Eijsermans family tree » Anna Cornelia Timmermans (1915-)

Birthday February 6, 1915

• The temperature on February 6, 1915 was between -0.7 °C and 3.4 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
• 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.
• In the year 1915: Source: Wikipedia
  • 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 13 » The 6.7 M_w  Avezzano earthquake shakes the Province of L'Aquila in Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 29,978–32,610.
  • January 17 » Russia defeats Ottoman Turkey in the Battle of Sarikamish during the Caucasus Campaign of World War I.
  • January 19 » Georges Claude patents the neon discharge tube for use in advertising.
  • 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.
  • September 15 » The Empire Picture Theatre (now The New Empire Cinema), the oldest running cinema in mainland Australia, opens in Bowral, New South Wales.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1914 » Thurl Ravenscroft, American voice actor and singer († 2005)
• 1915 » Kavi Pradeep, Indian poet and songwriter († 1998)
• 1916 » John Crank, English mathematician and physicist († 2006)
• 1917 » Louis-Philippe de Grandpré, Canadian lawyer and jurist († 2008)
• 1917 » Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hungarian-American actress and socialite († 2016)