The temperature on November 23, 1863 was about 11.0 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. 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.
February 7 » HMSOrpheus sinks off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189.
April 30 » A 65-man French Foreign Legion infantry patrol fights a force of nearly 2,000 Mexican soldiers to nearly the last man in Hacienda Camarón, Mexico.
May 14 » American Civil War: The Battle of Jackson takes place.
June 9 » American Civil War: Battle of Brandy Station, Virginia.
September 9 » American Civil War: The Union Army enters Chattanooga, Tennessee.
October 3 » The last Thursday in November is declared as Thanksgiving Day by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
Day of death May 24, 1950
The temperature on May 24, 1950 was between 9.5 °C and 13.2 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 11.0 mm of rain during 5.4 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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).
January 21 » American lawyer and government official Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury.
May 5 » Bhumibol Adulyadej is crowned as King of Thailand.
September 4 » Darlington Raceway is the site of the inaugural Southern 500, the first 500-mile NASCAR race.
October 19 » China defeats the Tibetan Army at Chambo.
November 8 » Korean War: United States Air Force Lt. Russell J. Brown, while piloting an F-80 Shooting Star, shoots down two North Korean MiG-15s in the first jet aircraft-to-jet aircraft dogfight in history.
November 19 » US General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes Supreme Commander of NATO-Europe.
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