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William Willett
1915Mar, 4

William Willett

William Willett, English inventor, founded British Summer Time (b. 1856)
William Willett (10 August 1856 – 4 March 1915) was a British builder and a promoter of British Summer Time.

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Events on 1915

  • 12Jan

    Women's suffrage

    The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to require states to give women the right to vote.
  • 28Jan

    United States Coast Guard

    An act of the U.S. Congress creates the United States Coast Guard as a branch of the United States Armed Forces.
  • 18Mar

    Battle of Gallipoli

    World War I: During the Battle of Gallipoli, three battleships are sunk during a failed British and French naval attack on the Dardanelles.
  • 20Mar

    General relativity

    Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.
  • 17May

    Herbert Henry Asquith

    The last British Liberal Party government (led by Herbert Henry Asquith) falls.