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Died on Thursday September 2, 1915
- Coppens (0), Rosmalen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adriaan Exalto (25), Jisp
- Aartje Hulleman (22), Deventer,Gemeente Deventer, Overijssel, Nederland
- Aaltje Pieternella Oberliese (76), Kruiningen
- Adriana Maria Zijlmans (0), Geertruidenberg,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Alida Theodora Keemink (89), Den Haag
- Aaltje Pieternella Oberliese (76), Kruiningen, Reimerswaal, Zeeland, Netherlands
- Antonie (Anthonie) van Barlingen (81), Amersfoort, Utrecht (NL)
- Adriaan Veraart (82), Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Albertus Harm Hendrik Blaauwgeers (55), de loo, Dalen, Drenthe, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from September 2, 1915 at Delpher
Born on September 2
- 1911 » Romare Bearden, American painter and author († 1988)
- 1911 » William F. Harrah, American businessman, founded the Caesars Entertainment Corporation († 1978)
- 1912 » Ernest Bromley, Australian cricketer († 1967)
- 1913 » Bill Shankly, Scottish footballer and manager († 1981)
- 1913 » Israel Gelfand, Russian-American mathematician and biologist († 2009)
- 1915 » Benjamin Aaron, American lawyer and scholar († 2007)
- 1916 » Ömer Lütfi Akad, Turkish director and screenwriter († 2011)
- 1917 » Cleveland Amory, American author and critic († 1997)
- 1917 » Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian-American guitarist and composer († 1995)
- 1918 » Allen Drury, American journalist and author († 1998)
Died on September 2
- 1898 » Wilford Woodruff, American religious leader, 4th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1807)
- 1910 » Henri Rousseau, French painter (b. 1844)
- 1918 » John Forrest, Australian politician, 1st Premier of Western Australia (b. 1847)
- 1921 » Henry Austin Dobson, English poet and critic (b. 1840)
- 1922 » Henry Lawson, Australian poet and author (b. 1867)
- 1927 » Umegatani Tōtarō II, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 20th Yokozuna (b. 1878)
- 1934 » Alcide Nunez, American clarinet player (Original Dixieland Jass Band) (b. 1884)
- 1934 » James Allan, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1860)
- 1934 » Russ Columbo, American singer, violinist, and actor (b. 1908)
- 1937 » Pierre de Coubertin, French historian and educator, founded the International Olympic Committee (b. 1863)
Names that were popular for boys in 1915
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Albert
- Antonius
- Pieter
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1915
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Antonia
- Margaretha
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1915
- 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 6.3 million citizens.
- January 18 » Japan issues the "Twenty-One Demands" to the Republic of China in a bid to increase its power in East Asia.
- April 5 » Boxing challenger Jess Willard knocks out Jack Johnson in Havana, Cuba to become the Heavyweight Champion of the World.
- April 25 » World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli begins: The invasion of the Turkish Gallipoli Peninsula by British, French, Indian, Newfoundland, Australian and New Zealand troops, begins with landings at Anzac Cove and Cape Helles.
- 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.
- July 1 » Leutnant Kurt Wintgens of the then-named German Deutsches Heer's Fliegertruppe army air service achieves the first known aerial victory with a synchronized machine-gun armed fighter plane, the Fokker M.5K/MG Eindecker.
- July 24 » The passenger ship SSEastland capsizes while tied to a dock in the Chicago River. A total of 844 passengers and crew are killed in the largest loss of life disaster from a single shipwreck on the Great Lakes.
The weather on Thursday September 2, 1915
The temperature on September 2, 1915 was between 7.4 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 12.3 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI