Today in History for September 1915

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 25 of 25

5th - 35th US Mens Tennis: William Johnston beats McLoughlin (16 60 75 108)
5th - Anti-war conference in Zimmerwald, Switzerland
7th - 35th US Mens Tennis: Wm Johnston beats M E McLoughlin (16 60 75 108)
7th - John Gruelle patents his Raggedy Ann doll
7th - St Louis Dave Davenport no-hits Chicago (Federal League), 3-0
8th - Association of Negro Life & History founded
9th - Association for study of Negro Life & History forms by Carter G Woodson
16th - Czar Nicolas II adjourns 4th Duma
16th - US takes control of customs & finances of Haiti for 10 years
18th - Boston Braves trounce St Louis Cardinals 20-1
21st - CH Chubb buys Stonehenge for £6,600
21st - Emanuel Querido ("Kerido") begins publishing Querido
22nd - Red Sox ask Braves for use of their larger park for World Series
22nd - Southern Methodist University (Dallas Texas) holds its 1st class
22nd - Xavier University, 1st Black Catholic College in US, opens in NO LA
25th - -26] Battle at Loos: 8,246 British & 0 German casualties
25th - The Second Battle of Champagne begins.
28th - Battle of Kut-el-Amara: Brits defeat Turks in Mesopotamia
29th - 1st transcontinental radio telephone message is sent
29th - British army conquerors Chilly al Imara, Mesopotamia
29th - Dutch Opera's 1st performance
29th - Herbert/Blossoms musical "Princess Pat," premieres in NYC
29th - Hurricane claims 275 in Mississippi Delta
29th - Philadelphia Phillies clinch their 1st pennant
30th - Red Sox clinch AL pennant by beating Detroit

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 38 of 38

2nd - Dai-Keong Lee, composer
2nd - Hans Joachim Koellreutter, composer
2nd - Meinhardt Raabe, actor, notable as Munchkin Coroner on The Wizard of Oz
2nd - Benjamin Aaron, American labor law expert (d. 2007)
3rd - Abel Ehrlich, composer
3rd - Knut Nystedt, composer
4th - Dick Thomas, Phila Pa, TV host (Village Barn)
4th - Rudolf Schock, German opera/operette singer
6th - Franz Josef Strauss, Germany, nazi/minister of defense (1956-62)
8th - Frank Cady, actor (Mr Drucker-Green Acres), (d. 2012)
8th - Frank Pullen, English business person and racehorse owner (d.1992)
10th - Edmond O'Brien, NYC, actor (Sam Benedict, Johnny Midnight)
11th - Athena Lorde, NY, actress (Fuzz, Skin Game, Firecreek)
11th - Jack Fascinato, Bevier Mo, pianist/orchestra leader (Kukla Fran & Ollie)
12th - Billy Daniels, Jacksonville Fla, singer (Billy Daniels Show)
12th - Frank McGee, American journalist (d. 1974)
13th - Peter Guy Wykeham-Barnes, fighter Pilot
14th - Douglas Kennedy, NY, actor (Lone Ranger & Lost City of Gold)
15th - Helmut Schoen, football coach
15th - John Conte, Plamer Mass, actor (Mantovani)
15th - Ismail Yasin, Egyptian comedian and actor (d. 1972)
16th - Cy Walter, Minneapolis Mn, pianist (3's Company)
18th - Hetta Empson, artist
18th - Ronald Ogden, engineer
19th - Germán Valdés, Mexican actor, singer and comedian (d. 1973)
22nd - Arthur Lowe, Hayfield England, actor (Captain Mainwaring-Dad's Army)
23rd - Finn Arnestad, composer
23rd - Ian Dawson-Shepherd, campaigner
24th - Larry Gates, St Paul Minn, actor (Guiding Light, Body Snatchers)
24th - Margarita J Aliger, Russian poetess (Zoja) [OS]
24th - Seymour Egerton, CEO (Coutis Bank)
25th - Ethel Rosenberg, American Communist (d. 1953)
28th - Julius Rosenberg, NYC, 1st US civilian executed for espionage
29th - Ann Nagel, Boston MA, actress (Don Winslow of the Navy)
29th - Brenda Marshall, Philippines, actress (Sea Hawk, Paris After Dark)
29th - Vincent DeDomenico, American entrepreneur (d. 2007)
30th - Lester Garfield Maddox, (Gov-D-Ga)/restaurant owner
30th - Robert Morris, lawyer

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 13 of 13

2nd - August Stramm, writer, dies at 41
9th - Albert Spalding, American baseball player and sporting goods manufacturer (b. 1850)
10th - Charles Boucher de Boucherville, Premier of Quebec (b. 1822)
11th - William Sprague IV, American politician (b. 1830)
11th - William Cornelius Van Horne, American railway executive (b. 1843)
13th - Andrew L. Harris, American Civil War hero and Governor of Ohio (b. 1835)
21st - Anthony Comstock, anti-vice crusader, dies at 71 in NYC
27th - Conrad T van Deventer, Dutch jurist/MP (liberal), dies at 57
27th - Kaspar C E Ritter von Zumbusch, German/Austrian sculptor, dies at 84
27th - Remy de Gourmont, French poet (b. 1858)
28th - Saitou Hajime, 3rd squad leader of the Shinsengumi died under name of Goro Fujita (b. 1844)
29th - Luther Orlando Emerson, composer, dies at 95
29th - Rudi Stephan, composer, dies at 28