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Day of marriage May 15, 1915

• The temperature on May 15, 1915 was between 0.1 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 12.9 hours of sunshine (82%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 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 21 » Kiwanis International is founded in Detroit.
  • January 26 » The Rocky Mountain National Park is established by an act of the U.S. Congress.
  • January 31 » World War I: Germany is the first to make large-scale use of poison gas in warfare in the Battle of Bolimów against Russia.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Day of death November 21, 1941

• The temperature on November 21, 1941 was between 3.3 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (29%). 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 September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1941: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
  • January 22 » World War II: British and Commonwealth troops capture Tobruk from Italian forces during Operation Compass.
  • May 27 » World War II: The German battleshipBismarck is sunk in the North Atlantic killing almost 2,100 men.
  • August 29 » World War II: Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is occupied by Nazi Germany following an occupation by the Soviet Union.
  • September 17 » World War II: A decree of the Soviet State Committee of Defense restores compulsory military training.
  • November 1 » American photographer Ansel Adams takes a picture of a moonrise over the town of Hernandez, New Mexico that would become one of the most famous images in the history of photography.
  • December 1 » World War II: Emperor Hirohito of Japan gives the final approval to initiate war against the United States.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1938 » Leopold Godowsky, Polish-American pianist and composer (b. 1870)
• 1941 » Henrietta Vinton Davis, American actress and playwright (b. 1860)
• 1942 » Count Leopold Berchtold, Austrian-Hungarian politician, Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary (b. 1863)
• 1942 » J. B. M. Hertzog, South African general and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of South Africa (b. 1866)
• 1945 » Al Davis, American boxer (b. 1920)
• 1945 » Robert Benchley, American humorist, newspaper columnist, and actor (b. 1889)