What happened on 18 January 1915?

Discover what happened on 18 January 1915 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!

Births

  • Santiago Carrillo (Spanish politician (1915–2012))
  • Syl Apps (Canadian ice hockey player and politician (1915-1998))
  • Arnold Smith (Canadian diplomat (1915-1994))
  • Boris Rauschenbach (Soviet physicist)
  • Kaúlza de Arriaga (Portuguese general (1915-2004))
  • Bob Mosher (American screenwriter (1915–1972))
  • Renée Balibar (French linguist (1915–1998))
  • Waldemar Grube (German entrepreneur (1915-2001))
  • Jorj O. Osterberg (American civil engineer)
  • Franz Rose (German politician (1915-2002))
  • Vasilis Tsitsanis (Greek songwriter and bouzouki player (1915–1984))
  • Helmut Hölder (German paleontologist (1915–2014))
  • Rolf Romero (German architect, art historian and architectural historian (1915–2002))
  • Fernand Bonnevie (French skiing instructor (1915-2013))
  • Francis Marroux
  • Michel de Camaret (French politician and diplomat (1915–1987))
  • Roger Bésus (French sculptor (1915-1994))
  • Albano Nucciotti (Italian jockey (1915–1979))
  • Kazimierz Wichniarz (Polish actor (1915–1995))
  • George Lane (British Army officer and Commando)
  • James C. Adkins (American judge (1915-1994))
  • Les William (Australian maker of scientific instruments)
  • Władysław Lech
  • Dorvalino Locks (Brazilian politician (1915-1992))
  • Karl-Heinz Fuchs (German navy officer and world war II U-boat commander (1915-1990))
  • Józef Prutkowski (Polish actor (1915-1981))
  • Ondrej Plai (Slovak skier)
  • Wassili Konstantinowitsch Denissenko
  • Toralf Austin
  • Pranas Garšva (Lithuanian priest and editor)
  • Kazimierz Osuchowski
  • Hans Tischler (American musicologist and composer)
  • Catherine Craig (American actress (1915-2004))
  • Paul C. Petrescu
  • Ernst Braun (German mayor)
  • Gaspare Papa (Italian politician)
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  • Sir Ralph Verney, 5th Baronet (British Army officer, local politician and landowner)
  • Peter Shinnie (British archaeologist)
  • M.J. Bogdanowicz
  • Ruth Lange (German singer)
  • Pauline Fanning (Australian librarian)
  • René Panthier (French doctor and resistance member)
  • Charles Neider (American writer)
  • Ernest Yates (figure skater)
  • Edmond Casteran
  • Helga Benediktsdóttir (Icelandic organist)
  • Constantin Dimache
  • Nigel Harold Hambro ((1915-1987))
  • Frederick Roberts Alexander Lewin ((1915-1940))
  • Sheila Evelyn Ormsby Cotton ((1915-1996))
  • Chrystol Doyne ((born 1915))
  • Ingvar Ewald Karlsson
  • Tamara Lukešová
  • Josef Burjanek
  • Emil Neumann
  • Božena Krausová
  • Norbert Miko
  • Jan Jakubec (Czech soldier)
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  • Doris Schwarzová (holocaust victim, b. 1915-01-18)
  • Antonin Simecek
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  • Zdravko Šundrica
  • Gerrit van den Berg (Dutch Righteous Among the Nations)
  • Dirkje Schuurs (Dutch Righteous Among the Nations)
  • Jerome B. Cohen (American economist (1915–1986))
  • Phil Heath (British motorcycle racer)
  • George Leonard Barnett (18/1/1915-; Caldwell, New Jersey, United States; ; educator; American)
  • Ernst Wolf
  • Paul Gunther
  • Dániel Ablonczy (Hungarian reformed pastor (1915-2010))
  • Ignacy Pucek
  • Jacques Demeyer (Belgian cyclist)
  • Paul Bellam
  • Carlo Tagliero
  • Alfonso Sanz (Spanish footballer)
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Deaths

  • Andreas Hartauer (Austrian lyricist)
  • Karl Peter Klügmann (German jurist, politician and notary (1835-1915))
  • Anatoly Stessel (Russian general (1848–1915))
  • William R. Ellis (American politician (1850–1915))
  • Bernardino José de Campos Júnior (6th governor of the State of São Paulo)
  • Charles Henry Tompkins (Union Army General, Medal of Honor recipient)
  • James Meredith (United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1872-1915))
  • Ferdinand Schulthess
  • Štefan Furdek (Slovak roman catholic priest (1855-1915))
  • Thomas Bain (Canadian politician)
  • Ivan Milavec (Slovene organ builder)
  • František Niklfeld (Czech member of Czech council and mayor)
  • Adolphe de Maynard de La Claye (French politician)
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  • Justo Aznar y Butigieg (Spanish politician (1849-1915))
  • Esmé Chinnery (cricketer (1886-1915))
  • Sir William Augustus Ferguson Davie, 3rd Baronet (Principal Clerk of the Public Bill Office, House of Commons (1833-1915))
  • Jane Wilson ((died 1915))
  • Edmundus Hannigan
  • Hermann Werner (German Protestant theologian, pastor, hospital chaplain)
  • Hermann Werner (German Protestant theologian, pastor, hospital chaplain)

Events

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