August 1915 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in August 1915.
The US president was Woodrow Wilson (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was H. H. Asquith (Liberal), Pope Benedict XV was leading the Catholic Church.
But much more happened on August 1915: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of August 1915?
Events
- 05 Aug 1915 German troops over run Warsaw
- 07 Aug 1915 St. Louis 3rd base coach Miller Huggins, calls for ball Brooklyn rookie obliges, Huggins steps aside, and Card runner scores
- 09 Aug 1915 British attack at Chanak Bair at Gallipolis
- 14 Aug 1915 British transport Royal Edward sank by German U-boat kills 1000
- 15 Aug 1915 Journalist Albert Siegfried Bettelheim, convicted of murder in Georgia
- 17 Aug 1915 German troops over run Kovno Lithuiana
- 18 Aug 1915 Braves Field opens in Boston to see Braves beat Cards 3-1
- 19 Aug 1915 Rationing laws go into effect in the Netherlands
- 20 Aug 1915 Italy declares war on Turkey
- 23 Aug 1915 Czar Nicolaas II takes control of Russian Army
- 25 Aug 1915 Hurricane kills 275 in Galveston, Texas with $50 million damage
- 26 Aug 1915 German troops over run Brest-Litovsk, Russia
- 29 Aug 1915 US Navy salvage divers raise F-4, the first U.S. submarine sunk in accident.
- 31 Aug 1915 Chicago White Sox Jimmy Lavender no-hits New York Giants, 2-0.
- 01 Aug 1915 Patrick Pearse gives his famous speech "Ireland unfree shall never be at peace" at O'Donovan Rossa's funeral in Dublin.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in August 1915?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- Billy Murray - The Little Ford Rambled Right Along
- Lyric Quartet - Down Among the Sheltering Palms
- Peerless Quartet - Cows May Come, Cows May Go, But the Bull Goes On Forever
- Elsie Baker & James F. Harrison - The Flame of Love
- Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan - Minstrel Parade
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
