What Happened on April 3, 1915

Famous Birthdays

  • İhsan Doğramacı, Turkish paediatrician, academic and the founder of YÖK, born in Arbil, Ottoman Empire (d. 2010)
  • Paul Touvier, French Nazi collaborator in World War II called the "Hangman of Lyon" and convicted war criminal, born in Saint-Vincent-sur-Jabron, France (d. 1996)
  • Piet de Jong, Dutch politician (Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1967-71), born in Apeldoorn, Netherlands (d. 2016)

Famous Deaths

  • Andrew Stoddart, English cricket batsman and captain (16 Tests, 2 x 100, HS 173; Middlesex CCC) and rugby union centre & captain (10 Tests; first captain Barbarians RFC), dies by suicide at 52
Died in 1915 1915 Highlights

About April 3, 1915

Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 109 years and 24 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Aries