Page 9: Historical Events In 1915

May 23   Clyde Wiegand, physicist   

May 23   Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary and Germany during WWI.   

May 24   Enemy Contracts Annulment Act   

May 24   Formal truce on Gallipoli during which the Turkish dead of the 19 May attacks are buried.   

May 24   Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary   

May 24   Thomas Edison invents telescribe to record telephone conversations   

May 25   2nd Battle of Ypres ends with 105000 casualties.   

May 25   Daniel Wolf, journalist.   

May 25   Second Battle of Ypres ends with 105000 casualties   

May 26   H H Asquith forms a coalition government in England   

May 27   Herman Wouk, NYC, novelist (Caine Mutiny, Winds of War).   

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

May 28   John B Gruelle patents Raggedy Ann doll when does Raggedy Andy show up?.   

May 28   John B Gruelle patents Raggedy Ann doll.   

May 28   Scott McKay, Pleasantville Iowa, actor (Stage Door)   

May 28   Women in Berlin demonstrate for peace   

May 29   Attack on Quinn's Post, Gallipoli.   

May 29   David Jenklins, librarian (National Library of Wales).   

May 30   Jerome Bert Weisner, military scientist/disarmer.   

May 31   An LZ-38 Zeppelin makes an air raid on London fortelling the future.   

May 31   An LZ-38 Zeppelin makes an air raid on London   

Jun 01   1st Zeppelin air raid over England   

Jun 01   John Randolph, NYC, actor (King Kong, Lucan, Lucas Tanner, Angie)   

Jun 01   The inaugural Zeppelin air raid over England.   

Jun 01   The National Transcontinental Railway is completed between Moncton and Winnipeg via Edmundston, Quebec and Senneterre. Because of the high cost the Grand Trunk refused to lease the line which was operated as a component of the Canadian Government Railways until the formation of the Canadian National System.   

Jun 02   Lester del Rey, US, sci-fi author (Moon Trilogy, Marooned on Mars).   

Jun 03   Iris Meredith, Sioux City Iowa, actress (Son of Davy Crockett)   

Jun 04   Modibo Keita, president of Mali (1960-68)   

Jun 04   William Charles Denis Browne, composer, dies at 26   

Jun 05   Alfred Kazin, US writer/literature critic (Inmost Leaf)   

Jun 05   Brzeska, sculptor, dies.   

Jun 05   In this year, 47th Belmont: George Byrne aboard The Finn claims in 2:18.6.   

Jun 06   Vincent Persichetti, Phila Pennsylvania, composer (Sibyl).   

Jun 07   Benjamin Lambord, composer, dies at 35.   

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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)