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Birthday November 21, 1915

• The temperature on November 21, 1915 was between -3.5 °C and 3.3 °C and averaged -0.2 °C. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
• 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.
• In the year 1915: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
  • January 19 » Georges Claude patents the neon discharge tube for use in advertising.
  • February 8 » D. W. Griffith's controversial film The Birth of a Nation premieres in Los Angeles.
  • March 18 » World War I: During the Battle of Gallipoli, three battleships are sunk during a failed British and French naval attack on the Dardanelles.
  • May 22 » Three trains collide in the Quintinshill rail disaster near Gretna Green, Scotland, killing 227 people and injuring 246.
  • May 24 » World War I: Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary, joining the conflict on the side of the Allies.
  • October 14 » World War I: Bulgaria joins the Central Powers.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1913 » John Boulting, English director, producer, and screenwriter († 1985)
• 1913 » Roy Boulting, English director, producer, and screenwriter († 2001)
• 1914 » Henri Laborit, French physician and philosopher († 1995)
• 1914 » Nusret Fişek, Turkish physician and politician, Turkish Minister of Health († 1990)
• 1915 » Norm Smith, Australian footballer and coach († 1973)
• 1916 » Sid Luckman, American football player and soldier († 1998)