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October 1915Born on Friday October 1, 1915
- Anna Bock, Kerkrade († 2007)
- anna gertruda (truu) manders, helden († 1991)
- Anna Gertruda Manders, Helden († 1991)
- Adrianus Hendrikus Rutgerus (Akie) Lommerse, Gouda († 2000)
- Adriana Johanna Batenburg van, Hoeven († 1917)
- A.P. van der Rijk, Terheijden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2006)
- Antina Grietje Bijsterveld, 't Zandt († 1915)
- Alida Elisabeth BOS, Houten, Utrecht, Nederland († 1996)
- Antonius Maria Grondhuis, Raalte († 2006)
- Adrianus Petrus van der Rijk, Terheijden, Netherlands († 2006)
Died on Friday October 1, 1915
- Catharina Westdorp (49), Kattendijke, Zeeland, Nederland
- Anna Brandel (27), Davos
- Catrina Jacoba van Lent (75), Kesteren (Neder-Beteuwe), Gelderland, Nederland
- Catharina Westdorp (49), Kattendijke gem. Goes Zld. NL
- Aaltje Stoffers (83)
- Allogonda (Ella) van Thiel (57), Outagamie County, Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten
- Alfred PAYTON (20), Loos, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- Carolus Arnoldus Vogels (57), Turnhout, België
- Anna van Gelder (0), Meppel Drenthe Nederland
- Anna Geziena Klein (0), Groningen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 1, 1915 at Delpher
Born on October 1
- 1911 » Heinrich Mark, Estonian lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Estonia in exile († 2004)
- 1911 » Irwin Kostal, American songwriter, screenwriter, and publisher († 1994)
- 1912 » Kathleen Ollerenshaw, English mathematician, astronomer, and politician, Lord Mayor of Manchester († 2014)
- 1913 » Hélio Gracie, Brazilian martial artist († 2009)
- 1913 » Harry Lookofsky, American violinist and producer († 1998)
- 1914 » Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian, lawyer, and author, 12th Librarian of Congress († 2004)
- 1915 » Jerome Bruner, American psychologist and author († 2016)
- 1917 » Cahal Daly, Irish cardinal and theologian († 2009)
- 1919 » Bob Boyd, American baseball player († 2004)
- 1919 » Majrooh Sultanpuri, Indian poet and songwriter († 2000)
Died on October 1
- 1878 » Mindon Min, Burmese king (b. 1808)
- 1885 » John Light Atlee, American physician and surgeon (b. 1799)
- 1901 » Abdur Rahman Khan, Afghan emir (b. 1844)
- 1913 » Eugene O'Keefe, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1827)
- 1929 » Antoine Bourdelle, French sculptor and painter (b. 1861)
- 1940 » Chiungtze C. Tsen, Chinese mathematician (b. 1898)
- 1942 » Ants Piip, Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1884)
- 1950 » Faik Ali Ozansoy, Turkish poet, educator, and politician (b. 1876)
- 1951 » Peter McWilliam, Scottish-English footballer and manager (b. 1878)
- 1953 » John Marin, American painter (b. 1870)
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 19 » Georges Claude patents the neon discharge tube for use in advertising.
- January 31 » World War I: Germany is the first to make large-scale use of poison gas in warfare in the Battle of Bolimów against Russia.
- May 1 » The RMSLusitania departs from New York City on her 202nd, and final, crossing of the North Atlantic. Six days later, the ship is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland with the loss of 1,198 lives.
- June 29 » The North Saskatchewan River flood of 1915 is the worst flood in Edmonton history.
- September 12 » French soldiers rescue over 4,000 Armenian Genocide survivors stranded on Musa Dagh.
- October 14 » World War I: Bulgaria joins the Central Powers.
The weather on Friday October 1, 1915
The temperature on October 1, 1915 was between 3.3 °C and 14.5 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (66%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI