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1915 - Second Battle of Ypres begins.

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1915 - Birth of Dick Dudley Tennessee, TV host (Village Barn).

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1915 - Birth of Lord Airedale British Lord (Socialist Democrat).

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1915 - New York Yankees don pinstripes and hat-in-the-ring logo for first time.

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1916 - Birth of Earl of Oxford and Asquith Governor (Seychelles).

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1916 - Birth of Yehudi Menuhin New York City, New York, violinist/conductor (Bartok's Sonata).

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1916 - France battles at Fort Douaumont.

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1917 - Birth of Leo Abse biographer/Member of Parliament.

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1917 - Birth of Mile Yvette Chauviré France, ballerina assoluta (Sleeping Beauty).

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1917 - Birth of Sidney Nolan Australia, painter/illustrator (Ned Kelly).

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