Database Van Broekhoven » Joannes Maria van Elderen (1915-)

Birthday April 14, 1915

• The temperature on April 14, 1915 was between 1.3 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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.
  • April 18 » French pilot Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the German side of the lines during World War I.
  • April 24 » The arrest of 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Istanbul marks the beginning of the Armenian Genocide.
  • July 7 » Colombo Town Guard officer Henry Pedris is executed in British Ceylon for allegedly inciting persecution of Muslims.
  • July 16 » At Treasure Island on the Delaware River in the United States, the First Order of the Arrow ceremony takes place and the Order of the Arrow is founded to honor American Boy Scouts who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law.
  • September 5 » The pacifist Zimmerwald Conference begins.
  • September 25 » World War I: The Second Battle of Champagne begins.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1912 » Robert Doisneau, French photographer and journalist († 1994)
• 1913 » Jean Fournet, French conductor († 2008)
• 1916 » Don Willesee, Australian telegraphist and politician, 29th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs († 2003)
• 1917 » Marvin Miller, American baseball executive († 2012)
• 1917 » Valerie Hobson, English actress († 1998)