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Born on Wednesday February 17, 1915
- Adrianus Johannes Koopman, Assendelft, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Alida Kraakman, Egmond-Binnen
- Albert Henri LOUIS, Vittel,88800,Vosges,Grand Est,FRANCE († 1918)
- Andries Lijten, Woensdrecht (Noord-Brabant, NLD) († 1991)
- Anna Maria Adriana Asten van, Gemeente Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1952)
- Abraham de Vries, Usquert († 1944)
- Ambrose Peter Lagasse, Jr, Greenwood, Kent, Rhode Island, États-Unis († 1972)
- (Door) Van de Sande († 1977)
- Adrianus HULSBOS, Aalsmeer († 1965)
- Abraham de Vries, Usquert († 1944)
Died on Wednesday February 17, 1915
- Antonius Franciscus Johannes Lourens (27), Elst
- Alida van Graven (54), Haarlemmermeer
- Annetje van Zoeren (54), Amersfoort, Gemeente Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
- Anna Maria Wiechert (86), Schiedam,-
- Arnoldina van Lankvelt (0), Erp, Nederland
- Antoinette Baudry, Paris, 75018, France
- Alida van Grave (54), Haarlemmermeer
- Agnes Malone (0), Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
- Antonius Franciscus Johannes Lourens (27), Elst (Gelderland)
- Anna Maria Mengelers (0), Hoensbroek
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 17, 1915 at Delpher
Born on February 17
- 1911 » Oskar Seidlin, German-American author, poet, and scholar († 1984)
- 1912 » Andre Norton, American author († 2005)
- 1914 » Arthur Kennedy, American actor († 1990)
- 1914 » Wayne Morris, American actor and producer († 1959)
- 1916 » Alexander Obolensky, Russian rugby player and pilot († 1940)
- 1916 » Don Tallon, Australian cricketer († 1984)
- 1916 » Raf Vallone, Italian footballer and actor († 2002)
- 1918 » Jacqueline Ferrand, French mathematician († 2014)
- 1918 » William Bronk, American poet and academic († 1999)
- 1919 » J. M. S. Careless, Canadian historian and academic († 2009)
Died on February 17
- 1874 » Adolphe Quetelet, Belgian astronomer, mathematician, and sociologist (b. 1796)
- 1890 » Christopher Latham Sholes, American publisher and politician (b. 1819)
- 1905 » William Bickerton, English-American religious leader, leader in the Latter Day Saint movement (b. 1815)
- 1909 » Geronimo, American tribal leader (b. 1829)
- 1912 » Edgar Evans, Welsh sailor and explorer (b. 1876)
- 1919 » Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1841)
- 1934 » Albert I of Belgium (b. 1875)
- 1934 » Siegbert Tarrasch, German chess player and theoretician (b. 1862)
- 1939 » Willy Hess, German violinist and educator (b. 1859)
- 1946 » Dorothy Gibson, American actress and singer (b. 1889)
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 » German strategic bombing during World War I: German zeppelins bomb the towns of Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn in the United Kingdom killing at least 20 people, in the first major aerial bombardment of a civilian target.
- April 22 » The use of poison gas in World War I escalates when chlorine gas is released as a chemical weapon in the Second Battle of Ypres.
- April 24 » The arrest of 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Istanbul marks the beginning of the Armenian Genocide.
- July 7 » The First Battle of the Isonzo comes to an end.
- August 17 » Jewish American Leo Frank is lynched in Marietta, Georgia after a 13-year-old girl is murdered.
- December 20 » World War I: The last Australian troops are evacuated from Gallipoli.
The weather on Wednesday February 17, 1915
The temperature on February 17, 1915 was between -1.5 °C and 4.2 °C and averaged 2.2 °C. There was 6.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI