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Birthday September 24, 1915

• The temperature on September 24, 1915 was between 14.4 °C and 22.8 °C and averaged 17.8 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 22 » Over 600 people are killed in Guadalajara, Mexico, when a train plunges off the tracks into a deep canyon.
  • April 18 » French pilot Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the German side of the lines during World War I.
  • 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.
  • May 22 » Lassen Peak erupts with a powerful force, the only volcano besides Mount St. Helens to erupt in the contiguous U.S. during the 20th century.
  • June 9 » William Jennings Bryan resigns as Woodrow Wilson's Secretary of State over a disagreement regarding the United States' handling of the sinking of the RMSLusitania.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1912 » Robert Lewis Taylor, American soldier and author († 1998)
• 1913 » Herb Jeffries, American singer († 2014)
• 1914 » Andrzej Panufnik, Polish pianist, composer, and conductor († 1991)
• 1914 » Esther Eng, Chinese-American film director († 1970)
• 1914 » John Kerr, Australian politician, 18th Governor-General of Australia († 1991)
• 1916 » Ruth Leach Amonette, American businesswoman and author († 2004)