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Birthday January 18, 1865

• The temperature on January 18, 1865 was about 3.4 °C. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. 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 1865: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • January 31 » American Civil War: The United States Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, abolishing slavery and submits it to the states for ratification.
  • February 17 » American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina, is burned as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forces.
  • April 9 » American Civil War: Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia (26,765 troops) to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending the war.
  • April 27 » The New York State Senate creates Cornell University as the state's land grant institution.
  • May 9 » American Civil War: President Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation ending belligerent rights of the rebels and enjoining foreign nations to intern or expel Confederate ships.
  • December 24 » Jonathan Shank and Barry Ownby form The Ku Klux Klan.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1854 » Thomas A. Watson, American assistant to Alexander Graham Bell († 1934)
• 1856 » Daniel Hale Williams, American surgeon and cardiologist († 1931)
• 1867 » Rubén Darío, Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat († 1916)
• 1868 » Kantarō Suzuki, Japanese admiral and politician, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan († 1948)
• 1877 » Sam Zemurray, Russian-American businessman, founded the Cuyamel Fruit Company († 1961)