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Birthday November 1, 1915

• The temperature on November 1, 1915 was between 2.4 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 3.8 mm of rain. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (7%). 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.
  • January 19 » Georges Claude patents the neon discharge tube for use in advertising.
  • January 19 » German strategic bombing during World War I: German zeppelins bomb the towns of Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn in the United Kingdom killing at least 20 people, in the first major aerial bombardment of a civilian target.
  • February 22 » World War I: The Imperial German Navy institutes unrestricted submarine warfare.
  • July 16 » At Treasure Island on the Delaware River in the United States, the First Order of the Arrow ceremony takes place and the Order of the Arrow is founded to honor American Boy Scouts who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law.
  • September 25 » World War I: The Second Battle of Champagne begins.
  • October 14 » World War I: Bulgaria joins the Central Powers.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1912 » Gunther Plaut, German-Canadian rabbi and author († 2012)
• 1914 » Moshe Teitelbaum, Romanian-American rabbi († 2006)
• 1915 » Margaret Taylor-Burroughs, American painter, poet, and educator, co-founded the DuSable Museum of African American History († 2010)
• 1917 » Clarence E. Miller, American engineer and politician († 2011)
• 1917 » Zenna Henderson, American author (d.1983)
• 1918 » Ken Miles, English-American race car driver († 1966)