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 on this day in history.   

Apr 18   M Wolf discovers asteroids #806 Gyldenia & #807 Ceraskia in the year 1915.   

Apr 19   19th Boston Marathon won by Edouard Fabre of Canada in 2:31:41.2 on this day in history.   

Apr 19   Dorian Le Gallienne, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 21   Andor Kovach, composer in the year 1915.   

Apr 21   In the year 1915 the birth of Anthony Quinn, American actor   

Apr 22   On this day in history 1st military use of poison gas (chlorine, by Germany) in WW I   

Apr 22   In the year 1915 dick Dudley, Tenn, TV host (Village Barn)   

Apr 22   In the year 1915 firt military use of poison gas (chlorine, by Germany) in WW I   

Apr 23   ACA becomes National Advisory Council on Aeronautics (NACA) on this day in history.   

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

Apr 23   On this day in history rupert Chawner Brooke, English poet (Lithuania), dies at 27   

Apr 24   On this day in history german army fires chloroform gas in Ieper   

Apr 24   On this day in history lt. Edward Donald Bellew (Cdn. 7th Cdn Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Ypres, Belgium   

Apr 24   On this day in history massacre of Armenians by Turks   

Apr 24   Sgt-Major Frederick William Hall Cdn. (8th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Ypres, Belgium in the year 1915.   

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

Apr 25   In the year 1915 a J A Quintus Bosz, Indonesian/Suriname lawyer   

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

Apr 25   Australian troops land on the beaches of Gallipoli, Turkey on this day in history.   

Apr 25   In the year 1915 capt. Francis Alexander CAron Scrimger (Cdn. Army Medical Corp.) wins the Victoria Cross at Ypres, Belgium   

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

Apr 26   On this day in history italy secretly signes Pact of London with Britain, France & Russia   

Apr 27   On this day in history alexander N Skriabin, Russ pianist/composer (Prometheus), dies at 43   

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   On this day in history german submarine sinks US ship Gulflight   

May 02   Australian attack on Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli in the year 1915.   

May 02   Jan Hanus, composer in the year 1915.   

May 02   Old Fordham Road in Bronx renamed Landing Road in the year 1915.   

May 03   In the year 1915 evencio Castellanos, composer   

May 04   Curt Conway, Boston MA, actor (Raw Deal) in the year 1915.   

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

Jan 01   Lewis Bingham Keeble, town planner was born in the year 1915.   

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

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

Jan 02   Karl Goldmark, Austria-Hungarian composer (Queen of Saba), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history james E Flecker, British diplomat/novelist (Hassan), dies at 30   

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 in the year 1915.   

Feb 05   Ross Barnes, baseball player (b. 1850) died on this day in history.