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Events of 1915

January

• January While working as a cook at New York's Sloan Hospital under an assumed name, "Typhoid Mary" infects 25 people, and is placed in quarantine for life. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Technical characteristics HMS Formidable was laid down at Portsmouth Dockyard on 21 March 1898 and launched on 17 November 1898 Events in January Holidays New Year's Day - January 1 Coptic Christmas - January 7 For other uses see Quarantine (disambiguation Quarantine is voluntary or compulsory isolation typically to contain the spread of something
• January 1 - Sinking of the battleship HMS Formidable, off Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, by a German U-Boat. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Technical characteristics HMS Formidable was laid down at Portsmouth Dockyard on 21 March 1898 and launched on 17 November 1898 Lyme Regis (ˌlaɪmˈriːdʒɪs is a coastal town in West Dorset, England, situated 25 Miles west of Dorchester and east of Exeter Dorset ( (or archaically, Dorsetshire) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word, itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot ( undersea boat) and refers
• January 12 - The Rocky Mountain National Park is established by an act of the U.S. Congress. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses
• January 12 - United States House of Representatives rejects proposal to give women the right to vote. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate.
• January 13 - An earthquake (6. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks 8 in Richter scale) in Avezzano, Italy: more than 29,000 dead. Avezzano is a town and Comune in the Abruzzo region Province of L'Aquila. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• January 19 - Georges Claude patents the neon discharge tube for use in advertising. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. The French Engineer, Chemist, and Inventor Georges Claude ( September 24, 1870 &ndash May 23, 1960 Neon (ˈniːɒn is the Chemical element that has the symbol Ne and Atomic number 10 Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand
• January 19 - German zeppelins bomb the cities of Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn in the United Kingdom for the first time, killing more than 20. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. A Zeppelin is a type of Rigid airship pioneered by the German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century based on designs he had outlined Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a Coastal Town in Norfolk, England. King's Lynn is a town and Port in Norfolk, England. Over the years the town has been known variously as Bishop's Lynn and Lynn Regis The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

• January 21 - Kiwanis International is founded in Detroit, Michigan. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Kiwanis International is a global organization of volunteers headquartered in Indianapolis Indiana.
• January 28 - An act of the U.S. Congress designates the United States Coast Guard, begun in 1790, as a military branch. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
• January 31 - World War I: Germany uses poison gas against Russians. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Chemical warfare involves using the toxic properties of Chemical substances to kill injure or incapacitate an enemy. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending

February

• February 8 - The controversial film The Birth of a Nation by D.W. Griffith premieres (Los Angeles, California). Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. The Birth of a Nation (also known as The Clansman) a Silent film directed by D David Llewelyn Wark "D W" Griffith (January 22 1875 &ndash July 23 1948 was a premier pioneering Academy Award -winning American Film director. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West
• February 12 - In Washington, DC the first stone of the Lincoln Memorial is put into place. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The Lincoln Memorial is a United States Presidential memorial built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.
• February 20 - In San Francisco, CA the Panama-Pacific International Exposition is opened. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city The Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE was a World's fair held in San Francisco California between February 20 and December 4 in

March

• March to October - 1915 locust plague
• March 3 - NACA, the predecessor of NASA, is founded. Events in March American Red Cross Month Fire Prevention month ( The Philippines) Women's History Month ( United October events and holidays Children's Book Week ( England) - First Week of October National Day ( China People's Republic The 1915 locust plague, which lasted from March to October 1915, was a plague of Locusts that stripped areas in and around Palestine of almost Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program
• March 14 - World War I: Off the coast of Chile, the Royal Navy forces the German light cruiser SMS Dresden to scuttle. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) Service history At the outbreak of the war in 1914 the Dresden was preparing for the return journey to Germany
• March 14 - Britain, France and Russia agree to give Constantinople and the Bosporus to Russia in case of victory (the treaty is later nullified by the Bolshevik revolution)
• March 18 - World War I: British attack on the Dardanelles fails. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS The Bosporus or Bosphorus, also known as the Istanbul Strait, (İstanbul Boğazı (Βόσπορος is a Strait that forms the boundary between the Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located See also [[Hellespont]] The Dardanelles ( Turkish: Çanakkale Boğazı Greek: Δαρδανέλλια Dardanellia) formerly
• March 19 - Pluto is photographed for the first time but was not recognized as a planet. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. A planet, as defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU is a celestial body Orbiting a Star or stellar remnant that is
• March 25 - US submarine F-4 sinks off Hawaii: 21 dead. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the
• March 28 - The first Roman Catholic Liturgy is celebrated by Archbishop John Ireland at the newly consecrated Cathedral of Saint Paul in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. A liturgy is the customary public worship done by a specific religious group according to their particular traditions In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated Bishop. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and others this means that they lead John Ireland ( September 11, 1838 &ndash September 25, 1918) was the third bishop and first archbishop of Saint Paul Minnesota The Cathedral of Saint Paul is a Roman Catholic Cathedral in the City of St Paul, Minnesota. Saint Paul ( abbreviated St Paul) is the capital and second most populous city in the U Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers

April

• April 13 - Mexican Revolution - Pancho Villa's attack against Alvaro Obregon's troops in Celaya. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople The Mexican Revolution (Revolución Mexicana was a major armed struggle that started with an uprising led by Francisco I Doroteo Arango Arámbula ( June 5 1878 &ndash July 20 1923) better known as Francisco or " Pancho " Villa For other uses including places named after this person see Obregón. Celaya is a city and its surrounding municipality in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, located in the southeast quadrant of the state Charge of Villa's troops is no match against Obregon's barbed wire and machine guns
• April 22 - World War I: Second Battle of Ypres - German troops introduce poison gas at Ypres, Belgium. Barbed wire, also known as barb wire (and frequently in dialect form spelled bob or bobbed) is a type of fencing Wire constructed For other uses of the phrase see Machine Gun (disambiguation. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Second Battle of Ypres was the first time Germany used poison gas on a large scale on the Western Front in World War I and the first time Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Chemical warfare involves using the toxic properties of Chemical substances to kill injure or incapacitate an enemy. Ypres ( French, generally used in English French ipʁ English ˈiːprə Ieper (official name in Dutch, pronounced /ˈiːpər/ or Ypern The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those
• April 24 - The Ottoman Empire arrests hundreds of Armenian intellectuals. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish The Armenians (Հայեր Hayer) are a Nation and Ethnic group originating in the Caucasus and in the Armenian Highlands A large Armenians mark this as the start of the Armenian Genocide.
• April 25 - The ANZAC tradition begins during World War I with a landing at Gallipoli on the Turkish coast. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Gallipoli peninsula (Gelibolu Yarımadası is located in Turkish Thrace, the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches
• April 25 - The Great Fire of Reykjavík, Iceland's capital. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. For the Greater Reykjavík Area see the Greater Reykjavík Area. Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland (
• April 30 - Australian submarine AE2 sunk in Sea of Marmara. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability The Sea of Marmara ( Turkish: Marmara Denizi, Greek: Θάλασσα του Μαρμαρά or Προποντίς, Bulgarian

