June 1915 calendar

Events

• 03 Jun 1915 Mexican Revolution: Troops of Obregon and Villa clash at León: Obregon loses his right arm in grenade attack but Villa is decisively defeated.
• 05 Jun 1915 47th Belmont: George Byrne aboard The Finn wins in 2:18.6
• 08 Jun 1915 William Jennings Bryan quits as Secretary of State.
• 09 Jun 1915 William Jennings Bryan resigns as Woodrow Wilson's Secretary of State over a disagreement regarding the United States' handling of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania.
• 10 Jun 1915 British / French troops conquer German colony of Cameroon
• 12 Jun 1915 29th US Womens Tennis: Molla B Mallory beats Hazel Wightman
• 15 Jun 1915 US government mints first $50 gold pieces, for Panama Pacific Expo.
• 16 Jun 1915 Foundation of the British Women's Institute.
• 17 Jun 1915 League to Enforce Peace forms in Philadelphia
• 18 Jun 1915 21st US Golf Open: John Travers shoots a 297 at Baltusrol Golf Club - New Jersey
• 20 Jun 1915 German offensive in Argonnes
• 21 Jun 1915 Anti-British revolt in South-Africa ends with arrest of General De Law
• 22 Jun 1915 BMT, then Brooklyn Rapid Transit, begins subway service
• 23 Jun 1915 Zeb Turner, country-rock performer
• 26 Jun 1915 Germany suppresses its Vorwarts newspaper after it called for peace
• 27 Jun 1915 Dutch SDAP demonstrates against conscription

Famous Birthday

• David Rockefeller

  American banker and philanthropist who was the youngest of the five sons of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

• Les Paul

  American musician, a jazz guitarist and electric guitar's designer.

• Red Adair

  American oil field firefighter (Born 1915).

• Thomas Huckle Weller
• Cornelius Warmerdam

  American track and field champion, a world record holding pole vaulter.

• John Randolph

  NYC, New York -- Actor (King Kong, Lucan, Lucas Tanner, Angie).

• Buddy Baer

  American boxer, the World Heavyweight contender 1941-'42.

• Terence Young

  Chinese-English director and screenwriter (d. 1994).

• Dorothy B Hughes
• Donald Budge

  American tennis player who, by 1937, played 12 championship matches and won every one of them.

• Lester Del Rey

  American science fiction writer first published in April 1938 with a short story, "The Faithful" in "Astounding Tales.

• Patricia Roc
• James V Edmundson
• PG Lim

  British attorney and former Malaysian deputy permanent representative to the U.N.

• John Tukey

  American mathematician and academic (d. 2000).

• Mariano Rumor

  Italian politician, As a member of the Democrazia Cristiana, he served as Prime Minister of Italy from 1968 to 1970 and again from 1973 to...

• Harold Hason

  Canadian astrologer and writer who joined AFA in 1977 and was a member for ten years.

• Peter Lind Hayes

  San Francisco, California -- Comedian / singer ( Show).

• Hendrik W van Leeuwen

  Musician.

• Stringbean [David Akeman]

  Kentucky, United States -- Banjoist / comedian (Hee Haw).

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Famous Deaths

• William Charles Denis Browne

  Composer, dies at 26.

• Brzeska

  Sculptor.

• Benjamin Lambord

  Composer, dies at 35.

• Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev

  Russian Composer (Oresteia), dies at 58.

• Emil Rathenau

  German industrialist (AEG).

• Charles Reed Bishop

  American businessman and philanthropist (Born 1822).

• Victor Trumper

  Australian cricketer (Born 1877).

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Prince's Orchestra - Chinatown, My Chinatown
2. Ada Jones & Will Robbins - She Used to be the Slowest Girl in Town
3. Victor Light Opera Co. - Gems from Maid in America
4. Homer Rodeheaver - Brighten the Corner Where You Are
5. Alma Gluck - The Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)