Kelley Tree » Elizabeth (Eliza) Warren (1832-1914)

Day of death September 23, 1914

• The temperature on September 23, 1914 was between 5.1 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 10.5 hours of sunshine (86%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 1914: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
  • May 15 » During a poker game at the Gaiety Theatre in Galesburg, Illinois, comedian Art Fisher nicknames Chicko, Harpo, Groucho, and Gummo Marx.
  • August 3 » World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.
  • August 12 » World War I: The Battle of Halen a.k.a. Battle of the Silver Helmets a clash between large Belgian and German cavalry formations at Halen, Belgium.
  • August 15 » The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship SSAncon.
  • August 15 » World War I: The First Russian Army, led by Paul von Rennenkampf, enters East Prussia.
  • August 20 » World War I: Brussels is captured during the German invasion of Belgium.

Source: Wikipedia

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