May

• May 3 - John McCrae writes In Flanders Fields. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Lieutenant Colonel John Alexander McCrae ( November 30, 1872 &ndash January 28, 1918) was a Canadian Poet " In Flanders Fields " is one of the most famous Poems written during the First World War, and has been called "the most popular poem" produced during
• May 5 - World War I: The Turks begin shelling Anzac Cove from a new position behind their lines. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches ANZAC Cove (in Turkish language 'Anzak Koyu' is a small cove on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey
• May 6 - Babe Ruth hits his first career home run off of Jack Warhop. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of John Milton Warhop ( July 4, 1884 - October 4, 1960) born in Hinton West Virginia was a pitcher for the New York Highlanders/
• May 7 - World War I: The RMS Lusitania is sunk by a German U-boat killing 1,198. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Construction and trials Owned by the Cunard Steamship Company built by John Brown and Company Lusitania was named for the ancient Roman province of Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word, itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot ( undersea boat) and refers
• May 9 - World War I: Second Battle of Artois - German and French forces fight. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of The Second Battle of Artois, of which the British contribution was the Battle of Aubers Ridge, was a battle on the Western Front of World War I, it was Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• May 17 - The last purely Liberal government in the United Kingdom ends when Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith forms an all party coalition. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party Herbert Henry Asquith 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC ( 12 September 1852 &ndash 15 February 1928) served
• May 22 - Quintinshill railway disaster, Scotland, UK: 200 killed. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
• May 23 - World War I: Italy joins the Allies after they declare war on Austria-Hungary. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose
• May 29 - Teófilo Braga becomes president of Portugal. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Joaquim Teófilo Fernandes Braga, commonly known as Teófilo (sometimes Theophilo) Braga (tiˈɔfilu ˈbɾagɐ Ponta Delgada, Azores Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula.

June

• June 3 - Troops of Obregon and Villa clash at León: Obregon loses his right arm in grenade attack but Villa is decisively defeated. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering The city of León, formally León de los Aldama is the fifth most populous city in Mexico and the first in the state of Guanajuato.
• June 9 - U. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits S. Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan resigns over a disagreement regarding his nation's handling of the RMS Lusitania sinking. For other persons of the same name see William Bryan and William Jennings. Construction and trials Owned by the Cunard Steamship Company built by John Brown and Company Lusitania was named for the ancient Roman province of
• June 16 - Foundation of the British Women's Institute

July

• July 7 - An extremely overloaded Great Gorge and International Railway trolley with 157 passengers crashes near Queenston, Ontario resulting in 15 casualties. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death The Great Gorge and International Railway was a trolley belt line encompassing the Niagara Gorge. A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a Train The Village of Queenston is located 5 km north of Niagara Falls Ontario in the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake.
• July 24 - The steamer Eastland capsizes in central Chicago, with the loss of 845 lives. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. This article is about the ship for other uses see Eastland (disambiguation. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
• July 28 - United States occupation of Haiti begins

August

• August 5-August 23 - Hurricane Two of the 1915 Atlantic hurricane season over Galveston and New Orleans: 275 dead. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. The first United States occupation of Haiti began on July 28 1915 and ended in mid-August 1934 Events in January Holidays New Year's Day - January 1 Coptic Christmas - January 7 Overview The NGS's historical mission is "to increase and diffuse geographic knowledge while promoting the conservation of the world's cultural historical and natural Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire TemplateHurricane season single. -->The 1915 Atlantic hurricane season ran through the summer and the first half of fall in 1915 "Galveston" redirects here For the town in the US state of Indiana see Galveston Indiana. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana
• August 6 - World War I: Battle of Sari Bair begins - The Allies mount a diversionary attack timed to coincide with a major Allied landing of reinforcements at Suvla Bay. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. The Battle of Sari Bair ( Turkish Anafartalar Savaşı or "Sarı Bayır muharebesi" also known as the August Offensive, was the final attempt made In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose Suvla is a Bay on the Aegean coast of the Gallipoli peninsula in European Turkey, south of the Gulf of Saros.
• August 16 - The Entente promises the Kingdom of Serbia, should victory be achieved over Austro-Hungary and its allied Central Powers, the territories of Baranja, Srem and Slavonia from the Cisleithanian part of the Dual Monarchy; Bosnia and Herzegovina; and eastern ? of Dalmatia (from the river of Krka to Bar). Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting The Kingdom of Serbia ( Serbian Cyrillic: Краљевина Србија Serbian Latinica Kraljevina Srbija) was created when Prince Milan Obrenović ruler The Central Powers ( German: "Mittelmächte" Hungarian: "Központi hatalmak" Turkish: "İttifak
• August 17 - Jewish American Leo Frank is lynched for the alleged murder of a 13-year-old girl in Atlanta, Georgia. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Leo Max Frank ( 17 April 1884 - 17 August 1915) was an American Jew convicted of the rape and murder of a young girl Lynching is an Extrajudicial punishment meted out by a mob Lynching an enumerated Felony in some states in the United States, is defined by some
• August 31 - Jimmy Lavender of the Chicago Cubs pitches a no hitter against the New York Giants. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Jimmy Lavender ( James Sanford Lavender May 26 1884-January 12 1960 was a Major League Baseball Pitcher. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. In Baseball, a no-hitter (also known as a no-hit game, or colloquially a no-no) refers to a game in which one of the teams prevented the other from getting The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division.

