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Born on Wednesday October 15, 1919
- Abraham Hamburger, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1942)
- Berendina Schuurman, Beerzerveld († 1920)
- Alle Veenstra, Twijzel (Friesland) († 2001)
- * Jetske Sjollema, Bandung († 1999)
- Arnold Peter Jacob CARDINAELS, Boorsheim,Provincie Limburg,Flanders,Belgie († 1985)
- Adriana Christina Visser, Amsterdam († 1944)
- Abel Zuur, Kropswolde, Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Nederland († 1997)
- Angela Willems, Houtave († 2000)
- * Hendrika Raaijen, Hilversum († 2018)
- Antonia Maria van Gageldonk, Klundert († 1999)
Died on Wednesday October 15, 1919
- Anna Cornelia van der PUT (37), Oud en Nieuw Gastel
- Antonie Adrianus Timmers (26), Hooge &, Lage Zwaluwe
- Antonius Hendricus van Rhijn (1), Noordwijk
- Anna Cornelia van der Put (37), Oud en Nieuw Gastel
- Arie Visser (79), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
- arie VISSER (79), rotterdam
- Antonius Johannes van Buel (80), Amsterdam
- Antonia Basseman (76), Broekland Raalte
- Bela Graaf Serényi van Kis-Serény (53), Putnok, Noord-Hongarije
- antonie Adrianus TIMMERS (26), hoge en lage zwaluwe
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 15, 1919 at Delpher
Born on October 15
- 1917 » Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., American historian and critic († 2007)
- 1917 » Jan Miner, American actress († 2004)
- 1917 » Paul Tanner, American trombonist and educator († 2013)
- 1919 » Chuck Stevenson, American race car driver († 1995)
- 1919 » Malcolm Ross, American captain, balloonist, and physicist († 1985)
- 1920 » Chris Economaki, American sportscaster and actor († 2012)
- 1920 » Henri Verneuil, Turkish-French director, producer, and screenwriter († 2002)
- 1920 » Mario Puzo, American author and screenwriter († 1999)
- 1920 » Patricia Jessel, Hong Kong-English actress († 1968)
- 1921 » Angelica Rozeanu, Romanian-Israeli table tennis player († 2006)
Died on October 15
- 1900 » Zdeněk Fibich, Czech pianist and composer (b. 1850)
- 1910 » Stanley Ketchel, American boxer (b. 1886)
- 1917 » Mata Hari, Dutch dancer and spy (b. 1876)
- 1918 » Sai Baba of Shirdi, Indian guru and saint (b. 1838)
- 1925 » Dolores Jiménez y Muro, Mexican revolutionary (b. 1848?)
- 1930 » Herbert Henry Dow, Canadian-American businessman, founded the Dow Chemical Company (b. 1866)
- 1934 » Raymond Poincaré, French lawyer and politician, 10th President of France (b. 1860)
- 1940 » Lluís Companys, Catalan lawyer and politician, President of Catalonia (b. 1882)
- 1945 » Pierre Laval, French lawyer and politician, 101st Prime Minister of France (b. 1883)
- 1946 » Hermann Göring, German general and politician (b. 1893)
Names that were popular for boys in 1919
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
- Wilhelmus
- Albert
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1919
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Petronella
- Grietje
- Jacoba
- Aaltje
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Alida
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1919
- 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
- January 18 » World War I: The Paris Peace Conference opens in Versailles, France.
- April 16 » Mohandas Gandhi organizes a day of "prayer and fasting" in response to the killing of Indian protesters in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre by the British colonial troops three days earlier.
- May 29 » Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity is tested (later confirmed) by Arthur Eddington and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin
- July 23 » Prince Regent Aleksander Karađorđević signs the decree establishing the University of Ljubljana
- August 8 » The Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 is signed. It establishes peaceful relations between Afghanistan and the UK, and confirms the Durand line as the mutual border. In return, the UK is no longer obligated to subsidize the Afghan government.
- October 28 » The U.S. Congress passes the Volstead Act over President Wilson's veto, paving the way for Prohibition to begin the following January.
Weather October 15, 1919
The temperature on October 15, 1919 was between 1.3 °C and 8.1 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 6.3 mm of rain. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.