Page 11: Historical Events In 1915

Jun 20   German offensive in Argonnes in the year 1915.   

Jun 20   Terence Young, Shanghai China, director (Dr No, Thunderball) in the year 1915.   

Jun 21   On this day in history anti-British revolt in South-Africa ends with arrest of Gen De Law   

Jun 22   BMT, then Brooklyn Rapid Transit, begins subway service on this day in history.   

Jun 23   In the year 1915 dennis Price, Twyford England, actor (Adventurers, Millionairess)   

Jun 23   Yanks get record 16 walks & 3 wild pitches beat A's Bruno Hass, 15-0 on this day in history.   

Jun 24   In the year 1915 800 die as excursion steamer Eastland capsizes in Chicago   

Jun 24   In the year 1915 charles James Dunn, Japanese scholar   

Jun 25   In the year 1915 peter Lind Hayes, SF Calif, comedian/singer (Peter Lind Hayes Show)   

Jun 26   Germany suppresses its "Vorwarts" newspaper after it called for peace in the year 1915.   

Jun 27   In the year 1915 100ø F (38ø C), Fort Yukon, Alaska (state record)   

Jun 27   100°F (38°C), Fort Yukon Alaska (state record) in the year 1915.   

Jun 27   On this day in history hendrik W van Leeuwen, musician   

Jun 28   In the year 1915 victor Trumper, cricketer (48 Tests for Australia, 3163 runs), dies   

Jun 30   In the year 1915 charles Rowe, cricketer (scored a pair in only Test (NZ v Aust 1946))   

Jul 01   In the year 1915 australia begins Commonwealth Lighthouse Service   

Jul 01   Jean Stafford, US writer (Boston Adventure, Lion & Carpenter) in the year 1915.   

Jul 02   In the year 1915 8th duke of Wellington, English large landowner/multi-millionaire   

Jul 02   Gen Porfirio [Jose de la Cruz] Diaz, president Mexico, dies in the year 1915.   

Jul 03   In the year 1915 uS military forces occupy Haiti, remain until 1934   

Jul 04   Christine Lavant, writer in the year 1915.   

Jul 06   Dorothy Kirsten, Montclair NJ, soprano (Time to Sing, Chevy Show) in the year 1915.   

Jul 07   A Great Gorge and International Railway trolley with an extreme overload of 157 passengers crashes near Queenston, Ontario, killing 15 in the year 1915.   

Jul 07   Margaret Walker Alexander, poet/novelist (For My People) in the year 1915.   

Jul 07   The birth of Yul Brynner, American actor in the year 1915.   

Jul 08   On this day in history charles Hard Townes, Greenville SC, physicist (developed lasers)   

Jul 09   On this day in history david Leo Diamond, Rochester NY, composer (Paderewski Prize-1943)   

Jul 09   Germany surrenders South West Africa to Union of South Africa in the year 1915.   

Jul 10   On this day in history british/South African troops march into German SW-Africa   

Jul 10   Hendrik W Mesdag, painter (Panorama Mesdag), dies in the year 1915.   

Jul 11   Colin Purdie Kelly, US, 1st US air hero (during WW II) on this day in history.   

Jul 11   Germany cruiser Königsberg sinks off Dar-es-Salam on this day in history.   

Jul 12   Army orders harvest furloughs to Canadian Expeditionary Force soldiers still in training camps in Canada on this day in history.   

Jul 12   Michael Fenton Haddon, mining engineer on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history birth of mabel Leigh, potter   

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

Jan 05   Arthur H. Robinson, Canadian-born cartographer (d. 2004) was born in the year 1915.   

Jan 06   Alan Watts, Kent England, writer (Book on the Taboo) was born on this day in history.   

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 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 28   On this day in history death of nikolay Umov, Russian physicist (b. 1846)   

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