HMS Princess Irene Explodes and Sinks Off Sheerness, 352 Dead, May 27, 1915
Date: May 27, 1915
Date: May 27, 1915
Leutnant Kurt Wintgens of the then-named German Deutsches Heer's Fliegertruppe army air service achieves the first known aerial victory with a synchronized machine-gun armed fighter plane, the Fokker M.5K/MG Eindecker. Date: July 1, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 1 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This…
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) More events from 1915HMS Princess Irene Explodes and Sinks Off…
World War I: During the Battle of Gallipoli, three battleships are sunk during a failed British and French naval attack on the Dardanelles. Date: March 18, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1915World War…
German strategic bombing during World War I: German zeppelins bomb the towns of Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn in the United Kingdom killing at least 20 people, in the first major aerial bombardment of a civilian target. Date: January 19, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on…
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) More events from 1915Henry Pedris Executed in British Ceylon for Inciting Muslim Persecution…
Henry James becomes a British citizen to highlight his commitment to Britain during the first World War. Date: July 16, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1915World War I: Second Battle of Artois Begins,…