September

• September 6 - The first prototype tank is tested for the British Army for the first time. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started A tank is a tracked, Armoured fighting vehicle designed for Front-line combat which combines Operational mobility and tactical The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces.
• September 7 - Former cartoonist John B. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Gruelle is given a patent for his Raggedy Ann doll.
• September 11 - The Pennsylvania Railroad begins electrified commuter rail service between Paoli and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, using overhead AC trolley wires for power. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Railroad, founded in 1846 Paoli is a Census-designated place located in Chester County Pennsylvania near Philadelphia Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə This type of system would later be used in long-distance passenger trains between New York City, Washington, D.C., and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The City of New York Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Harrisburg is the Capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the United States of America

October

• October 12 - World War I: British nurse Edith Cavell is executed by a German firing squad for helping Allied soldiers escape from Belgium. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Edith Louisa Cavell ( December 4, 1865 – October 12, 1915) was a British World War I nurse and humanitarian Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those
• October 15 - World War I: Austria-Hungary invades Kingdom of Serbia. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Kingdom of Serbia ( Serbian Cyrillic: Краљевина Србија Serbian Latinica Kraljevina Srbija) was created when Prince Milan Obrenović ruler Bulgaria enters the war, invading Kingdom of Serbia. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian The Kingdom of Serbia ( Serbian Cyrillic: Краљевина Србија Serbian Latinica Kraljevina Srbija) was created when Prince Milan Obrenović ruler Retreat of the Serbian First Army towards Greece begins Serbian Campaign (World War I)
• October 19 - US recognizes Mexican government of Venustiano Carranza de facto (not de jure until 1917)
• October 27 - William Morris Hughes becomes 7th Prime Minister of Australia. The Serbian First Army (Српска Прва Армија / Srpska Prva Armija was a Serbian field Army that fought during World War I. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The Serbian Campaign was fought from August 1914 when Austria-Hungary invaded Serbia at the outset of First World War, until the end of the war in Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. William Morris 'Billy' Hughes, CH, KC (25 September 1862 &ndash 28 October 1952 Australian politician was the seventh Prime Minister of Australia The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General.

November

• November - Sykes-Picot Agreement, a secret understanding between the governments of Britain and France to overtake Middle-Eastern regions of the Ottoman Empire (mostly Syria and Iraq) and establish their own zone of influence. Events in November All Saints' Day (formerly All Hallows Day a Christian holy day is celebrated on November 1, the day after Halloween
• November 14 - Vision allegedly encountered by various military personnel in Europe at 22:30 hours, as recounted on the television series One Step Beyond. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Alcoa Presents One Step Beyond is an American Television series created by Merwin Gerard
• November 23 - Triangle Film Corporation opens its new motion picture theater in Massillon, Ohio. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Triangle Film Corporation (aka Triangle Motion Picture Company) was a major American motion-picture studio founded in the summer of 1915 in Culver City Massillon is a city in Stark County in the US state of Ohio. The population was 31325 at the 2000 census.
• November 25 - The theory of general relativity is formulated. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the General relativity or the general theory of relativity is the geometric theory of Gravitation published by Albert Einstein in 1916

December

• December 12 - Chinese president Yuan Shikai declares himself Emperor
• December 23 - HMHS Britannic, the largest individuale British loss in World War I, departs Liverpool on her maiden voyage. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Yuan Shikai ( Courtesy Weiting 慰亭 Pseudonym: Rong'an 容庵 ( September 16, 1859 &ndash June 6, Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city History Post- Titanic design changes Following the loss of the Titanic and the subsequent enquiries several design changes were made to the remaining World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary
• December 25 - British and German forces get out of the trenches in World War One and have a free-for-all kick-around football game in no-man's land. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a
• December 26 - Irish Republican Brotherhood Military Council decides to stage a rising on Easter Sunday 1916. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. The Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB was a secret oath-bound fraternal organisation dedicated to the establishment of an "independent democratic Republic" in the mid nineteenth Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year

Undated

• Alfred Wegener proposes the theory of Pangaea. Alfred Lothar Wegener ( November 1, 1880 – November 2 or 3 1930 was a German Scientist and Meteorologist. The word theory has many distinct meanings in different fields of Knowledge, depending on their methodologies and the context of discussion. Pangaea, Pangæa or Pangea (pænˈdʒiːə from παν pan, meaning entire, and Γαῖα Gaea, meaning Earth in
• Emory College is rechartered as Emory University, and plans to move its main campus from Oxford, Georgia to Atlanta. Emory University is a Private university located in the metropolitan area of the city of Atlanta and in western unincorporated DeKalb County, Oxford is a city in Newton County, Georgia, in the United States.
• Lord Beaverbrook buys the Daily Express. William Maxwell "Max" Aitken 1st Baron Beaverbrook Bt The Daily Express is a conservative Middle-market British Tabloid Newspaper.
• Automobile speed record of 102. 6 m.p.h. set at Sheepshead Bay, N.Y.. Sheepshead Bay is a Bay separating the Mainland of Brooklyn, New York City from the eastern portion of Coney Island, the latter originally New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous by Gil Anderson driving a Stutz. Gil Andersen (sometimes misspelled Anderson) ( 27 November, 1879 &ndash 26 July 1935) was an Norwegian-American Racecar The Stutz Motor Company was a producer of Luxury cars Production began in 1911 and continued through 1935
• The first stop sign appears in Detroit, Michigan. A stop sign is a Traffic sign, usually erected at Road junctions that instructs drivers to stop and then to proceed only if the way ahead is clear
• Women's suffrage is introduced in Denmark and Iceland. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland (
• Franz Kafka's short novel Die Verwandlung is first published in Germany. The Metamorphosis (Die Verwandlung is a Novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915

Ongoing

• World War I (1914-1918). World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Births

1915 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1915 MCMXV
Ab urbe condita	2668
Armenian calendar	1364 ԹՎ ՌՅԿԴ
Bahá'í calendar	71 – 72
Berber calendar	2865
Buddhist calendar	2459
Burmese calendar	1277
Chinese calendar	4551/4611-11-16 (甲寅年十一月十六日) — to — 4552/4612-11-25 (乙卯年十一月廿五日)
Coptic calendar	1631 – 1632
Ethiopian calendar	1907 – 1908
Hebrew calendar	5675 – 5676
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1970 – 1971
- Shaka Samvat	1837 – 1838
- Kali Yuga	5016 – 5017
Holocene calendar	11915
Iranian calendar	1293 – 1294
Islamic calendar	1333 – 1334
Japanese calendar	Taishō 4 (大正4年)
Korean calendar	4248
Thai solar calendar	2458
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January-February

