Historical Events In 1915

Apr 18   French pilot Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the German side of the lines during World War I in the year 1915.   

Apr 18   M Wolf discovers asteroids #806 Gyldenia & #807 Ceraskia on this day in history.   

Apr 19   19th Boston Marathon won by Edouard Fabre of Canada in 2:31:41.2 in the year 1915.   

Apr 19   On this day in history dorian Le Gallienne, composer   

Apr 21   Andor Kovach, composer in the year 1915.   

Apr 21   The birth of Anthony Quinn, American actor in the year 1915.   

Apr 22   1st military use of poison gas (chlorine, by Germany) in WW I in the year 1915.   

Apr 22   Dick Dudley, Tenn, TV host (Village Barn) in the year 1915.   

Apr 22   Firt military use of poison gas (chlorine, by Germany) in WW I on this day in history.   

Apr 23   ACA becomes National Advisory Council on Aeronautics (NACA) in the year 1915.   

Apr 23   Lance-Cpl. Fredrick Fisher (Cdn. 13th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at St.Julien Belgium in the year 1915.   

Apr 23   Rupert Chawner Brooke, English poet (Lithuania), dies at 27 in the year 1915.   

Apr 24   German army fires chloroform gas in Ieper in the year 1915.   

Apr 24   Lt. Edward Donald Bellew (Cdn. 7th Cdn Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Ypres, Belgium in the year 1915.   

Apr 24   Massacre of Armenians by Turks on this day in history.   

Apr 24   On this day in history sgt-Major Frederick William Hall Cdn. (8th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Ypres, Belgium   

Apr 25   78,000 ANZAC troops land at Gallipoli on this day in history.   

Apr 25   A J A Quintus Bosz, Indonesian/Suriname lawyer in the year 1915.   

Apr 25   ANZAC troops land at Gallipoli in the year 1915.   

Apr 25   In the year 1915 australian troops land on the beaches of Gallipoli, Turkey   

Apr 25   Capt. Francis Alexander CAron Scrimger (Cdn. Army Medical Corp.) wins the Victoria Cross at Ypres, Belgium on this day in history.   

Apr 25   Nicola d' Arienzo, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Apr 26   Italy secretly signes Pact of London with Britain, France & Russia on this day in history.   

Apr 27   Alexander N Skriabin, Russ pianist/composer (Prometheus), dies at 43 on this day in history.   

Apr 29   Donald Mills, singer (Mills Brothers) on this day in history.   

Apr 30   In the year 1915 australia's first military pilot, Lieutenant Merz, is killed by Arabs after his Caudron plane is forced down by engine trouble over Mesopotamia during WWI.   

May 01   British Lusitania leaves New York, for Liverpool in the year 1915.   

May 01   In the year 1915 british Lusitania leaves NY, for Liverpool   

May 01   In the year 1915 german submarine sinks US ship Gulflight   

May 02   In the year 1915 australian attack on Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli   

May 02   In the year 1915 jan Hanus, composer   

May 02   On this day in history old Fordham Road in Bronx renamed Landing Road   

May 03   In the year 1915 evencio Castellanos, composer   

May 04   In the year 1915 curt Conway, Boston MA, actor (Raw Deal)   

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Jan 01   In the year 1915 birth of francois Bondy, writer   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1915 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 06   In the year 1915 birth of alan Watts, Kent England, writer (Book on the Taboo)   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of don Edwards, (Rep-D-CA, 1963- )   

Jan 02   In the year 1915 karl Goldmark, Austria-Hungarian composer (Queen of Saba), dies at 84   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history reginald Wood, cricketer (one Test England v Australia 1886), dies   

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

Jan 14   On this day in history death of richard Meux Benson, founder of Anglican religious order (b. 1824)   

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

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.