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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