Parentele of Geurt Jacobs » Anna Maria van Hell (1915-)

Birthday July 29, 1915

• The temperature on July 29, 1915 was between 8.6 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was 12.2 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 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.
  • January 21 » Kiwanis International is founded in Detroit.
  • January 26 » The Rocky Mountain National Park is established by an act of the U.S. Congress.
  • February 12 » In Washington, D.C., the first stone of the Lincoln Memorial is put into place.
  • May 22 » Three trains collide in the Quintinshill rail disaster near Gretna Green, Scotland, killing 227 people and injuring 246.
  • 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.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1914 » Irwin Corey, American actor and activist († 2017)
• 1915 » Bruce R. McConkie, American colonel and religious leader († 1985)
• 1915 » Francis W. Sargent, American soldier and politician, 64th Governor of Massachusetts († 1998)
• 1916 » Budd Boetticher, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 2001)
• 1916 » Charlie Christian, American guitarist († 1942)
• 1916 » Rupert Hamer, Australian politician, 39th Premier of Victoria († 2004)