Eijsermans family tree » Cornelia Johanna Schmitz (1915-)

Birthday May 10, 1915

• The temperature on May 10, 1915 was between 5.9 °C and 18.2 °C and averaged 12.3 °C. There was 13.8 hours of sunshine (90%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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.
  • 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.
  • May 7 » The Republic of China accedes to 13 of the 21 Demands, extending the Empire of Japan's control over Manchuria and the Chinese economy.
  • May 9 » World War I: Second Battle of Artois between German and French forces.
  • June 5 » Denmark amends its constitution to allow women's suffrage.
  • August 6 » World War I: Battle of Sari Bair: The Allies mount a diversionary attack timed to coincide with a major Allied landing of reinforcements at Suvla Bay.
  • October 12 » World War I: British nurse Edith Cavell is executed by a German firing squad for helping Allied soldiers escape from Belgium

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1915 » Denis Thatcher, English soldier and businessman, Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 2003)
• 1916 » Milton Babbitt, American composer and educator († 2011)
• 1918 » Desmond MacNamara, Irish painter, sculptor, and author († 2008)
• 1918 » T. Berry Brazelton, American pediatrician and author († 2018)
• 1919 » Ella T. Grasso, Governor of Connecticut († 1981)