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Born on Tuesday August 15, 1905
- Adrianus Leonardus Johannes Zandbergen, Oegstgeest, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1978)
- Aaltje ten Cate, Ysbrechtum, Wymbritseradiel, Friesland, Nederland († 1996)
- * Cornelia Schimmel, Soest († 1959)
- Aaltje Boor, Huizen († 1996)
- * Andries Jacobus de Vos, Vlissingen
- Aaltje Jakobs FIELSTRA, Westernieland (Eenrum) Groningen Netherlands († 1997)
- Adèle Célina COLLARD, Champlon, 83010, Luxembourg, Belgique
- Adriana Hendrina Coté, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Adriana de Ruiter, Delft, Nederland († 1994)
- Adriana Gertruda Mangé, 's-Hertogenbosch († 1978)
Died on Tuesday August 15, 1905
- Akke Durks Oosterman (0), Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Adrianus Johannes Theunis (81), Makkum
- Akke Oosterman (0), Suwald, Tytsjerksteradiel, Friesland, Nederland
- Alida PLEEGING (76), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Albertus van den BRANDELER (54), Baarn
- Adriana BLOM (87), Renesse, Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherland
- Alte Pieters Hofstee (67), Eesterga, Friesland, Nederland
- Adrianus Johannes Tewis (81), Makkum Wonseradeel
- Anna Sophia Vuijk (1), Rotterdam
- Anna Catharina Brauer (82), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 15, 1905 at Delpher
Born on August 15
- 1898 » Jan Brzechwa, Polish author and poet († 1966)
- 1900 » Estelle Brody, American silent film actress († 1995)
- 1900 » Jack Tworkov, Polish-American painter and educator († 1982)
- 1901 » Arnulfo Arias Madrid, 21st president of the republic of Panamá († 1988)
- 1901 » Pyotr Novikov, Russian mathematician and theorist († 1975)
- 1902 » Jan Campert, Dutch journalist and critic († 1943)
- 1904 » George Klein, Canadian inventor, invented the motorized wheelchair († 1992)
- 1909 » Hugo Winterhalter, American composer and bandleader († 1973)
- 1912 » Julia Child, American chef and author († 2004)
- 1912 » Wendy Hiller, English actress († 2003)
Died on August 15
- 1907 » Joseph Joachim, Hungarian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1831)
- 1909 » Euclides da Cunha, Brazilian sociologist and journalist (b. 1866)
- 1917 » Thomas J. Higgins, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1831)
- 1925 » Konrad Mägi, Estonian painter and educator (b. 1878)
- 1928 » Anatole von Hügel, Italian ethnologist and academic, co-founded St Edmund's College, Cambridge (b. 1854)
- 1935 » Paul Signac, French painter and author (b. 1863)
- 1935 » Wiley Post, American pilot (b. 1898)
- 1935 » Will Rogers, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (b. 1879)
- 1936 » Grazia Deledda, Italian novelist and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1871)
- 1942 » Mahadev Desai, Indian activist and author (b. 1892)
Names that were popular for boys in 1905
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Jacobus
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Antonius
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Jacob
- Gerardus
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1905
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Antonia
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1905
- 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
- January 22 » Bloody Sunday in Saint Petersburg, beginning of the 1905 revolution.
- February 23 » Chicago attorney Paul Harris and three other businessmen meet for lunch to form the Rotary Club, the world's first service club.
- May 28 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima ends with the destruction of the Russian Baltic Fleet by Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō and the Imperial Japanese Navy.
- June 30 » Albert Einstein sends the article On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies, in which he introduces special relativity, for publication in Annalen der Physik.
- September 26 » Albert Einstein publishes the third of his Annus Mirabilis papers, introducing the special theory of relativity.
- December 15 » The Pushkin House is established in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to preserve the cultural heritage of Alexander Pushkin.
The weather on Tuesday August 15, 1905
The temperature on August 15, 1905 was between 11.7 °C and 22.9 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 10.9 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI