Page 9: Historical Events In 1915

May 17   On this day in history national Baptist Convention chartered   

May 18   Leon Shenandoah, native American leader on this day in history.   

May 18   On this day in history major General Sir William Bridges, Commander of the First Division, Australian Imperial Force (AIF), dies of wounds inflicted at Anzac Cove on 15 May His body is buried in the grounds of the Royal Military College, Duntroon   

May 19   On this day in history australians repel major Turkish attack on their positions at Gallipoli   

May 19   In the year 1915 death on Gallipoli of Private John Simpson Kirkpatrick of "Simpson and his donkey" fame   

May 19   In the year 1915 lance Corporal Albert Jacka, 14th Battalion, AIF, becomes the first Australian to win a Victoria Cross in World War One for his action at Gallipoli, Turkey   

May 20   On this day in history bataafsche Petroleum begins oil extraction of Maracaibo   

May 20   Bataafsche Petroleum Me begins oil extraction of Maracaibo on this day in history.   

May 20   In the year 1915 moshe Dayan, Israeli general/minister of Defense   

May 20   In the year 1915 the birth of Moshe Dayan, Israeli military leader   

May 22   Local train collides with troop train killing 226 (Gretna Scotland) in the year 1915.   

May 23   On this day in history clyde Wiegand, physicist   

May 23   Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary & Germany during WW I in the year 1915.   

May 23   Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary & Germany during WWI in the year 1915.   

May 24   On this day in history enemy Contracts Annulment Act   

May 24   On this day in history formal truce on Gallipoli during which the Turkish dead of the 19 May attacks are buried   

May 24   Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary in the year 1915.   

May 24   Thomas Edison invents telescribe to record telephone conversations on this day in history.   

May 25   In the year 1915 2nd Battle of Ypres ends with 105,000 casualties   

May 25   Daniel Wolf, journalist on this day in history.   

May 25   Second Battle of Ypres ends with 105,000 casualties in the year 1915.   

May 26   On this day in history h H Asquith forms a coalition government in England   

May 27   Herman Wouk, NYC, novelist (Caine Mutiny, Winds of War) on this day in history.   

May 27   SS Aguila, a Yeoward Bros. ship, she was torpedoed by a German U-boat 47 miles south-west of the Smalls Lighthouse in the year 1915.   

May 28   On this day in history john B Gruelle patents Raggedy Ann doll   

May 28   John B Gruelle patents Raggedy Ann doll when does Raggedy Andy show up? on this day in history.   

May 28   In the year 1915 scott McKay, Pleasantville Iowa, actor (Stage Door)   

May 28   Women in Berlin demonstrate for peace on this day in history.   

May 29   Attack on Quinn's Post, Gallipoli in the year 1915.   

May 29   David Jenklins, librarian (National Library of Wales) in the year 1915.   

May 30   Jerome Bert Weisner, military scientist/disarmer in the year 1915.   

May 31   An LZ-38 Zeppelin makes an air raid on London on this day in history.   

May 31   On this day in history an LZ-38 Zeppelin makes an air raid on London fortelling the future   

Jun 01   In the year 1915 1st Zeppelin air raid over England   

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Jan 01   Francois Bondy, writer was born in the year 1915.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of lewis Bingham Keeble, town planner   

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 in the year 1915.   

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

Jan 06   In the year 1915 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   James E Flecker, British diplomat/novelist (Hassan), dies at 30 in the year 1915.   

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   In the year 1915 death of richard Meux Benson, founder of Anglican religious order (b. 1824)   

Jan 15   On this day in history guillaume Couture, composer, dies at 63   

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

Feb 05   In the year 1915 death of ross Barnes, baseball player (b. 1850)