1915
year
1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1915th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 915th year of the 2nd millennium, the 15th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1910s decade. As of the start of 1915, the Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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| Centuries: | 19th century – 20th century – 21st century |
| Decades: | 1880s 1890s 1900s – 1910s – 1920s 1930s 1940s |
| Years: | 1912 1913 1914 – 1915 – 1916 1917 1918 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1915 MCMXV |
| Ab urbe condita | 2668 |
| Armenian calendar | 1364 ԹՎ ՌՅԿԴ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6665 |
| Bahá'í calendar | 71–72 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1836–1837 |
| Bengali calendar | 1322 |
| Berber calendar | 2865 |
| British Regnal year | 5 Geo. 5 – 6 Geo. 5 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2459 |
| Burmese calendar | 1277 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7423–7424 |
| Chinese calendar | 甲寅年 (Wood Tiger) 4611 or 4551 — to — 乙卯年 (Wood Rabbit) 4612 or 4552 |
| Coptic calendar | 1631–1632 |
| Discordian calendar | 3081 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1907–1908 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5675–5676 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1971–1972 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1836–1837 |
| - Kali Yuga | 5015–5016 |
| Holocene calendar | 11915 |
| Igbo calendar | 915–916 |
| Iranian calendar | 1293–1294 |
| Islamic calendar | 1333–1334 |
| Japanese calendar | Taishō 4 (大正４年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1845–1846 |
| Juche calendar | 4 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 13 days |
| Korean calendar | 4248 |
| Minguo calendar | ROC 4 民國4年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 447 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2457–2458 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳木虎年 (male Wood-Tiger) 2041 or 1660 or 888 — to — 阴木兔年 (female Wood-Rabbit) 2042 or 1661 or 889 |
Events
change- January 26 - President Woodrow Wilson says yes to making Rocky Mountain National Park.
- February 8 - The Birth of a Nation is released.
- April 24 – The Armenian genocide begins.
- May 23 - The Italian Campaign of World War I begins.
- November 17 - Morocco starts using its current flag.
Births
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- February 1 – Stanley Matthews, English footballer (d. 2000)
February
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- April 21 – Anthony Quinn, Mexican-American actor (d. 2001)
- April 27 – Hovhannes Shiraz, Armenian poet (d. 1984)
May
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- May 6 – Orson Welles, American movie director, screenwriter and actor (d. 1985)
June
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- June 4 – Modibo Keïta, 1st President of Mali (d. 1977)
- June 28 – David Honeyboy Edwards, American blues guitarist and singer
July
change- July 28 - Frankie Yankovic, American polka musician (d. 1998)
August
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- August 29 – Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress (d. 1982)
September
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October
change- October 24 – Bob Kane, American cartoonist (d. 1998)
November
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- November 25 – Augusto Pinochet, Chilean ruler (d. 2006)
December
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- December 12 – Frank Sinatra, American singer and actor (d. 1998)
- December 19 – Édith Piaf, French singer (d. 1963)
Deaths
change- April 27 – Alexander Scriabin, Russian composer (b. 1872)
- November 14 – Booker T. Washington, American inventor, educator, and writer (b. 1856)