Page 5: Historical Events In 1915

Mar 07   On this day in history nearly 1200 people are killed when the British liner Lusitania is sunk off the Irish coast bya German torpedo   

Mar 07   The Cunard Line's passenger ship Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine on May 7, 1915 on this day in history.   

Mar 08   In the year 1915 1st US navy minelayer, Baltimore, commissioned   

Mar 08   On this day in history the first US navy minelayer, Baltimore, commissioned   

Mar 08   On this day in history vivien John, artist   

Mar 09   In the year 1915 pete Gray, one-armed outfielder (St Louis Browns)   

Mar 10   British expedition Army in Belgium captures Neuve Chapelle in the year 1915.   

Mar 10   In the year 1915 canadians see action in Battle of Neuve Chapellein France   

Mar 11   Karl Krolow, writer in the year 1915.   

Mar 11   On this day in history the now-famous film, "Birth of a Nation", debuted in New York City.   

Mar 12   On this day in history alberto Burri, Italian physician/sculptor/abstract painter   

Mar 13   Dodgers manager Wilbert Robinson tries to catch a baseball dropped from an airplane, but the pilot substituted a grapefruit in the year 1915.   

Mar 13   Sergei J Witte, Dutch count/premier of Russia, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Mar 14   On this day in history alexander Brott, composer   

Mar 14   On this day in history german cruiser Dresden blows itself up near coast of Chile   

Mar 14   In the year 1915 in World War I, the German cruiser Dresden is sunk by the Royal Navy in the Pacific   

Mar 15   In the year 1915 david Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head (Wash, Paris)   

Mar 15   Neth merchant ship Tubantia torpedoed & sinks in North Sea on this day in history.   

Mar 15   In the year 1915 netherlands merchant ship Tubantia torpedoed and sinks in North Sea   

Mar 16   On this day in history brit battle cruisers Inflexible & Irresistible hit mines in Dardanelle   

Mar 16   British battle cruisers Inflexible &Irresistible hit mines in Dardanelle on this day in history.   

Mar 16   Federal Trade Commission organizes on this day in history.   

Mar 16   The Second Canadian Division begins to arrive in England for service in World War I on this day in history.   

Mar 17   Hans Namuth, German/US photographer (Todos Santos, Guatemala) on this day in history.   

Mar 17   Walter Crane, English painter/cartoonist/illustrator, dies at 69 in the year 1915.   

Mar 18   In the year 1915 failed British attack in Dardanelles   

Mar 18   Failed British attack in Dardanelles (The plan was supported by Winston Churchill) in the year 1915.   

Mar 18   French battleship Bouvet explodes, 640 killed in the year 1915.   

Mar 18   Richard Thomas Condon, author in the year 1915.   

Mar 18   On this day in history turkey's Canakkale (Trojan) Sea Victory against allied powers(USA, Australia, England, Italy) during First World War   

Mar 19   Norman Yardley, English cricket captain (late 40's) in the year 1915.   

Mar 19   Pluto photographed for 1st time (although unknown at the time) on this day in history.   

Mar 19   Pluto photographed for first time (although unknown at the time) in the year 1915.   

Mar 20   Sviatosiav Richter, Zhitomir Ukraine, pianist (Stalin Prize-1945) in the year 1915.   

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

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

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   In the year 1915 birth of uta Graf, singer/teacher   

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

Jan 06   Alan Watts, Kent England, writer (Book on the Taboo) was born in the year 1915.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 14   Richard Meux Benson, founder of Anglican religious order (b. 1824) died on this day in history.   

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