Database Langton / Lengton / Lington - Heil - Rahder » Siebe Cornelia de Hart (1864-????)

Birthday May 12, 1864

• The temperature on May 12, 1864 was about 21.7 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 37%. 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 1864: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • March 11 » The Great Sheffield Flood kills 238 people in Sheffield, England.
  • March 16 » American Civil War: During the Red River Campaign, Union troops reach Alexandria, Louisiana.
  • April 12 » American Civil War: The Battle of Fort Pillow: Confederate forces kill most of the African American soldiers that surrendered at Fort Pillow, Tennessee.
  • May 21 » The Ionian Islands reunite with Greece.
  • July 19 » Taiping Rebellion: Third Battle of Nanking: The Qing dynasty finally defeats the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
  • November 11 » American Civil War: General William Tecumseh Sherman begins burning Atlanta to the ground in preparation for his march to the sea.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1859 » Frank Wilson, English-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Western Australia († 1918)
• 1859 » William Alden Smith, American lawyer and politician († 1932)
• 1863 » Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury, Bengali writer, painter, violin player and composer, technologist and entrepreneur. († 1915)
• 1867 » Hugh Trumble, Australian cricketer and accountant († 1938)
• 1869 » Carl Schuhmann, German gymnast, wrestler, and weightlifter († 1946)
• 1872 » Anton Korošec, Slovenian priest and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia († 1940)