter was born in the year 1915.  

Jan 05   Uta Graf, singer/teacher was born in the year 1915.  

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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1915 reginald Wood, cricketer (one Test England v Australia 1886), dies  

Jan 13   Mary Slessor, Scottish missionary (b. 1848) died on this day in history.  

Jan 14   Richard Meux Benson, founder of Anglican religious order (b. 1824) died in the year 1915.  

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

Jan 28   In the year 1915 death of nikolay Umov, Russian physicist (b. 1846)  

Feb 05   Ross Barnes, baseball player (b. 1850) died in the year 1915.