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Birthday March 11, 1863

• The temperature on March 11, 1863 was about 2.3 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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.
  • January 4 » The New Apostolic Church, a Christian and chiliastic church, is established in Hamburg, Germany.
  • January 22 » The January Uprising breaks out in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. The aim of the national movement is to regain Polish–Lithuanian–Ruthenian Commonwealth from occupation by Russia.
  • July 19 » American Civil War: Morgan's Raid: At Buffington Island in Ohio, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan's raid into the north is mostly thwarted when a large group of his men are captured while trying to escape across the Ohio River.
  • August 4 » Matica slovenská, Slovakia's public-law cultural and scientific institution focusing on topics around the Slovak nation, is established in Martin.
  • November 24 » American Civil War: Battle of Lookout Mountain: Near Chattanooga, Tennessee, Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant capture Lookout Mountain and begin to break the Confederate siege of the city led by General Braxton Bragg.
  • 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 » Jane Meade Welch, American journalist and lecturer († 1931)
• 1863 » Andrew Stoddart, English cricketer and rugby player († 1915)
• 1870 » Louis Bachelier, French mathematician and theorist († 1946)
• 1872 » Kathleen Clarice Groom, Australian-English author and screenwriter († 1954)
• 1873 » David Horsley, English-American film producer, co-founded Universal Studios († 1933)
• 1876 » Carl Ruggles, American pianist and composer († 1971)