• January 2 - John Hope Franklin, American historian
• January 3 - Sid Hudson, baseball player
• January 5 - Arthur H. Robinson, American geographer and cartographer (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Taishō era, is a period in the History of Japan dating from July 30, 1912 to December 25, 1926, coinciding with the reign The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. John Hope Franklin (born January 2, 1915) is a United States historian and past president of the American Historical Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Sidney Charles Hudson ( December 31, 1914 &ndash October 10, 2008) was a Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Arthur H Robinson ( January 5, 1915 – October 19, 2004) was an American Geographer and Cartographer, who was 2004)
• January 6 - Don Edwards, American politician
• January 9 - Anita Louise, American actress (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King William Donlon Edwards, (born January 6, 1915) usually known as Don Edwards, is an American Politician of the Democratic Party Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Anita Louise ( January 9, 1915 &ndash April 25, 1970) was an American Film actress. 1970)
• January 11 - Robert Blair Mayne, British soldier and co-founder of the Special Air Service (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Blair "Paddy" Mayne DSO & 3 Bars ( 11 January 1915 - 14 December 1955) was a 1955)
• January 14 - Mark Goodson, American television game show producer (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Mark Goodson ( January 14, 1915 &ndash December 18, 1992) was a successful American Television producer who specialized 1992)
• January 18 - Santiago Carrillo, Spanish politician
• January 20 - Ghulam Ishaq Khan, President of Pakistan (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Santiago Carrillo Solares (born January 18, 1915) Spanish politician was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Ghulam Ishaq Khan (abbreviated as GIK) ( Urdu / Pashto: غلام اسحاق خان) ( January 20, 1915 – October 27 The President of Pakistan ( Urdū: صدر Sadr-e-Mumlikat) is the Head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. 2006)
• January 23 - Arthur Lewis, British economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Sir William Arthur Lewis ( January 23, 1915 June 15, 1991) was a Saint Lucian economist well known for his contributions in the field The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 1991)
• January 24 - Robert Motherwell, American painter (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Robert Motherwell ( January 24, 1915 – July 16, 1991) was an American abstract expressionist painter and 1991)
• January 29 - John Serry, Sr., American musician, composer, arranger (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. John Serry Sr ( January 29, 1915 &ndash September 14, 2003) was a distinguished Concert Accordionist, Arranger 2003)
• January 30 - Joachim Peiper, German SS officer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Joachim Peiper (joˈaχɪm ˈpaɪpər ( January 30, 1915 - July 13, 1976) more often known as Jochen Peiper from the common German 1976)
• January 30 - John Profumo, British cabinet minister (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain John Dennis Profumo, CBE ( January 30, 1915 Kensington, London, England – March 9, 2006) 2006)
• January 31 - Alan Lomax, American folklorist and musicologist (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Alan Lomax ( January 15, 1915 &ndash July 19, 2002) was an American folklorist and musicologist. 2002)
• January 31 - Thomas Merton, American monk and author (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Thomas Merton ( 31 January 1915 – 10 December 1968) was one of the most influential Catholic writers of the 20th century 1968)
• February 1 - Artur London, Czech statesman (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Artur London, ( February 1, 1915 &ndash November 8, 1986) was a Czechoslovak Communist politician and co-defendant in the 1986)
• February 1 - Sir Stanley Matthews, English footballer (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Sir Stanley Matthews, CBE ( 1 February 1915 — February 23 2000) was an English football player 2000)
• February 1 - Alicia Rhett, American actress and painter
• February 2 - Khushwant Singh, Indian writer
• February 4 - Sir Norman Wisdom, English comedian, singer, and actor
• February 5 - Robert Hofstadter, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Alicia Rhett (born March 15, 1971) is also the name of another American actress born in Los Angeles California. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Khushwant Singh (ਖ਼ੁਸ਼ਵੰਤ ਸਿੰਘ xʊʃʋən̪t̪ sɪ́ŋg born 2 February, 1915 in Hadali, Punjab, which now lies in Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Sir Norman Wisdom, OBE (born 4 February 1915) is an English Comedian, Singer and Actor. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Robert Hofstadter ( February 5, 1915 &ndash November 17, 1990) was the winner of the 1961 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1990)
• February 7 - Teoctist Arăpaşu, Ex-Romanian Orthodox Church Patriarch (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Teoctist, born Toader Arăpaşu ( February 7, 1915 &ndash July 30, 2007) was the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox 2007)
• February 11 - Patrick Leigh Fermor, British author and soldier
• February 14 - Ray Evans, American composer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Sir Patrick 'Paddy' Michael Leigh Fermor DSO OBE (born 11 February 1915, London) is a British author scholar and soldier Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Raymond Bernard Evans ( February 4 1915 – February 15 2007) was an American Songwriter. 2007)
• February 16 - Jim O'Hora, American college football coach (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols James Joseph O’Hora ( February 16, 1915 &ndash August 5, 2005) was an American college football coach for over 30 years 2005)
• February 16 - Elisabeth Eybers, South African poet (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Elisabeth Françoise Eybers ( 16 February 1915 &ndash 1 December 2007) was a South African Poet. 2007)
• February 19 - John Freeman, British politician
• February 23 - Paul Tibbets, American pilot (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum John Freeman is the name of John Freeman (editor, British writer and editor John Freeman (Georgian poet (1880–1929 British poet Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr ( February 23, 1915 &ndash November 1, 2007) was a Brigadier general in the United States Air Force 2007)
• February 26 - Preacher Roe, baseball player
• February 28 - Zero Mostel, American film and stage actor (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Elwin Charles Roe (born February 26, 1915) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the St Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Samuel Joel “Zero” Mostel ( February 28 1915 – September 8 1977) was an American Actor of stage and 1977)
• February 28 - Peter Medawar, Brazilian-born scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Sir Peter Brian Medawar, OM, FRS, ( February 28, 1915 &ndash October 2, 1987) was a Brazilian born The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1987)

