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Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland
1915Aug, 30

Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland

Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland (d. 2013)
Princess Lilian of Sweden, Duchess of Halland (born Lillian May Davies, later Craig; 30 August 1915 – 10 March 2013), was a Welsh fashion model who became a member of the Swedish royal family through her 1976 marriage to Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland (1912–1997). As such, she was a paternal aunt of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and a maternal aunt of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece.

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Events on 1915

  • 12Jan

    Women's suffrage

    The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to require states to give women the right to vote.
  • 28Jan

    United States Coast Guard

    An act of the U.S. Congress creates the United States Coast Guard as a branch of the United States Armed Forces.
  • 18Mar

    Battle of Gallipoli

    World War I: During the Battle of Gallipoli, three battleships are sunk during a failed British and French naval attack on the Dardanelles.
  • 9May

    Second Battle of Artois

    World War I: Second Battle of Artois between German and French forces.
  • 17May

    Herbert Henry Asquith

    The last British Liberal Party government (led by Herbert Henry Asquith) falls.