1915
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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 19th century – 20th century – 21st century |
| Decades: | 1880s 1890s 1900s – 1910s – 1920s 1930s 1940s |
| Years: | 1912 1913 1914 – 1915 – 1916 1917 1918 |
1915 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar.
Events[change | change source]
- The Birth of a Nation is released.
- April 15 – Armenian Genocide
Births[change | change source]
- February 1 – Stanley Matthews, English footballer (d. 2000)
- April 21 – Anthony Quinn, Mexican-American actor, painter and writer (d. 2001)
- April 27 – Hovhannes Shiraz, Armenian poet (d. 1984)
- May 6 – Orson Welles, American movie director, screenwriter and actor (d. 1985)
- June 28 – David Honeyboy Edwards, American blues guitarist and singer
- July 28 - Frankie Yankovic, American polka musician (d. 1998)
- August 29 – Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress (d. 1982)
- September 6 – Franz Josef Strauß, German politician (d. 1988)
- October 7 – Charles Templeton, Canadian cartoonist and television evangelist (d. 2001)
- October 24 – Bob Kane, American cartoonist (d. 1998)
- November 25 – Augusto Pinochet, Chilean ruler (d. 2006)
- December 12 – Frank Sinatra, American singer and actor (d. 1998)
- December 19 – Édith Piaf, French singer (d. 1963)
Deaths[change | change source]
- April 27 – Alexander Scriabin, Russian composer (b. 1872)
- November 14 – Booker T. Washington, American inventor, educator, and writer (b. 1856)
