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Birthday September 6, 1915

• The temperature on September 6, 1915 was between 6.6 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 21 » Kiwanis International is founded in Detroit.
  • May 1 » The RMSLusitania departs from New York City on her 202nd, and final, crossing of the North Atlantic. Six days later, the ship is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland with the loss of 1,198 lives.
  • June 5 » Denmark amends its constitution to allow women's suffrage.
  • 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 5 » The Liberty Bell leaves Philadelphia by special train on its way to the Panama–Pacific International Exposition. This is the last trip outside Philadelphia that the custodians of the bell intend to permit.
  • October 13 » First World War: The Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt marks the end of the Battle of Loos.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1913 » Julie Gibson, American actress and singer († 2019)
• 1913 » Leônidas, Brazilian footballer († 2004)
• 1915 » Ed Oliver, American golfer († 1961)
• 1915 » Franz Josef Strauss, German lieutenant and politician, Minister President of Bavaria († 1988)
• 1917 » George Mann, English cricketer († 2001)
• 1917 » John Berry, American-French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter († 1999)