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'''1915''' was a [[year]]. It was the second year of the [[First World War]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|The Time Traveller's Almanac]]'')


== Events ==
==Events==
=== [[April]]-[[May]] ===
===Dated===
* [[The Doctor]] was wounded at [[Gallipoli]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sea Devils]]'')
On [[19 March]], [[Pluto]] was first [[photograph]]ed, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|There's a storm coming: 19 March (short story)}}) although it would not be discovered until [[18 February]] [[1930]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})


=== [[May]] ===
On [[7 May]], the [[RMS Lusitania|RMS ''Lusitania'']] was torpedoed by the ''[[U-20]]'', an act that helped provoke the [[United States of America]] into entering [[World War I]] two years later. One of the people killed onboard was a petty criminal named [[Eric Charles Vincent]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Sirens of Time (audio story)}})
* [[7 May|7]] - The ''[[RMS Lusitania]]'' was torpedoed by the ''[[U-20]]'', an act that helped provoke the [[United States]] into entering [[World War I]] two years later. One of the people killed onboard was a petty criminal named [[Eric Charles Vincent]]. ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Sirens of Time]]'')


=== [[August]] ===
In [[August]], the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield]] arrived in [[Haiti]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|White Darkness (novel)}})
* The [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield]] arrived in [[Haiti]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[White Darkness]]'')


=== Alternative timelines ===
On [[4 October]], [[Project Twilight|Project: Twilight]] ended in disaster when 57 [[vampire]]s escaped the [[Forge Alpha Facility]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Project Valhalla (novel)|Project: Valhalla}})
* In [[John Smith (Seventh Doctor)|John Smith's]] [[Alternate timeline|possible future]], he married [[Joan Redfern (novel character)|Joan Redfern]] this year. ([[NA]]: ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'')
* In another alternative timeline, the ''Lusitania'' did not sink on [[7 May]] due to the [[Fifth Doctor]]'s intervention. [[Eric Charles Vincent]], having survived, went on to kill [[Alexander Fleming]] in a botched robbery attempt in [[December]] [[1927]] before the biologist discovered penicillin. Without the protection offered by penicillin, [[Earth]] fell prey to new strains of [[meningitis]] and [[pneumonia]] in [[1956]]. The survivors never developed a space programme. Consequently, the [[Knights of Velyshaa]] were not defeated by the [[Earth Alliance]] in [[36th century|3562]] as they otherwise would have been. ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Sirens of Time (audio story)|The Sirens of Time]]'')


=== Unknown dates ===
===Undated===
* [[The Doctor]] met [[Harry Houdini|Harry Houdini.]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen]]'')
The [[World War I|First World War]] continued. [[Italy]], which held back from the war for a year whilst bound by [[Triple Alliance|treaty]] to [[Germany]], ultimately sided with the [[Anglo-French alliance]] against Germany in 1915. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}}) According to one account, 1915 was the year from which an entire World War I [[battlefield]]'s worth of soldiers were [[War Chief incident|kidnapped]] by the [[War Lord]]s to fight in their [[War Games]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Sourcebook for Field Agents (novel)}}) In fact, the War Lords had established what they designated as the [[1917 War Zone]] within the War Games. After the War Lords were defeated, all [[combatant]]s still living were returned to their own time by the [[Time Lord]]s. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The War Games (TV story)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
[[Professor]] [[Edward Travers]] began searching for the [[Tibetan Yeti|Yeti]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)}})
=== [[March]] ===
* [[16 March]] - [[Eric Hilyard]] (Dr. [[Reeves]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'') was born.
* [[21 March|21]] - [[Ian Stuart Black]], who wrote and novelised three stories for ''Doctor Who'', was born.


=== [[May]] ===
A young woman was abducted by the [[Sisters of St Matilda]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Cloisters of Terror (audio story)}})
* [[20 May|20]] - [[Peter Copley]] ([[Warlock (Pyramids of Mars)|Warlock]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'') was born.


=== [[July]] ===
[[Ernest Shackleton]]'s [[Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] failed when his ship the ''[[Endurance (ship)|Endurance]]'' was trapped in the ice of [[Antarctica]]. At the same time, the [[Skith]] ship ''[[Oppressor One]]'' was on an expedition to Earth, where the Skith scientists cultivated and experimented on specimens in Antarctica. Upon realising that other alien expeditions had already beaten them to Earth, the Skith declared their expedition a failure, and decided to freeze Earth. The [[Tenth Doctor]], assisted by Shackleton, stopped the Skith by sending the ''Oppressor One'' into [[Sol|the sun]]. Shackleton and his crew abandoned the ''Endurance'' and left Antarctica for [[Paulet Island]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The First (comic story)}})
* [[20 July|20]] - [[Robin Wentworth]] ([[Gilbert Horner]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'') was born.


