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Born on Thursday October 15, 1914
- Adriana Hendrika van der Heijden, Liempde
- Aldegunde Worringen, keulen, Duitsland († 1997)
- Adrianus Johannes Wilhelmus van Iersel, Tilburg,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1996)
- Alvin Wallace Stark
- Alvin Prins, Holland (Ottawa County) (Michigan) († 1995)
- Adrianus Hendrikus Casparus Pijpers, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriaan Johannes But, Vlissingen
- Alida Liduina Verhoeckx, Schiedam
- Albertus OPSTEYN, Boorsheim,Provincie Limburg,Flanders,Belgie († 1989)
- Adriana Wilhelmina Mangelaars, Dinteloord en Prinsenland, Nederland († 2003)
Died on Thursday October 15, 1914
- Alijda Dalhuijsen (53), Zaltbommel
- Aafje Bezem (82), Beemster, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Alijda Dalhuysen 9 (53), Zaltbommel
- Adriana RAAIJMAKERS, Boxtel, 3374, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Alijda Dalhuijsen (53), Zaltbommel, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Aleide Beets (53), Utrecht
- Adriana Cornelia Michielsen (69), Ossendrecht, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Allegonda Litjes (69), Nijmegen, Nederland
- Antonius Cornelis Severijns (69), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adriaan de Vet (74), Tilburg
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 15, 1914 at Delpher
Born on October 15
- 1909 » Jesse L. Greenstein, American astronomer and academic († 2002)
- 1910 » Edwin O. Reischauer, Japanese-American scholar and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Japan († 1990)
- 1912 » Nellie Lutcher, American singer and pianist († 2007)
- 1913 » Wolfgang Lüth, German commander († 1945)
- 1914 » Mohammed Zahir Shah, Afghan king († 2007)
- 1916 » Al Killian, American trumpet player and bandleader († 2007)
- 1916 » George Turner, Australian author and critic († 1997)
- 1917 » Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., American historian and critic († 2007)
- 1917 » Jan Miner, American actress († 2004)
- 1917 » Paul Tanner, American trombonist and educator († 2013)
Died on October 15
- 1891 » Gilbert Arthur à Beckett, English author and songwriter (b. 1837)
- 1900 » Zdeněk Fibich, Czech pianist and composer (b. 1850)
- 1910 » Stanley Ketchel, American boxer (b. 1886)
- 1917 » Mata Hari, Dutch dancer and spy (b. 1876)
- 1918 » Sai Baba of Shirdi, Indian guru and saint (b. 1838)
- 1925 » Dolores Jiménez y Muro, Mexican revolutionary (b. 1848?)
- 1930 » Herbert Henry Dow, Canadian-American businessman, founded the Dow Chemical Company (b. 1866)
- 1934 » Raymond Poincaré, French lawyer and politician, 10th President of France (b. 1860)
- 1940 » Lluís Companys, Catalan lawyer and politician, President of Catalonia (b. 1882)
- 1945 » Pierre Laval, French lawyer and politician, 101st Prime Minister of France (b. 1883)
Names that were popular for boys in 1914
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Jacob
- Gerardus
- Antonius
- Wilhelmus
- Arie
- Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1914
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Grietje
- Geertruida
- Aaltje
- Helena
- Margaretha
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1914
- 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.
- The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
- April 23 » First baseball game at Wrigley Field, then known as Weeghman Park, in Chicago.
- August 5 » In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed.
- August 24 » World War I: The Battle of Cer ends as the first Allied victory in the war.
- September 3 » World War I: Start of the Battle of Grand Couronné, a German assault against French positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.
- November 1 » World War I: The Australian Imperial Force (AIF) departed by ship in a single convoy from Albany, Western Australia bound for Egypt.
- December 23 » World War I: Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in Cairo, Egypt.
Weather October 15, 1914
The temperature on October 15, 1914 was between 7.9 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 11.7 °C. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.