March-April

• March 3 - Wally Cassell, American actor
• March 4 - Carlos Surinach, Spanish composer (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Wally Cassell (born March 3, 1915) was an Italian-born American film actor Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Carlos Surinach (Carles Suriñach ( Barcelona, Spain, March 4, 1915 - New Haven Connecticut, United States, November 1997)
• March 9 - John Edgar "Johnnie" Johnson, English pilot (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Air Vice Marshal James Edgar "Johnnie" Johnson CB, CBE, DSO & Two Bars, DFC and Bar ( 9 March 2001)
• March 10 - Harry Bertoia, Italian artist and designer (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Harry Bertoia (b March 10, 1915 in San Lorenzo, Pordenone, Italy. 1978)
• March 11 - Vijay Hazare, Indian cricketer (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Vijay Samuel Hazare (11 March 1915&ndash18 December 2004 was an Indian Cricket player from the state of Maharashtra. 2004)
• March 14 - Alexander Brott, Canadian conductor and composer (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Alexander Brott, born Joël Brod, ( March 14, 1915 – April 1, 2005) was a Canadian conductor, Composer 2005)
• March 17 - Bill Roycroft, Australian equestrian
• March 19 - Patricia Morison, American actress
• March 20 - Sviatoslav Richter, Ukrainian pianist (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger James William "Bill" George Roycroft OBE (born 17 March 1915 is a former Olympic equestrian champion who competed for Australia in five Olympic Games Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Patricia Morison (born March 19, 1915 Her mother Selena Morison (née Fraser worked for British Intelligence during World War I. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter (Святосла́в Теофи́лович Рихтер Svjatoslav Teofilovič Rikhter) ( &ndash August 1, 1997) was 1997)
• March 23 - Vasily Zaitsev, Soviet sniper (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Captain Vasily Grigoryevich Zaytsev (Васи́лий Григо́рьевич За́йцев vʌˈsʲilʲɪj grʲɪˈgorʲjevʲɪtɕ ˈzajtsɨf ( March 23, 1991)
• March 27 - Robert Lockwood Jr., American musician (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Robert Lockwood Jr, also known as Robert Junior Lockwood, ( March 27 1915 – November 21 2006) was an American Blues 2006)
• March 30 - Arsenio Erico, Paraguayan footballer (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Arsenio Pastor Erico ( March 30, 1915 - July 23, 1977) was a Paraguayan football forward. 1977)
• March 30 - Pietro Ingrao, Italian politician
• March 31 - Albert Hourani, English historian (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Pietro Ingrao (born March 30, 1915) is an Italian politician and was for many years a senior figure in the Italian Communist Party (PCI Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Albert Habib Hourani (ألبرت حبيب حوراني March 31, 1915 &ndash January 17, 1993) was one of the most prominent scholars of 1993)
• April 3 - Piet de Jong, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
• April 4 - Muddy Waters, American musician (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Petrus Jozef Sietze "Piet" de Jong (known as 'Oom Piet' or 'Uncle Piet' (born 3 April 1915 is a retired Dutch politician The Prime minister of the Netherlands is the Head of government of the Netherlands and is the chair of the Dutch cabinet, and Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. For the album by Redman, see Muddy Waters (album. For the college football coach see Muddy Waters (football coach. 1983)
• April 7 - Albert O. Hirschman, German-born economist
• April 7 - Billie Holiday, American singer (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Albert Otto Hirschman (b April 7[[ 915]] in Berlin, Germany) is an influential American Economist who has authored several books on Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7 1915 – July 17 1959 was an American Jazz singer and songwriter 1959)
• April 8 - Ivan Supek, Croatian physicist, author, and human rights activist (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Ivan Supek ( April 8, 1915 - March 5, 2007) was a Croatian Physicist, Philosopher, Writer, Playwright 2007)
• April 10 - Harry Morgan, American actor
• April 12 - Július Tomin, Czech writer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Harry Morgan (born Harry Bratsburg on April 10, 1915 in Detroit Michigan) is an Emmy -winning American television Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Július Tomin (1915 - 2003 a high school teacher and well-known author from Czechoslovakia, was persecuted during the Soviet occupation for promoting Interlingua 2003)
• April 15 - Elizabeth Catlett, American-born artist
• April 21 - Anthony Quinn, Mexican actor (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Elizabeth Catlett Mora (born April 15, 1915) is an African American sculptor and Printmaker. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) For other people named Anthony Quinn see Anthony Quinn (disambiguation Anthony Quinn ( April 21, 1915 &ndash 2001)
• April 29 - Donald Mills, lead tenor of The Mills Brothers (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. The Mills Brothers were a major African-American Jazz and pop vocal Quartet of the 20th century producing more than 2000 recordings that sold 1999)
• April 30 - Elio Toaff, Italian rabbi

May-June

• May 1 - Archie Williams, American athlete (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Elio Toaff (born April 30, 1915 in Livorno) is the former Chief Rabbi of Rome. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Archibald ("Archie" Franklin Williams ( May 1, 1915 &ndash June 24, 1993) was an African-American athlete 1993)
• May 2 - Doris Fisher, American singer and songwriter (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Doris Fisher ( May 2, 1915 - January 15, 2003) was a United States Singer and Songwriter. 2003)
• May 3 - Stu Hart, Canadian wrestling trainer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Stewart Edward "Stu" Hart CM ( May 3, 1915 – October 16, 2003) was a Canadian amateur wrestler 2003)
• May 5 - Alice Faye, American entertainer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Alice Faye (born Alice Jeane Leppert on May 5, 1915 - May 9, 1998) was an American actress and Singer 1998)
• May 6 - Orson Welles, American film director (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. George Orson Welles (May 6 1915 – October 10 1985 was an Academy Award -winning director, writer actor and producer for film stage radio and television 1985)
• May 6 - George Perle, American composer
• May 8 - Milton Meltzer, American author
• May 12 - Frère Roger, Swiss founder of the Taizé Community (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. George Perle (born May 6, 1915 in Bayonne New Jersey) is a Composer and music theorist. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Milton Meltzer (born May 8 1915) is an American historian and author best known for his history nonfiction books on Jewish African-American Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Frère Roger (Brother Roger ( Provence Switzerland, May 12, 1915 - Taizé, August 16, 2005) baptised Roger Louis 2005)
• May 15 - Hilda Bernstein, English-born author, artist, and activist (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Hilda Bernstein ( May 15, 1915 – September 8, 2006) was an Author, Artist, and an Activist against Apartheid 2006)
• May 15 - Mario Monicelli, Italian film director
• May 15 - Paul Samuelson, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
• May 20 - Moshe Dayan, Israeli military leader and politician (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Mario Monicelli (born May 15, 1915) is an Italian director and screenwriter one of the masters of the Commedia all'Italiana Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Paul Anthony Samuelson (born May 15, 1915) is an American neoclassical Economist known for his contributions to many fields of The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Moshe Dayan, DSO (משה דיין born 20 May 1915 died 16 October 1981 was an Israeli military leader and politician 1981)
• May 20 - Peter Copley, English actor
• May 26 - Sam Edwards, American actor (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Peter Copley ( May 20, 1915 &ndash October 7, 2008) was a British Television, Film and Stage Actor Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Sam Edwards ( May 26, 1915 - July 28, 2004) was an American Actor. 2004)
• May 27 - Herman Wouk, American author
• May 29 - Karl Münchinger, German conductor (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Herman Wouk ( "woke" born May 27, 1915) is a bestselling American Author with a number of notable Novels to his Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Karl Münchinger ( May 29, 1915 &ndash March 13, 1990) was a German conductor of European classical music. 1990)
• June 1 - John Randolph, American actor (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected John Randolph ( June 1, 1915 - February 24, 2004) His stepfather was Joseph Lippman and as a result Randolph was briefly known as Mortimer Lippman 2004)
• June 9 - Les Paul, American inventor and musician
• June 10 - Saul Bellow, Canadian-born writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Les Paul (born Lester William Polsfuss on June 9 1915) is an American Jazz guitarist and Inventor. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Saul Bellow, born Solomon Bellows ( June 10, 1915 – April 5, 2005) was an acclaimed Canadian -born American The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 2005)
• June 10 - Peride Celal, Turkish author
• June 12 - David Rockefeller, American banker and philanthropist
• June 15 - Thomas Huckle Weller, American virologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• June 17 - Karl Targownik, Hungarian psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Peride Celal, born on June 10, 1915, in İstanbul, is a Turkish Author. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. David Rockefeller Sr (born June 12, 1915) is a prominent American Banker, Statesman, Globalist and the current patriarch Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Thomas Huckle Weller ( June 15, 1915 &ndash August 23, 2008) was an American Virologist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Karl Kalman Targownik ( June 17, 1915 - January 2, 1996) was a Psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor 1996)
• June 17 - Mario Echandi Jiménez, President of Costa Rica
• June 20 - Paul Castellano, American gangster (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat The following table contains a list of the Presidents and heads of state of Costa Rica since Central American independence from Spain and Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Constantino "Paul" Castellano ( June 26, 1915 &ndash December 16, 1985) also known as "The Howard Hughes of the 1985)
• June 24 - Sir Fred Hoyle, British astronomer (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Sir Fred Hoyle FRS ( 24 June, 1915  &ndash 20 August, 2001) was an English Astronomer primarily 2001)
• June 26 - Charlotte Zolotow, American author
• June 27 - Grace Lee Boggs, American feminist and author
• June 28 - David Honeyboy Edwards, American musician

July-August

• July 5 - John Woodruff, American athlete (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Charlotte Zolotow (born Charlotte Gertrude Shapiro June 26 1915 in Norfolk Virginia) is an American author poet editor and publisher Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Grace Lee Boggs (born June 27, 1915) is an author lifelong anti-racist activist and feminist Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. David "Honeyboy" Edwards (born June 28 1915, Shaw, Mississippi United States) is an American Delta blues Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. John Youie Woodruff ( July 5, 1915 &ndash October 30, 2007) was an American athlete and winner of the 800 2007)
• July 15 - Albert Ghiorso, American nuclear scientist
• July 24 - Enrique Fernando, Chief Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Albert Ghiorso (born 15 July 1915) is an American nuclear scientist who helped discover numerous Chemical elements on the Periodic table Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Enrique M Fernando ( July 24, 1915 - October 13, 2004) was the 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. 2004)
• July 26 - Pattabhi Jois, Indian yogi
• July 28 - Charles Townes, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• July 28 - Frankie Yankovic, American accordion player (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Sri Krishna Pattabhi Jois, Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Charles Hard Townes (born July 28, 1915) is an American Nobel Prize-winning Physicist and educator The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Frankie Yankovic ( July 15, 1915 Davis West Virginia - October 14, 1998) was a Polka musician 1998)
• August 3 - Pete Newell, Canadian-born basketball coach
• August 3 - Frank Arthur Calder, Canadian politician (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Peter Francis "Pete" Newell (born August 3, 1915 in Vancouver British Columbia) is a former college men's Basketball coach and current Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. This article is about the Canadian politician For the NHL executive see also Frank Calder Frank Arthur Calder, OC, OBC 2006)
• August 12 - Michael Kidd, American choreographer (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Michael Kidd ( August 12 1915 &ndash December 23 2007) was an American Film and stage Choreographer 2007)
• August 19 - Ring Lardner Jr., American film screenwriter (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Ringgold Wilmer "Ring" Lardner Jr ( August 19, 1915 – October 31, 2000) was an American Journalist and 2000)
• August 22 - Hugh Paddick, British actor (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Hugh William Paddick ( 22 August 1915 &ndash 9 November 2000) was an English actor whose most notable role was in the 1960s 2000)
• August 25 - Walter Trampler, American violist (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Walter Trampler ( August 25, 1915, Munich &ndash September 27, 1997, Port Joli Nova Scotia) was a virtuoso performer 1997)
• August 27 - Norman F. Ramsey, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• August 28 - Tasha Tudor, American illustrator
• August 28 - Max Robertson, British sports commentator
• August 29 - Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Norman Foster Ramsey Jr (born August 27, 1915, in Washington DC) is an American Physicist. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Tasha Tudor ( August 28, 1915 &ndash June 18, 2008) was an American illustrator and author of Children's books Biography Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Max Robertson (born August 28, 1915) is a former sports commentator radio and television presenter and author Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) (ˈbærjman in Swedish but usually ˈbɝgmən in English (August 29 1915 &ndash August 29 1982 was a Swedish three-time Academy Award -winning and two-time Emmy 1982)
• August 30 - Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland
• August 30 - Robert Strassburg, American composer (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Biography Early life Born in Swansea, Wales, the daughter of William and Gladys Mary Davies her first name was originally spelled Lillian Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Robert Strassburg ( August 30, 1915 - October 25, 2003) - was a leading American conductor, Composer, Musicologist 2003)

