Page 11: Historical Events In 1915

Jun 20   German offensive in Argonnes on this day in history.   

Jun 20   In the year 1915 terence Young, Shanghai China, director (Dr No, Thunderball)   

Jun 21   In the year 1915 anti-British revolt in South-Africa ends with arrest of Gen De Law   

Jun 22   In the year 1915 bMT, then Brooklyn Rapid Transit, begins subway service   

Jun 23   Dennis Price, Twyford England, actor (Adventurers, Millionairess) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

Jun 26   On this day in history germany suppresses its "Vorwarts" newspaper after it called for peace   

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

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

Jun 27   In the year 1915 hendrik W van Leeuwen, musician   

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

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

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

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

Jul 02   8th duke of Wellington, English large landowner/multi-millionaire on this day in history.   

Jul 02   Gen Porfirio [Jose de la Cruz] Diaz, president Mexico, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 03   US military forces occupy Haiti, remain until 1934 in the year 1915.   

Jul 04   Christine Lavant, writer in the year 1915.   

Jul 06   Dorothy Kirsten, Montclair NJ, soprano (Time to Sing, Chevy Show) on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

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

Jul 08   In the year 1915 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   In the year 1915 germany surrenders South West Africa to Union of South Africa   

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   In the year 1915 michael Fenton Haddon, mining engineer   

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Jan 01   In the year 1915 birth of francois Bondy, writer   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of john Hope Franklin, historian   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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