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Birthday April 2, 1915

• The temperature on April 2, 1915 was between -3.5 °C and 12.6 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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.
  • March 18 » World War I: During the Battle of Gallipoli, three battleships are sunk during a failed British and French naval attack on the Dardanelles.
  • April 5 » Boxing challenger Jess Willard knocks out Jack Johnson in Havana, Cuba to become the Heavyweight Champion of the World.
  • April 22 » The use of poison gas in World War I escalates when chlorine gas is released as a chemical weapon in the Second Battle of Ypres.
  • May 23 » World War I: Italy joins the Allies, fulfilling its part of the Treaty of London.
  • June 21 » The U.S. Supreme Court hands down its decision in Guinn v. United States 238 US 347 1915, striking down Oklahoma grandfather clause legislation which had the effect of denying the right to vote to blacks.
  • July 16 » Henry James becomes a British citizen to highlight his commitment to Britain during the first World War.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1910 » Chico Xavier, Brazilian spiritual medium († 2002)
• 1910 » Paul Triquet, Canadian general, Victoria Cross recipient († 1980)
• 1914 » Alec Guinness, English actor († 2000)
• 1919 » Delfo Cabrera, Argentinian runner and soldier († 1981)
• 1920 » Gerald Bouey, Canadian lieutenant and civil servant († 2004)
• 1920 » Jack Stokes, English animator and director († 2013)