The temperature on April 15, 1863 was about 10.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 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.
January 29 » The Bear River Massacre: A detachment of California Volunteers led by Colonel Patrick Edward Connor engage the Shoshone at Bear River, Washington Territory, killing hundreds of men, women and children.
April 2 » American Civil War: The largest in a series of Southern bread riots occurs in Richmond, Virginia.
June 9 » American Civil War: Battle of Brandy Station, Virginia.
June 14 » American Civil War: Second Battle of Winchester: A Union garrison is defeated by the Army of Northern Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley town of Winchester, Virginia.
August 21 » Lawrence, Kansas is destroyed by pro-Confederate guerrillas known as Quantrill's Raiders.
November 27 » American Civil War: Battle of Mine Run: Union forces under General George Meade take up positions against troops led by Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
Day of marriage May 11, 1908
The temperature on May 11, 1908 was between 4.2 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 8.1 hours of sunshine (52%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
March 4 » The Collinwood school fire, Collinwood near Cleveland, Ohio, kills 174 people.
March 9 » Inter Milan was founded on Football Club Internazionale, following a schism from A.C. Milan.
June 27 » A group of Vietnamese tirailleurs conducts a failed attempt to poison the entire French army's garrison in the Hanoi Citadel with the aim to make way for Hoàng Hoa Thám's rebel army to capture Hanoi.
June 30 » The Tunguska Event, the largest impact event on Earth in human recorded history, resulting in a massive explosion over Eastern Siberia.
August 8 » Wilbur Wright makes his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It is the Wright Brothers' first public flight.
November 7 » Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are reportedly killed in San Vicente Canton, Bolivia.
Day of death September 24, 1950
The temperature on September 24, 1950 was between 9.8 °C and 13.9 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 8.2 mm of rain during 11.9 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
May 5 » Bhumibol Adulyadej is crowned as King of Thailand.
July 4 » Cold War: Radio Free Europe first broadcasts.
August 20 » Korean War: United Nations repel an offensive by North Korean divisions attempting to cross the Nakdong River and assault the city of Taegu.
August 24 » Edith Sampson becomes the first black U.S. delegate to the United Nations.
September 24 » The eastern United States is covered by a thick haze from the Chinchaga fire in western Canada.
November 17 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 89 relating to the Palestine Question is adopted.
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