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Born on Thursday February 25, 1915
- * Zacharias Petrus (Zeger) Koene, Delft († 2003)
- Anna Margaretha Pieterdina Bolt, Groningen († 1994)
- Anna Francisca Geerts, Gilze, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1996)
- Anna Lena VERSENDAAL, Strijen († 2010)
- Aaltje van Beelen, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1915)
- den Besten, Everdingen, Utrecht, Nederland († 1915)
- Annechiena P. Vos († 1998)
- Albert Verbeken, Denderhoutem, OVld, Be († 1991)
- Albertus Wilhelmus Adrianus Peek, Maartensdijk, Utrecht, Nederland († 1997)
- Adele Hazel Smith, Chicago, Cook, Illinois († 1981)
Died on Thursday February 25, 1915
- Adriana van Halteren (0), Gilze en Rijen
- Adriaan van den Brink (0), Utrecht
- (72)
- Albertien Stoker (3), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Adriana Geertrui de Rijke (0), Poortvliet, Zeeland, Nederland
- Anna Elizabeth Vermunt, Bergen op Zoom
- Anthonie de Groot (85), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anthonius Johannes de Zwager (75), Rotterdam, Zuid Holland, Nederland
- August Audoor (77), St Denijs Boekel
- Antje STRAATSMA (43), Akkerwoude, Fryslân, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 25, 1915 at Delpher
Born on February 25
- 1910 » Millicent Fenwick, American journalist and politician († 1992)
- 1913 » Gert Fröbe, German actor; title role in Goldfinger († 1988)
- 1913 » Jim Backus, American actor and screenwriter; the voice of Mr. Magoo († 1989)
- 1915 » S. Rajaratnam, 1st Senior Minister of Singapore († 2006)
- 1917 » Anthony Burgess, English author, playwright, and critic († 1993)
- 1918 » Bobby Riggs, American tennis player; winner of three major titles, 1939–1941 († 1995)
- 1919 » Monte Irvin, American baseball player and executive († 2016)
- 1920 » Philip Habib, American academic and diplomat, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs († 1992)
- 1921 » Andy Pafko, American baseball player and manager († 2013)
- 1921 » Pierre Laporte, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec († 1970)
Died on February 25
- 1899 » Paul Reuter, German-English journalist and businessman, founded Reuters (b. 1816)
- 1906 » Anton Arensky, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1861)
- 1910 » Worthington Whittredge, American painter and educator (b. 1820)
- 1911 » Friedrich Spielhagen, German author, theorist, and translator (b. 1829)
- 1912 » William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (b. 1852)
- 1914 » John Tenniel, English illustrator (b. 1820)
- 1915 » Charles Edwin Bessey, American botanist, author, and academic (b. 1845)
- 1920 » Marcel-Auguste Dieulafoy, French archaeologist and engineer (b. 1844)
- 1928 » William O'Brien, Irish journalist and politician (b. 1852)
- 1934 » Elizabeth Gertrude Britton, American botanist and academic (b. 1857)
Names that were popular for boys in 1915
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Albert
- Adrianus
- Jacobus
- Jacob
- Antonius
- Wilhelmus
- Arie
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1915
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Helena
- Margaretha
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 12 » The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to require states to give women the right to vote.
- 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.
- April 5 » Boxing challenger Jess Willard knocks out Jack Johnson in Havana, Cuba to become the Heavyweight Champion of the World.
- April 24 » The arrest of 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Istanbul marks the beginning of the Armenian Genocide.
- May 17 » The last British Liberal Party government (led by H. H. Asquith) falls.
- July 25 » RFC Captain Lanoe Hawker becomes the first British pursuit aviator to earn the Victoria Cross.
Weather February 25, 1915
The temperature on February 25, 1915 was between -1.8 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 1.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 9.0 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.