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Birthday October 24, 1863

• The temperature on October 24, 1863 was about 12.1 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 55%. 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.
  • March 19 » The SSGeorgiana, said to have been the most powerful Confederate cruiser, is destroyed on her maiden voyage with a cargo of munitions, medicines, and merchandise then valued at over $1,000,000.
  • May 6 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville ends with the defeat of the Army of the Potomac by the Army of Northern Virginia.
  • July 18 » American Civil War: Second Battle of Fort Wagner: One of the first formal African American military units, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, supported by several white regiments, attempts an unsuccessful assault on Confederate-held Battery Wagner.
  • October 29 » American Civil War: Battle of Wauhatchie: Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant repel a Confederate attack led by General James Longstreet. Union forces thus open a supply line into Chattanooga, Tennessee.
  • October 31 » The New Zealand Wars resume as British forces in New Zealand led by General Duncan Cameron begin their Invasion of the Waikato.
  • 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.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1854 » Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom, Dutch chemist and academic († 1907)
• 1855 » James S. Sherman, American lawyer and politician, 27th Vice President of the United States († 1912)
• 1857 » Ned Williamson, American baseball player († 1894)
• 1868 » Alexandra David-Néel, Belgian-French explorer and author († 1969)
• 1872 » Peter O'Connor, Irish long jumper († 1957)
• 1875 » Konstantin Yuon, Russian painter and set designer († 1958)