=== [[August]] ===
=== Alternate timelines ===
* [[26 August|26]] - [[Humphrey Searle]], who provided [[incidental music]] for [[DW]]: ''[[The Myth Makers (TV story)|The Myth Makers]]'', was born.
In [[John Smith (Seventh Doctor)|John Smith]]'s [[Alternate timeline|possible future]], he married [[Joan Redfern (novel character)|Joan Redfern]] this year. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Human Nature (novel)}})


=== [[September]] ===
In another alternate timeline, the ''Lusitania'' did not sink on [[7 May]] due to the [[Fifth Doctor]]'s intervention. [[Eric Charles Vincent]], having survived, went on to kill [[Alexander Fleming]] in a botched robbery attempt in [[December]] [[1927]] before the biologist discovered [[penicillin]]. Without the protection offered by penicillin, [[Earth]] fell prey to new strains of [[meningitis]] and [[pneumonia]] in [[1956]]. The survivors never developed a space programme. Consequently, the [[Knights of Velyshaa]] were not defeated by the [[Earth Alliance]] in [[3562]] as they otherwise would have been. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Sirens of Time (audio story)}})
* [[13 September|13]] - [[Alan Bromly]], [[director]] of [[DW]]: ''[[The Time Warrior]]'' and [[DW]]: ''[[Nightmare of Eden]]'', was born.
* [[17 September|17]] - [[John Witty]], the voice of the [[Computer (The Seeds of Death)|Computer]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Seeds of Death]]'', was born in [[Bristol]].
* [[22 September|22]] - [[Emrys Jones]] ([[Master of the Land]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]'') was born.


=== [[December]] ===
==Births and deaths==
* [[13 December|13]] - [[Mary Morris]], who played [[Panna]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]'', was born.
[[Charles Cromwell]] was born. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Trace Memory (novel)}})
* [[19 December|19]] - [[Lewis Greifer]] (writer of the first script for [[DW]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'') was born.
* [[21 December|21]] - [[James Cairncross]], who played [[Lemaitre]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror]]'' and [[Beta (The Krotons)|Beta]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Krotons]]'', was born in [[Wikipedia:Dunfermline|Dunfermline]], [[Fife]], [[Scotland]].


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[[Henry Goddard]] was born. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Submission (audio story)}})
 
[[Wilfred Hollins]] was killed in the First World War. ([[AUDIO]]: {{Cs|Nightshade (audio story)}})
 
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1915 was a year. It was the second year of the First World War. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac)

Events

Dated

On 19 March, Pluto was first photographed, (PROSE: There's a storm coming: 19 March [+]Loading...["There's a storm coming: 19 March (short story)"]) although it would not be discovered until 18 February 1930. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])

On 7 May, the RMS Lusitania was torpedoed by the U-20, an act that helped provoke the United States of America into entering World War I two years later. One of the people killed onboard was a petty criminal named Eric Charles Vincent. (AUDIO: The Sirens of Time [+]Loading...["The Sirens of Time (audio story)"])

In August, the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice Summerfield arrived in Haiti. (PROSE: White Darkness [+]Loading...["White Darkness (novel)"])

On 4 October, Project: Twilight ended in disaster when 57 vampires escaped the Forge Alpha Facility. (PROSE: Project: Valhalla [+]Loading...["Project Valhalla (novel)","Project: Valhalla"])

Undated

The First World War continued. Italy, which held back from the war for a year whilst bound by treaty to Germany, ultimately sided with the Anglo-French alliance against Germany in 1915. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac [+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"]) According to one account, 1915 was the year from which an entire World War I battlefield's worth of soldiers were kidnapped by the War Lords to fight in their War Games. (PROSE: A Sourcebook for Field Agents [+]Loading...["A Sourcebook for Field Agents (novel)"]) In fact, the War Lords had established what they designated as the 1917 War Zone within the War Games. After the War Lords were defeated, all combatants still living were returned to their own time by the Time Lords. (TV: The War Games [+]Loading...["The War Games (TV story)"])

Professor Edward Travers began searching for the Yeti. (TV: The Abominable Snowmen [+]Loading...["The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)"])

A young woman was abducted by the Sisters of St Matilda. (AUDIO: The Cloisters of Terror [+]Loading...["The Cloisters of Terror (audio story)"])

Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition failed when his ship the Endurance was trapped in the ice of Antarctica. At the same time, the Skith ship Oppressor One was on an expedition to Earth, where the Skith scientists cultivated and experimented on specimens in Antarctica. Upon realising that other alien expeditions had already beaten them to Earth, the Skith declared their expedition a failure, and decided to freeze Earth. The Tenth Doctor, assisted by Shackleton, stopped the Skith by sending the Oppressor One into the sun. Shackleton and his crew abandoned the Endurance and left Antarctica for Paulet Island. (COMIC: The First [+]Loading...["The First (comic story)"])

Alternate timelines

In John Smith's possible future, he married Joan Redfern this year. (PROSE: Human Nature [+]Loading...["Human Nature (novel)"])

In another alternate timeline, the Lusitania did not sink on 7 May due to the Fifth Doctor's intervention. Eric Charles Vincent, having survived, went on to kill Alexander Fleming in a botched robbery attempt in December 1927 before the biologist discovered penicillin. Without the protection offered by penicillin, Earth fell prey to new strains of meningitis and pneumonia in 1956. The survivors never developed a space programme. Consequently, the Knights of Velyshaa were not defeated by the Earth Alliance in 3562 as they otherwise would have been. (AUDIO: The Sirens of Time [+]Loading...["The Sirens of Time (audio story)"])

Births and deaths

Charles Cromwell was born. (PROSE: Trace Memory [+]Loading...["Trace Memory (novel)"])

Henry Goddard was born. (AUDIO: Submission [+]Loading...["Submission (audio story)"])

Wilfred Hollins was killed in the First World War. (AUDIO: Nightshade [+]Loading...["Nightshade (audio story)"])