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Birthday September 8, 1865

• The temperature on September 8, 1865 was about 27.8 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 41%. 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.
  • February 8 » Delaware refuses to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Slavery was outlawed in the United States, including Delaware, when the Amendment was ratified by the requisite number of states on December 6, 1865. Delaware ratified the Thirteenth Amendment on February 12, 1901, which was the ninety-second anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.
  • 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.
  • May 5 » American Civil War: The Confederate government was declared dissolved at Washington, Georgia.
  • May 17 » The International Telegraph Union (later the International Telecommunication Union) is established in Paris.
  • December 5 » Chincha Islands War: Peru allies with Chile against Spain.
  • December 17 » First performance of the Unfinished Symphony by Franz Schubert.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1863 » Mary of the Divine Heart, German nun and saint († 1899)
• 1863 » W.W. Jacobs, English novelist and short story writer († 1943)
• 1867 » Alexander Parvus, Belarusian-German theoretician and activist († 1924)
• 1868 » Seth Weeks, American mandolin player, composer, and bandleader († 1953)
• 1869 » José María Pino Suárez, Mexican politician, Vice President of Mexico, murdered in a military coup († 1913)
• 1871 » Samuel McLaughlin, Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded the McLaughlin Carriage Company († 1972)