Database Van Broekhoven » Pieter Hendrikus Wouterus de Kort (1912-)

Birthday February 15, 1912

• The temperature on February 15, 1912 was between -0.7 °C and 2.7 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • January 4 » The Scout Association is incorporated throughout the British Empire by royal charter.
  • February 14 » The U.S. Navy commissions its first class of diesel-powered submarines.
  • March 6 » Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces become the first to use airships in war, as two dirigibles drop bombs on Turkish troops encamped at Janzur, from an altitude of 6,000 feet.
  • March 30 » Sultan Abd al-Hafid signs the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a French protectorate.
  • May 4 » Italy occupies the Greek island of Rhodes.
  • October 11 » First Balkan War: The day after the Battle of Sarantaporo, Greek troops liberate the city of Kozani.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1909 » Miep Gies, Austrian-Dutch humanitarian, helped hide Anne Frank and her family († 2010)
• 1910 » Irena Sendler, Polish nurse and humanitarian, Righteous Gentile († 2008)
• 1912 » George Mikes, Jewish Hungarian-English journalist and author († 1987)
• 1913 » Erich Eliskases, Austrian chess player († 1997)
• 1914 » Hale Boggs, American lawyer and politician († 1972)
• 1914 » Kevin McCarthy, Jewish-Irish American actor († 2010)