April 1915

Thursday 15:

The Armenian Genocide began when the Ottoman Empire undertook the systematic annihilation of Armenian intellectuals and entrepreneurs within the city of Constantinople and later the entire Armenian population of the Empire.

Sunday 18:

Early French aviator and a fighter aircraft pilot Roland Garros was shot down and glided to a landing on the German side of the lines during World War I.

Thursday 22:

The use of poison gas in World War I escalates when chlorine gas is released as a chemical weapon in the Second Battle of Ypres.

Saturday 24:

Armenian Genocide: The Ottoman Government began their genocidal campaign to annihilate the Armenian people of Anatolia.

Sunday 25:

The ANZAC tradition begins during World War I with a landing at Gallipoli on the Turkish coast.