The temperature on November 14, 1865 was about -0.4 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. Source: KNMI
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.
March 4 » The third and final national flag of the Confederate States of America is adopted by the Confederate Congress.
April 2 » American Civil War: Defeat at the Third Battle of Petersburg forces the Army of Northern Virginia and the Confederate government to abandon Richmond, Virginia.
April 12 » American Civil War: Mobile, Alabama, falls to the Union Army.
May 25 » In Mobile, Alabama, around 300 people are killed when an ordnance depot explodes.
July 27 » Welsh settlers arrive at Chubut in Argentina.
December 24 » Jonathan Shank and Barry Ownby form The Ku Klux Klan.
Day of marriage January 10, 1900
The temperature on January 10, 1900 was about 4.2 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. Source: KNMI
January 6 » Second Boer War: Having already besieged the fortress at Ladysmith, Boer forces attack it, but are driven back by British defenders.
February 27 » Fußball-Club Bayern München is founded.
May 17 » The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister.
May 23 » American Civil War: Sergeant William Harvey Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Assault on the Battery Wagner in 1863.
May 29 » N'Djamena is founded as Fort-Lamy by the French commander Émile Gentil.
June 25 » The Taoist monk Wang Yuanlu discovers the Dunhuang manuscripts, a cache of ancient texts that are of great historical and religious significance, in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, China.
Day of death October 15, 1921
The temperature on October 15, 1921 was between 3.2 °C and 16.5 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
February 15 » Kingdom of Romania establishes its legation in Helsinki.
March 24 » The 1921 Women's Olympiad begins in Monte Carlo, first international women's sports event.
April 2 » The Autonomous Government of Khorasan, a military government encompassing the modern state of Iran, is established.
June 20 » Workers of Buckingham and Carnatic Mills in the city of Chennai, India, begin a four-month strike.
July 11 » The Red Army captures Mongolia from the White Army and establishes the Mongolian People's Republic.
September 8 » Margaret Gorman, a 16-year-old, wins the Atlantic City Pageant's Golden Mermaid trophy; pageant officials later dubbed her the first Miss America.
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