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Birthday March 6, 1863

• The temperature on March 6, 1863 was about 14.6 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 56%. 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.
  • April 2 » American Civil War: The largest in a series of Southern bread riots occurs in Richmond, Virginia.
  • May 12 » American Civil War: Battle of Raymond: Two divisions of James B. McPherson's XVII Corps turn the left wing of Confederate General John C. Pemberton's defensive line on Fourteen Mile Creek, opening up the interior of Mississippi to the Union Army during the Vicksburg Campaign.
  • June 7 » During the French intervention in Mexico, Mexico City is captured by French troops.
  • July 7 » The United States begins its first military draft; exemptions cost $300.
  • July 9 » American Civil War: The Siege of Port Hudson ends, giving the Union complete control of the Mississippi River.
  • November 17 » American Civil War: Siege of Knoxville begins: Confederate forces led by General James Longstreet place Knoxville, Tennessee, under siege.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1849 » Georg Luger, Austrian gun designer, designed the Luger pistol († 1923)
• 1864 » Richard Rushall, British businessman († 1953)
• 1870 » Oscar Straus, Viennese composer and conductor († 1954)
• 1871 » Afonso Costa, Portuguese lawyer and politician, 59th Prime Minister of Portugal († 1937)
• 1872 » Ben Harney, American pianist and composer († 1938)
• 1879 » Jimmy Hunter, New Zealand rugby player († 1962)