1915 events

HMS Princess Irene explodes and sinks off Sheerness, Kent, with the loss of 352 lives. Date: May 27, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War I: Italy joins the Allies, fulfilling its part of the Treaty of London. Date: May 23, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)

Three trains collide in the Quintinshill rail disaster near Gretna Green, Scotland, killing 227 people and injuring 246. Date: May 22, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)

Lassen Peak erupts with a powerful force, the only volcano besides Mount St. Helens to erupt in the contiguous U.S. during the 20th century. Date: May 22, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)

The last British Liberal Party government (led by H. H. Asquith) falls. Date: May 17, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)

The May 14 Revolt takes place in Lisbon, Portugal. Date: May 14, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War I: Second Battle of Artois between German and French forces. Date: May 9, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 9 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War I: German submarine U-20 sinks RMS Lusitania, killing 1,199 people, including 128 Americans. Public reaction to the sinking turns many former pro-Germans in the United States against the German Empire. Date: May 7, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 7 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅…

Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: The SY Aurora breaks loose from its anchorage during a gale, beginning a 312-day ordeal. Date: May 6, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)