The temperature on May 25, 1865 was about 18.9 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 54%. 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 31 » American Civil War: Confederate General Robert E. Lee becomes general-in-chief.
March 29 » American Civil War: Federal forces under Major General Philip Sheridan move to flank Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee as the Appomattox Campaign begins.
May 5 » American Civil War: The Confederate government was declared dissolved at Washington, Georgia.
May 17 » The International Telegraph Union (later the International Telecommunication Union) is established in Paris.
July 27 » Welsh settlers arrive at Chubut in Argentina.
December 5 » Chincha Islands War: Peru allies with Chile against Spain.
Day of death October 5, 1952
The temperature on October 5, 1952 was between 4.6 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (20%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
March 15 » In Cilaos, Réunion, 1870mm (73inches) of rain falls in a 24-hour period, setting a new world record (March 15 through March 16).
April 28 » Dwight D. Eisenhower resigns as Supreme Allied Commander of NATO.
May 3 » The Kentucky Derby is televised nationally for the first time, on the CBS network.
September 19 » The United States bars Charlie Chaplin from re-entering the country after a trip to England.
November 25 » Agatha Christie's murder-mystery play The Mousetrap opens at the Ambassadors Theatre in London. It will become the longest continuously-running play in history.
December 1 » The New York Daily News reports the news of Christine Jorgensen, the first notable case of sex reassignment surgery.
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