About the day » Thursday February 18, 1915Calender converter

• Anna Creemers, Bocholt, België († 1993)
• Aart Zuidam, Nieuwveen
• Albertus Theodorus van Dun, Breda, Noord Brabant, Nederland († 1915)
• Abraham Roggeband, Alblasserdam, Zuid-Holland (Nederland)
• Alice Nagel, Lyon County, Iowa († 1997)
• Alfred J. DIONNE, Canada († 1995)
• Aart Jan van der Heijden, Tiel († 1916)
• Adriaan Ras, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albert de Wouters d'Oplinter, Rotselaar, Belgique († 1998)
• Aafje Beemster, Andijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2000)

• Albert Hartman (38), Rheezerveen
• (Nancy) Ellen Cowgill (63)
• Aaltje Koerts Veenstra (85), Utingeradeel, Friesland, Netherlands
• Anna Martha Magdalena van Dulken (53), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Alexander Franklin "Frank" James (72), Kearney, Clay, Missouri, United States
• Anna Constantia Baert (75), Koewacht (Zeeland) Nederland-The Netherlands
• Antanetta Johanna Esman (1)
• Adriaan van Onzenoord (47), Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Alexander Frank JAMES (72), Clay County, Missouri, Verenigde Staten
• Albert Weber (36)

• 1909 » Wallace Stegner, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist († 1993)
• 1914 » Pee Wee King, American singer-songwriter and fiddler († 2000)
• 1915 » Phyllis Calvert, English actress († 2002)
• 1916 » Jean Drapeau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 37th Mayor of Montreal († 1999)
• 1919 » Jack Palance, American boxer and actor († 2006)
• 1920 » Bill Cullen, American game show panelist and host († 1990)
• 1920 » Rolande Falcinelli, French organist, pianist, composer, and pedagogue († 2006)
• 1921 » Mary Amdur, American toxicologist and public health researcher († 1998)
• 1921 » Oscar Feltsman, Ukrainian-Russian pianist and composer († 2013)
• 1922 » Eric Gairy, Grenadan politician, 1st Prime Minister of Grenada († 1997)

• 1893 » Serranus Clinton Hastings, American lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Justice of California (b. 1814)
• 1902 » Charles Lewis Tiffany, American businessman, founded Tiffany & Co. (b. 1812)
• 1906 » John Batterson Stetson, American businessman, founded the John B. Stetson Company (b. 1830)
• 1910 » Lucy Stanton, American activist (b. 1831)
• 1911 » Billy Murdoch, Australian cricketer (b. 1854)
• 1915 » Frank James, American soldier and criminal (b. 1843)
• 1923 » Alois Rašín, Czech economist and politician (b. 1867)
• 1931 » Louis Wolheim, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1880)
• 1931 » Milan Šufflay, Croatian historian, author, and politician (b. 1879)
• 1933 » James J. Corbett, American boxer and actor (b. 1866)

• 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 28 » An act of the U.S. Congress creates the United States Coast Guard as a branch of the United States Armed Forces.
• February 19 » World War I: The first naval attack on the Dardanelles begins when a strong Anglo-French task force bombards Ottoman artillery along the coast of Gallipoli.
• June 5 » Denmark amends its constitution to allow women's suffrage.
• July 25 » RFC Captain Lanoe Hawker becomes the first British pursuit aviator to earn the Victoria Cross.
• October 12 » World War I: British nurse Edith Cavell is executed by a German firing squad for helping Allied soldiers escape from Belgium
• December 20 » World War I: The last Australian troops are evacuated from Gallipoli.

The temperature on February 18, 1915 was between 4.4 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south.