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March 1, 1864Born on Wednesday March 2, 1864
- Albert Hartlief, (DR) Eelde († 1896)
- Anna Emily Clapp, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten († 1950)
- Jobse, Middelburg, Zeeland, Nederland († 1864)
- Anna van Van Alphen, Standaardbuiten († 1900)
- Adriana van VEEN, Zwammerdam
- Anna Maria Henrica Lukkenaer, 's-Hertogenbosch,Den Bosch,Noord-Brabant,Nederland († 1945)
- Josephus Johannes Adrianus, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, NL
- Anna van Alphen, Standdaarbuiten, Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant, Nl († 1900)
- Aletta Hodde, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 1937)
- Adolf Hemmelder, Borne († 1865)
Died on Wednesday March 2, 1864
- Alida van der Velden (34), Ameide, Utrecht, Nederland
- Aafke Barelds Bijma (6), Rottevalle, gem. Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland
- Adolph SARTORIUS (44), Barmen
- Aaltje Hallie (15), Nieuwendam
- Albertjen Alberts STOKVIS (73)
- Albertje Alberts (Stokvisch) Stokvis (73), Molendijk, Hoogeveen
- Adriana De Jong (61), Nieuwmoer, België
- Alida van der Velden (33), Ameide,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Alida van Gulik (42)
- Adriaantje Pleunsdr Poot (72), Delft
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 2, 1864 at Delpher
- Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage
- De Noord-Brabanter : staat- en letterkundig dagblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Rotterdamsche courant
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Nederlandsche staatscourant
Born on March 2
- 1842 » Carl Jacobsen, Danish brewer, art collector, and philanthropist († 1914)
- 1846 » Marie Roze, French soprano († 1926)
- 1849 » Robert Means Thompson, American commander, lawyer, and businessman († 1930)
- 1859 » Sholem Aleichem, Ukrainian-American author and playwright († 1916)
- 1860 » Susanna M. Salter, American activist and politician († 1961)
- 1862 » John Jay Chapman, American lawyer, author, and poet († 1933)
- 1876 » Pope Pius XII († 1958)
- 1878 » William Kissam Vanderbilt II, American sailor and race car driver († 1944)
- 1886 » Kurt Grelling, German logician and philosopher († 1942)
- 1886 » Willis H. O'Brien, American animator and director († 1962)
Died on March 2
- 1830 » Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring, German physician, anatomist, and anthropologist (b. 1755)
- 1835 » Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1768)
- 1840 » Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, German physician and astronomer (b. 1758)
- 1855 » Nicholas I, Russian emperor (b. 1796)
- 1864 » Ulric Dahlgren, American colonel (b. 1842)
- 1865 » Carl Sylvius Völkner, German-New Zealand priest and missionary (b. 1819)
- 1880 » John Benjamin Macneill, Irish engineer (b. 1790)
- 1895 » Berthe Morisot, French painter (b. 1841)
- 1895 » Isma'il Pasha, Egyptian politician (b. 1830)
- 1896 » Jubal Early, American general (b. 1816)
Names that were popular for boys in 1864
- Jan
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Dirk
- Klaas
- Hendrikus
- Leendert
Names that were popular for girls in 1864
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Wilhelmina
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Trijntje
- Antje
- Neeltje
- Petronella
- Jacoba
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1864
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- June 10 » American Civil War: Battle of Brice's Crossroads: Confederate troops under Nathan Bedford Forrest defeat a much larger Union force led by General Samuel D. Sturgis in Mississippi.
- June 21 » American Civil War: The Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road begins.
- June 30 » U.S. President Abraham Lincoln grants Yosemite Valley to California for "public use, resort and recreation".
- July 24 » American Civil War: Battle of Kernstown: Confederate General Jubal Early defeats Union troops led by General George Crook in an effort to keep them out of the Shenandoah Valley.
- August 5 » American Civil War: The Battle of Mobile Bay begins at Mobile Bay near Mobile, Alabama, Admiral David Farragut leads a Union flotilla through Confederate defenses and seals one of the last major Southern ports.
- August 23 » American Civil War: The Union Navy captures Fort Morgan, Alabama, thus breaking Confederate dominance of all ports on the Gulf of Mexico except Galveston, Texas.
Weather March 2, 1864
The temperature on March 2, 1864 was about 3.2 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%.