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Day of marriage February 25, 1865

• The temperature on February 25, 1865 was about 2.3 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
• 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.
• In the year 1865: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • January 31 » American Civil War: The United States Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, abolishing slavery and submits it to the states for ratification.
  • March 29 » American Civil War: Federal forces under Major General Philip Sheridan move to flank Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee as the Appomattox Campaign begins.
  • April 3 » American Civil War: Union forces capture Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederate States of America.
  • April 4 » American Civil War: A day after Union forces capture Richmond, Virginia, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln visits the Confederate capital.
  • April 13 » American Civil War: Raleigh, North Carolina is occupied by Union Forces.
  • April 26 » American Civil War: Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston surrenders his army to General William Tecumseh Sherman at the Bennett Place near Durham, North Carolina. Also the date of Confederate Memorial Day for two states.

Day of death December 22, 1896

• The temperature on December 22, 1896 was about -0.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • May 18 » Khodynka Tragedy: A mass panic on Khodynka Field in Moscow during the festivities of the coronation of Russian Tsar Nicholas II results in the deaths of 1,389 people.
  • May 27 » The F4-strength St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado hits in St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, killing at least 255 people and causing over $10-million in damage.
  • June 28 » An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.
  • August 30 » Philippine Revolution: After Spanish victory in the Battle of San Juan del Monte, eight provinces in the Philippines are declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor-General Ramón Blanco y Erenas.
  • September 22 » Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.
  • December 14 » The Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1880 » George Eliot, English novelist and poet (b. 1819)
• 1891 » Paul de Lagarde, German biblical scholar and orientalist (b. 1827)
• 1899 » Dwight L. Moody, American evangelist and publisher, founded Moody Publishers (b. 1837)
• 1902 » Richard von Krafft-Ebing, German-Austrian psychiatrist and author (b. 1840)
• 1915 » Rose Talbot Bullard, American medical doctor and professor (b. 1864)
• 1917 » Frances Xavier Cabrini, Italian-American nun and saint (b. 1850)