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• Alfred J. DIONNE, Canada († 1995)
• Anna Adelheid Dreier, Laudermarke gem. Vlagtwedde († 1949)
• Anna Adelheid (Lietje) Dreier († 1949)
• Arina Hartog, Maarssen († 1991)
• Aalt Landman († 2000)
• Anna Maria van der Borgh, Posterholt, Limburg, Nederland († 1982)
• Antje Eekhof, Groningen († 2008)
• Albert Adrien de WOUTERS d'OPLINTER, Rotselaar, 24094, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgique († 1998)
• Anna Maria Elemans, Den Haag, Z-Holland (NL.) († 1942)
• Adriaan van Dijkhuizen, Tiel, GLD, Nederland († 1992)

• Antje Eelkes Holwerda (66), Anjum
• Anna Martha Magdalena van Dulken (53), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Albert Hartman- (38), Rheezerveen, Nederland
• Adriaan VAN ONZENOORD (47), Loon Op Zand, Noord Brabant, Holland
• Antonetta Johanna Esman, 's-Heerenbergh (Bergh)
• (Nancy) Ellen Cowgill (63)
• Antanetta Johanna Esman (1)
• Gerrit Jans (85), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Aaltje Koerts Veenstra (85), Utingeradeel, Friesland, Netherlands
• Adriaan Johannes Jacobsz van der Pluijm (60), Dussen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1909 » Wallace Stegner, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist († 1993)
• 1914 » Pee Wee King, American singer-songwriter and fiddler († 2000)
• 1915 » Phyllis Calvert, English actress († 2002)
• 1916 » Jean Drapeau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 37th Mayor of Montreal († 1999)
• 1919 » Jack Palance, American boxer and actor († 2006)
• 1920 » Bill Cullen, American game show panelist and host († 1990)
• 1920 » Rolande Falcinelli, French organist, pianist, composer, and pedagogue († 2006)
• 1921 » Mary Amdur, American toxicologist and public health researcher († 1998)
• 1921 » Oscar Feltsman, Ukrainian-Russian pianist and composer († 2013)
• 1922 » Eric Gairy, Grenadan politician, 1st Prime Minister of Grenada († 1997)

• 1893 » Serranus Clinton Hastings, American lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Justice of California (b. 1814)
• 1902 » Charles Lewis Tiffany, American businessman, founded Tiffany & Co. (b. 1812)
• 1906 » John Batterson Stetson, American businessman, founded the John B. Stetson Company (b. 1830)
• 1910 » Lucy Stanton, American activist (b. 1831)
• 1911 » Billy Murdoch, Australian cricketer (b. 1854)
• 1915 » Frank James, American soldier and criminal (b. 1843)
• 1923 » Alois Rašín, Czech economist and politician (b. 1867)
• 1931 » Louis Wolheim, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1880)
• 1931 » Milan Šufflay, Croatian historian, author, and politician (b. 1879)
• 1933 » James J. Corbett, American boxer and actor (b. 1866)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Albert
10. Adrianus
11. Jacobus
12. Jacob
13. Antonius
14. Wilhelmus
15. Arie
16. Dirk

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Adriana
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Geertruida
13. Grietje
14. Neeltje
15. Helena
16. Margaretha

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
• January 13 » The 6.7 M_w  Avezzano earthquake shakes the Province of L'Aquila in Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 29,978–32,610.
• March 20 » Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.
• April 5 » Boxing challenger Jess Willard knocks out Jack Johnson in Havana, Cuba to become the Heavyweight Champion of the World.
• April 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.
• April 24 » The arrest of 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Istanbul marks the beginning of the Armenian Genocide.
• June 21 » The U.S. Supreme Court hands down its decision in Guinn v. United States 238 US 347 1915, striking down Oklahoma grandfather clause legislation which had the effect of denying the right to vote to blacks.

The temperature on February 18, 1915 was between 4.4 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south.