What Happened In April 1915 In History

Historical Events for April, 1915

• 18th » France French pilot Roland Garros (aviator) Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the Germany German side of the lines during World War I.
• 22nd » The use of poison gas in World War I escalates when chlorine e.g chlorine gas is released as a Chemical warfare e.g chemical weapon in the Second Battle of Ypres.
• 24th » The arrest of Armenian notables deported from the Ottoman capital in 1915 called 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Istanbul marks the beginning of the Armenian Genocide.
• 25th » World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli begins—The invasion of the Turkish Gallipoli Peninsula by Australian, British, French and New Zealand troops begins with landings at Landing at Anzac Cove called Anzac Cove and Landing at Cape Helles known as Cape Hell

Famous Birthdays on April in 1915

• 1st » O. W. Fischer, Austrian actor (d. 2004)
• 3rd » Piet de Jong, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
• 3rd » İhsan Doğramacı, Turkish physician and academic (d. 2010)
• 4th » Louis Archambault, Canadian sculptor (d. 2003)
• 6th » Tadeusz Kantor, Polish director, painter, and set designer (d. 1990)
• 7th » Stanley Adams (actor) named Stanley Adams, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1977)
• 7th » Billie Holiday, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 1959)
• 7th » Henry Kuttner, American author (d. 1958)
• 9th » Daniel Johnson, Sr., Canadian politician, 20th Premier of Quebec (d. 1968)
• 10th » Harry Morgan, American actor and director (d. 2011)
• 10th » Leo Vroman, Dutch-American hematologist, poet, and illustrator (d. 2014)
• 16th » Joan Alexander, American actress (d. 2009)
• 16th » Gerard McLarnon, Irish actor and playwright (d. 1997)
• 17th » Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Sri Lankan politician, 6th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (d. 2000)
• 17th » Martin Clemens, Scottish soldier (d. 2009)
• 17th » Joe Foss, American general and politician, 20th Governor of South Dakota (d. 2003)
• 17th » Regina Ghazaryan, Armenian painter (d. 1999)
• 18th » Joy Davidman, American poet and author (d. 1960)
• 20th » Joseph Wolpe, South African-American psychotherapist (d. 1997)
• 21st » Garrett Hardin, American ecologist (d. 2003)
• 21st » Anthony Quinn, Mexican-American actor and producer (d. 2001)
• 23rd » Arnold Alexander Hall, English engineer, academic, and businessman (d. 2000)
• 25th » Mort Weisinger, American journalist (d. 1978)

Famous Deaths for April 1915

• 1st » Theodor Altermann, Estonian actor and director (b. 1885)
• 9th » Raymond Whittindale, English rugby player (b. 1883)
• 16th » Nelson W. Aldrich, American politician (b. 1841)
• 23rd » Rupert Brooke, English poet (b. 1887)
• 25th » Frederick W. Seward, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 6th United States Assistant Secretary of State (b. 1830)
• 26th » John Bunny, American actor (b. 1863)
• 27th » John Labatt, Canadian businessman (b. 1838)
• 27th » Alexander Scriabin, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1872)

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