September-October

• September 2 - Meinhardt Raabe, American actor
• September 3 - Knut Nystedt, Norwegian composer
• September 8 - Frank Cady, American actor
• September 8 - Frank Pullen, English business person and racehorse owner (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Meinhardt Raabe (born September 2, 1915) is an American Actor. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Knut Nystedt, born September 3, 1915, in Kristiania (now Oslo Norway is an orchestral and choral composer Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Frank Cady (born September 8, 1915) is an American Actor best known for his role as storekeeper Sam Drucker in the Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Francis Henry "Frank" Pullen ( September 8 1915 – January 17 1992) was an English businessperson and racehorse owner 1992)
• September 12 - Frank McGee, American television personality (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Frank McGee is the name of Frank McGee (ice hockey (1882-1916 a professional ice hockey player Frank McGee (journalism (1921-1974 1974)
• September 14 - John Dobson, American astronomer
• September 17 - M F Husain, Indian artist
• September 17 - Adolfo Sánchez Vázquez, Spanish-born philosopher
• September 23 - Julius Baker, American flautist (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. John Dobson may refer to John Dobson (astronomer, astronomer John Dobson (architect, British architect John Dobson Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Maqbool Fida Husain, (born 1915 Pandharpur, Maharashtra popularly known as M F Husain, is one of India 's best known Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Adolfo Sánchez Vázquez (born in Algeciras, Andalucia, Spain, on September 17, 1915) is a Spanish-born Mexican philosopher writer Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Julius Baker ( September 23 1915 &ndash August 8 2003) was one of the foremost American orchestral Flute players. 2003)
• September 23 - Clifford Shull, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Clifford Glenwood Shull ( Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, September 23, 1915 &ndash March 31, 2001) was a Nobel Prize -winning The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 2001)
• September 29 - Vincent DeDomenico, American entrepreneur (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Vincent Michael DeDomenico Sr ( September 29, 1915 – October 18, 2007) was an American entrepreneur and one of the inventors 2007)
• September 30 - Lester Maddox, Governor of Georgia (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Lester Garfield Maddox ( September 30, 1915 – June 25, 2003) was an American Democratic Party politician who was 2003)
• October 9 - Clifford M. Hardin, U. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Clifford Morris Hardin (born October 9, 1915) served as United States Secretary of Agriculture from 1969 to 1971 S. Secretary of Agriculture
• October 13 - Terry Frost, English artist (d. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Sir Terry Frost (born Terence Ernest Manitou Frost) ( October 13, 1915 – September 1, 2003) was an English artist noted 2003)
• October 15 - Nellie Lutcher, American singer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Nellie Lutcher ( October 15 1912 - June 8 2007) was an African-American R&B and 2007)
• October 15 - Yitzhak Shamir Israeli politician
• October 17 - Arthur Miller, American playwright (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the (יִצְחָק שָׁמִיר born Icchak Jaziernicki on 15 October 1915 was Prime Minister of Israel from 1983 to 1984 and again from 1986 to 1992 Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Arthur Asher Miller (October 17 1915 &ndash February 10 2005 was an American Playwright and Essayist. 2005)
• October 19 - Farid al-Atrash, Arab composer, singer, virtuoso oud player, and actor (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Farid al-Atrash (October 19 1915 - December 26 1974 Arabic: فريد الأطرش; first name sometimes spelled Fareed. 1974)
• October 24 - Bob Kane, American comic book creator (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Bob Kane (born Robert Kahn, October 24, 1915 &ndash November 3, 1998) was an American Comic book artist 1998)
• October 24 - Tito Gobbi, Italian baritone (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Tito Gobbi ( October 24, 1913 &ndash March 5, 1984) was an Italian Baritone. 1984)
• October 28 - Dody Goodman, American actress and dancer
• October 29 - William Berenberg, American physician (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Dolores "Dody" Goodman ( October 28 1914 &ndash June 22 2008) was an American character actress known for Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II William Berenberg MD ( October 29, 1915 &ndash September 14, 2005) was an American Physician, Harvard 2005)

November-December

• November 4 - Wee Kim Wee, 4th president of Singapore (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Wee Kim Wee ( November 4 1915 &ndash May 2 2005) was the fourth President of Singapore, from 1985 to 1993 The President of the Republic of Singapore is Singapore 's Head of state. 2005)
• November 9 - André François, French cartoonist (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all André François (born André Farkas; November 9, 1915 &ndash April 11, 2005) was a French cartoonist 2005)
• November 9 - Sargent Shriver, American politician
• November 11 - William Proxmire, U. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Robert Sargent Shriver Jr (born November 9 1915 is an American Democratic Politician and Activist. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Edward William Proxmire ( November 11, 1915 – December 15, 2005) was a member of the Democratic Party, who served in the S. Senator (d. 2005)
• November 12 - Roland Barthes, French philosopher and literary critic (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Roland Barthes ( November 12, 1915 &ndash March 25, 1980) (ʀɔlɑ̃ baʀt was a French Literary critic, literary 1980)
• November 14 - Martha Tilton, British actress (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Martha Tilton ( November 14 1915, Corpus Christi Texas - December 8 2006, Brentwood California) was an American popular 2006)
• November 17 - David "Stringbean" Akeman, American country music banjo player (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers David Akeman ( June 17, 1915 – November 10, 1973) was an American Country music Banjo player and comedy 1973)
• November 19 - Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr., American physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr ( November 19, 1915 &ndash March 9, 1974) was an American pharmacologist and biochemist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1974)
• November 25 - Augusto Pinochet, President of Chile (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (November 2006)
• November 28 - Evald Okas, Estonian painter
• November 30 - Brownie McGhee, American musician (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Evald Okas (born November 28, 1915 in Tallinn, Estonia) is an Estonian painter, probably best known for his portraits of Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Walter Brown ("Brownie" McGhee ( November 30 1915 - February 16 1996) was a folk - Blues Singer 1996)
• November 30 - Henry Taube, Canadian-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Professor Henry Taube PhD, MSc, BSc, FRSC ( November 30, 1915 &ndash November 16, 2005 The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 2005)
• December 7 - Eli Wallach, American actor
• December 8 - Ernest Lehman American screenwriter (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Eli Herschel Wallach (born December 7, 1915) is an American BAFTA - Tony Award - and Emmy Award -winning and Golden Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Ernest Lehman ( December 8, 1915 in New York City – July 2 2005 in Los Angeles California) was an American 2005)
• December 9 - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, German-born soprano (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, DBE ( December 9, 1915 &ndash August 3, 2006) was a German -born Austrian British 2006)
• December 12 - Frank Sinatra, American entertainer (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor 1998)
• December 13 - Ross Macdonald, American-Canadian writer (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Ross Macdonald is the Pseudonym of the American - Canadian Writer of Crime fiction Kenneth Millar ( December 13 1983)
• December 17 - Robert A. Dahl, American political scientist
• December 19 - Édith Piaf, French singer (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Robert Alan Dahl (born 17 December 1915) is the Sterling Professor emeritus of Political science at Yale University. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Édith Piaf (December 19 1915&mdashOctober 10 1963 was a French singer and cultural icon who "is almost universally regarded as France's greatest popular singer 1963)
• December 21 - Werner von Trapp, member of the Trapp Family Singers (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Werner von Trapp ( December 21, 1915 &ndash October 11, 2007) was the second-oldest son of Georg Ritter von Trapp and Agathe 2007)
• December 22 - Barbara Billingsley, American actress
• December 27 - Gyula Zsengellér, Hungarian footballer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Barbara Billingsley (born December 22, 1915) is an American film television and character actress, who in her five decades of television Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Gyula Zsengellér ( Cegléd, December 27, 1915 - Nicosia, March 29, 1999) was a Hungarian footballer 1999)

