Stamboom familie Leenen te Sint-Truiden België » Albertina Georgine Croughs (1914-)

Birthday April 15, 1914

• The temperature on April 15, 1914 was between 3.7 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 1914: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
  • February 13 » Copyright: In New York City the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members.
  • August 15 » The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship SSAncon.
  • August 23 » World War I: Japan declares war on Germany.
  • August 26 » World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fought a vigorous and successful defensive action at Le Cateau.
  • September 3 » World War I: Start of the Battle of Grand Couronné, a German assault against French positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.
  • November 9 » SMSEmden is sunk by HMASSydney in the Battle of Cocos.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1912 » Kim Il-sung, North Korean general and politician, 1st Supreme Leader of North Korea († 1994)
• 1912 » William Congdon, American-Italian painter and sculptor († 1998)
• 1915 » Elizabeth Catlett, African-American sculptor and illustrator († 2012)
• 1916 » Alfred S. Bloomingdale, American businessman († 1982)
• 1916 » Helene Hanff, American author and screenwriter († 1997)
• 1917 » Hans Conried, American actor († 1982)