Page 11: Historical Events In 1915

Jun 20   On this day in history german offensive in Argonnes   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jun 23   On this day in history dennis Price, Twyford England, actor (Adventurers, Millionairess)   

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

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

Jun 24   Charles James Dunn, Japanese scholar on this day in history.   

Jun 25   Peter Lind Hayes, SF Calif, comedian/singer (Peter Lind Hayes Show) on this day in history.   

Jun 26   Germany suppresses its "Vorwarts" newspaper after it called for peace on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jun 28   Victor Trumper, cricketer (48 Tests for Australia, 3163 runs), dies on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1915 gen Porfirio [Jose de la Cruz] Diaz, president Mexico, dies   

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

Jul 07   On this day in history a Great Gorge and International Railway trolley with an extreme overload of 157 passengers crashes near Queenston, Ontario, killing 15.   

Jul 07   Margaret Walker Alexander, poet/novelist (For My People) on this day in history.   

Jul 07   On this day in history the birth of Yul Brynner, American actor   

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 10   British/South African troops march into German SW-Africa in the year 1915.   

Jul 10   In the year 1915 hendrik W Mesdag, painter (Panorama Mesdag), dies   

Jul 11   Colin Purdie Kelly, US, 1st US air hero (during WW II) in the year 1915.   

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   On this day in history michael Fenton Haddon, mining engineer   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1915 birth of lewis Bingham Keeble, town planner   

Jan 02   John Hope Franklin, historian was born on this day in history.   

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 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   Karl Goldmark, Austria-Hungarian composer (Queen of Saba), dies at 84 in the year 1915.   

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   Mary Slessor, Scottish missionary (b. 1848) died on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1915.   

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

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