Deaths

January - June

• January 14 - Richard Meux Benson, English founder of an Anglican religious order (b. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Richard Meux Benson (1824–1915 was a priest in the Church of England and founder of the Society of St 1824)
• January 15 - Mary Slessor, Scottish Christian missionary (b. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Mary Slessor (2 December 1848 - 13 January 1915 was a Scottish Missionary to Nigeria. 1848)
• February 5 - Ross Barnes, baseball player (b. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Charles Roscoe Barnes ( May 8, 1850 in Mount Morris New York – February 5, 1915 in Chicago Illinois) was one of 1850)
• March 4 - William Willett, English inventor of daylight saving time (b. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth William Willett ( 10 August 1856 &ndash 4 March 1915) is the inventor of Daylight saving time. Daylight saving time ( DST 1856)
• March 9 - François Faber, Luxembourgian cyclist (b. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. François Faber ( 26 January 1887 &ndash 9 May 1915) was a Luxembourgian cyclist 1887)
• March 15 - George Llewelyn-Davies, one of the 'Lost Boys' for the Peter Pan book (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, George Llewelyn Davies ( 20 July 1893 - 15 March 1915) was the eldest son of Arthur and Sylvia Llewelyn Davies. Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J 1893)
• March 31 - Wyndham Halswelle, Scottish runner (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Wyndham Halswelle ( 30 May 1882 – 31 March 1915) was a British athlete, winner of the controversial 400m race at 1882)
• April 16 - Nelson W. Aldrich, U. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich ( November 6, 1841 &ndash April 16, 1915) was a prominent American Politician and a leader S. Senator from Rhode Island (b. 1841)
• April 23 - Rupert Brooke, English poet (b. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Rupert Chawner Brooke (middle name sometimes given as Chaucer) was an English Poet known for his idealistic war sonnets written during the First World 1887)
• April 23 - Frederick Fisher, Canadian VC recipient (killed in battle) (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Frederick Fisher VC ( August 3, 1894, St Catharines Ontario &ndash April 23, 1915) was a Canadian recipient 1894)
• April 27 - Alexander Scriabin, Russian composer (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Скря́бин Aleksandr Nikolaevič Skrjabin; sometimes transliterated as Skriabin 1872)
• May 24 - Private John Condon, the youngest British soldier to die during the First World War {b. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned John Condon (supposedly born c 1901 - 24 May 1915 was long believed by some to be the youngest British soldier to die during the First World War c. 1901)
• May 26 - Julian Grenfell, poet (killed in battle) (b. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Julian Henry Francis Grenfell DSO ( March 30, 1888 - May 26, 1915) was a British Poet of World War I. 1888)
• May 31 - Victor Child Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey, 18th Governor of New South Wales (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Victor Albert George Child Villiers 7th Earl of Jersey, GCB, GCMG, PC ( March 20 1845 &ndash May 31 1915) was The Governor of New South Wales is the representative in the Australian state of New South Wales of Australia's monarch, Elizabeth II, 1845)

July - December

• July 2 - Porfirio Díaz, President of Mexico (b. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori was a Mexican politician ( September 15, 1830 – 2 July 1915) that would later become the president of Mexico The Constitutional Citizen President of the United Mexican States (the official title in Spanish is Ciudadano Presidente Constitucional de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos 1830)
• July 16 - Ellen G. White, American prophetess, co-founder of Seventh-Day Adventism (b. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and 1827)
• August 20 - Paul Ehrlich, German scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Paul Ehrlich ( March 14, 1854 &ndash August 20, 1915) was a German Scientist who won the 1908 Nobel The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1854)
• August 26 - John Bunny American silent film comedian (b. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. John Bunny (born September 21, 1863 in New York City, United States; died April 26, 1915 in Brooklyn New York 1863)
• August 31 - Adolphe Pegoud, aviator (killed in action) (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Adolphe Célestin Pégoud ( 13 June 1889 - 31 August 1915) was a well known French Aviator who became the first Fighter 1889)
• September 9 - Albert Spalding, baseball player and sporting goods manufacturer (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Albert Goodwill Spalding ( Byron, Illinois September 2 1850 &ndash September 9 1915 in Point Loma, California) was a professional Baseball 1850)
• September 11 - William Sprague IV, America politician from Rhode Island (b. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul William Sprague IV ( September 12, 1830 September 11, 1915) was Governor of the U 1830)
• September 13 - Andrew L. Harris, American Civil War hero and Governor of Ohio (b. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Andrew Lintner Harris (also known as The Farmer-Statesman) (November 17 1835 September 13 1915 was one of the heroes of the Battle of Gettysburg and the last 1835)
• September 27 - Fergus Bowes-Lyon, brother of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (killed in battle) (b. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Captain The Hon Fergus Bowes-Lyon ( April 18, 1889 - September 27, 1915) was a brother of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (Elizabeth Angela Marguerite 4 August 1900 &ndash 30 March 2002 was the Queen Consort of King George 1889)
• October 12 - Edith Cavell, nurse and war heroine (shot) (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Edith Louisa Cavell ( December 4, 1865 – October 12, 1915) was a British World War I nurse and humanitarian 1865)
• October 12 - Charles Sorley, British poet (killed in battle) (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Captain Charles Hamilton Sorley ( 19 May, 1895 &ndash 13 October, 1915) was a British Poet of World 1895)
• October 30 - Charles Tupper, Prime Minister of Canada (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Not to be confused with Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper who was Charles Tupper's son The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus 1821)
• November 15 - Booker T. Washington, American educator (b. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5 1856 &ndash November 14 1915 was an American educator orator author and leader of the African-American community 1856)
• November 28 - Mubarak Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (b. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Sheikh Mubarak bin Sabah Al-Sabah, KCSI, KCIE (1837 - November 28, 1915) (الشيخ مبارك بن صباح الصباح "the This is an (incomplete list of Emirs of Kuwait: The Sabah dynasty came to power in 1752 before which date the Bani Khalid tribe ruled the region 1896)

Nobel prizes

• Chemistry - Richard Willstätter
• Literature - Romain Rolland
• Medicine - not awarded
• Peace - not awarded
• Physics - William Henry Bragg and William Lawrence Bragg

Notes

1. ^ "Calendar in year 1915 (Russia)" (Julian calendar), webpage: Julian-1915 (Romania used Julian in 1919, when Russia adopted Gregorian). Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Richard Martin Willstätter ( August 13, 1872 – August 3, 1942) was a German Organic chemist whose study of the structure The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Romain Rolland ( 29 January 1866 – 30 December 1944) was a French Dramatist, Essayist, Art historian The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Sir William Henry Bragg OM, KBE (2 July 1862 – 10 March 1942 was a British Physicist and Chemist who uniquely shared the Sir William Lawrence Bragg CH, FRS, ( 31 March 1890 – 1 July 1971) was an Australian Physicist

External links

• 1915 Coin Pictures

Table of Contents

Contents 1 Events of 1915 1.1 January 1.2 February 1.3 March 1.4 April 1.5 May 1.6 June 1.7 July 1.8 August 1.9 September 1.10 October 1.11 November 1.12 December 1.13 Undated 1.14 Ongoing 2 Births 2.1 January-February 2.2 March-April 2.3 May-June 2.4 July-August 2.5 September-October 2.6 November-December 3 Deaths 3.1 January - June 3.2 July - December 4 Nobel prizes 5 Notes 6 External links 7 Table of Contents

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