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Birthday November 14, 1863

• The temperature on November 14, 1863 was about 4.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 1863: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • January 26 » American Civil War: Governor of Massachusetts John Albion Andrew receives permission from the Secretary of War to raise a militia organization for men of African descent.
  • May 2 » American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire while returning to camp after reconnoitering during the Battle of Chancellorsville. He succumbs to pneumonia eight days later.
  • June 14 » Second Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson during the American Civil War.
  • July 1 » American Civil War: The Battle of Gettysburg begins.
  • July 7 » The United States begins its first military draft; exemptions cost $300.
  • November 29 » American Civil War: Battle of Fort Sanders: Union forces under Ambrose Burnside successfully defend Knoxville, Tennessee from Confederate forces under James Longstreet.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1861 » Frederick Jackson Turner, American historian and author († 1932)
• 1863 » Leo Baekeland, Belgian-American chemist and engineer († 1944)
• 1869 » John Lumsden, Irish physician, founded the St. John Ambulance Brigade of Ireland († 1944)
• 1875 » Gregorio del Pilar, Filipino general and politician († 1899)
• 1875 » Jakob Schaffner, Swiss author and activist († 1944)