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   Anti-British revolt in South-Africa ends with arrest of Gen De Law in the year 1915.   

Jun 22   BMT, then Brooklyn Rapid Transit, begins subway service in the year 1915.   

Jun 23   Dennis Price, Twyford England, actor (Adventurers, Millionairess) in the year 1915.   

Jun 23   Yanks get record 16 walks & 3 wild pitches beat A's Bruno Hass, 15-0 in the year 1915.   

Jun 24   800 die as excursion steamer Eastland capsizes in Chicago on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jun 27   100ø F (38ø C), Fort Yukon, Alaska (state record) on this day in history.   

Jun 27   100°F (38°C), Fort Yukon Alaska (state record) on this day in history.   

Jun 27   Hendrik W van Leeuwen, musician on this day in history.   

Jun 28   Victor Trumper, cricketer (48 Tests for Australia, 3163 runs), dies in the year 1915.   

Jun 30   Charles Rowe, cricketer (scored a pair in only Test (NZ v Aust 1946)) on this day in history.   

Jul 01   Australia begins Commonwealth Lighthouse Service in the year 1915.   

Jul 01   In the year 1915 jean Stafford, US writer (Boston Adventure, Lion & Carpenter)   

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

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   In the year 1915 christine Lavant, writer   

Jul 06   In the year 1915 dorothy Kirsten, Montclair NJ, soprano (Time to Sing, Chevy Show)   

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

Jul 07   On this day in history margaret Walker Alexander, poet/novelist (For My People)   

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   David Leo Diamond, Rochester NY, composer (Paderewski Prize-1943) in the year 1915.   

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

Jul 10   British/South African troops march into German SW-Africa on this day in history.   

Jul 10   Hendrik W Mesdag, painter (Panorama Mesdag), dies on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1915.   

Jul 12   Army orders harvest furloughs to Canadian Expeditionary Force soldiers still in training camps in Canada in the year 1915.   

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

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of francois Bondy, writer   

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

Jan 02   John Hope Franklin, historian was born in the year 1915.   

Jan 05   In the year 1915 birth of mabel Leigh, potter   

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   On this day in history karl Goldmark, Austria-Hungarian composer (Queen of Saba), dies at 84   

Jan 03   James E Flecker, British diplomat/novelist (Hassan), dies at 30 in the year 1915.   

Jan 06   Reginald Wood, cricketer (one Test England v Australia 1886), dies in the year 1915.   

Jan 13   On this day in history death of mary Slessor, Scottish missionary (b. 1848)   

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

Jan 15   In the year 1915 guillaume Couture, composer, dies at 63   

Jan 28   Nikolay Umov, Russian physicist (b. 1846) died on this day in history.   

Feb 05   On this day in history death of ross Barnes, baseball player (b. 1850)