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Birthday January 9, 1862

• The temperature on January 9, 1862 was about 8.2 °C. There was 14 mm of rain. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
• 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 1862: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • January 31 » Alvan Graham Clark discovers the white dwarf star Sirius B, a companion of Sirius, through an 18.5-inch (47cm) telescope now located at Northwestern University.
  • April 6 » American Civil War: The Battle of Shiloh begins: In Tennessee, forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant meet Confederate troops led by General Albert Sidney Johnston.
  • April 12 » American Civil War: The Andrews Raid (the Great Locomotive Chase) occurs, starting from Big Shanty, Georgia (now Kennesaw).
  • May 5 » Cinco de Mayo: Troops led by Ignacio Zaragoza halt a French invasion in the Battle of Puebla in Mexico.
  • August 19 » American Indian Wars: During an uprising in Minnesota, Lakota warriors decide not to attack heavily defended Fort Ridgely and instead turn to the settlement of New Ulm, killing white settlers along the way.
  • September 22 » A preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation is released by Abraham Lincoln.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1854 » Lady Randolph Churchill, American-born wife of Lord Randolph Churchill, mother of Sir Winston Churchill († 1921)
• 1856 » Anton Aškerc, Slovenian priest and poet († 1912)
• 1859 » Carrie Chapman Catt, American activist, founded the League of Women Voters and International Alliance of Women († 1947)
• 1864 » Vladimir Steklov, Russian mathematician and physicist († 1926)
• 1868 » S. P. L. Sørensen, Danish chemist and academic († 1939)
• 1870 » Joseph Strauss, American engineer, co-designed the Golden Gate Bridge († 1938)