Page 5: Historical Events In 1915

Mar 07   In the year 1915 nearly 1200 people are killed when the British liner Lusitania is sunk off the Irish coast bya German torpedo   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 08   In the year 1915 vivien John, artist   

Mar 09   Pete Gray, one-armed outfielder (St Louis Browns) on this day in history.   

Mar 10   British expedition Army in Belgium captures Neuve Chapelle on this day in history.   

Mar 10   On this day in history canadians see action in Battle of Neuve Chapellein France   

Mar 11   On this day in history 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 in the year 1915.   

Mar 14   Alexander Brott, composer on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1915.   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 16   On this day in history federal Trade Commission organizes   

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

Mar 17   On this day in history hans Namuth, German/US photographer (Todos Santos, Guatemala)   

Mar 17   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

Mar 18   In the year 1915 french battleship Bouvet explodes, 640 killed   

Mar 18   On this day in history 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) in the year 1915.   

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

Mar 20   Sviatosiav Richter, Zhitomir Ukraine, pianist (Stalin Prize-1945) in the year 1915.   

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Jan 01   Francois Bondy, writer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   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   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 on this day in history.