Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1915 that have shaped Britain and its peoples and affected its history. If you feel we have left something out please don't hesitate to let us know.
More dates from British history
On this day:
1st Wimbledon tennis tournament - 1877, HMS Vanguard Lost with 843 Men - 1917, Engagement of Queen Elizabeth - 1947, Supercell Storm over Wokingham - 1959, Lightning strikes York Minster - 1984, First Episode of The Office - 2001
Famous and historic events from 1915
1st British town hit by a Zeppelin raid
Britains worst Rail Disaster
Edith Cavell Executed
First British WI Meeting
First Zeppelin Air Raids on London
Man Utd-Liverpool Match-Fixing Scandal,
Retreat from Gallipoli
Sinking of the Lusitania
Zeppelin Fire-Bombs Southend
Famous Britons born in 1915
Arthur Lowe
Dennis Price
Ewan MacColl
Humphrey Searle
Ian Ramsey
Marghanita Laski
Norman Wisdom
Sir Fred Hoyle
Sir Peter Medawar
Stanley Matthews
Sydney Goodsir Smith
Recommended Books:
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