Dreyer Tree » Susanna Jacoba Hendrika Adriana Delport (1861-????)

Birthday March 14, 1861

• The temperature on March 14, 1861 was about 3.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 69%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
• From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
• In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • January 9 » American Civil War: "Star of the West" incident occurs near Charleston, South Carolina.
  • January 29 » Kansas is admitted as the 34th U.S. state.
  • February 11 » American Civil War: The United States House of Representatives unanimously passes a resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state.
  • May 24 » American Civil War: Union troops occupy Alexandria, Virginia.
  • August 5 » The United States Army abolishes flogging.
  • August 28 » American Civil War: Union forces attack Cape Hatteras, North Carolina in the Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries which lasts for two days.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1854 » Thomas R. Marshall, American lawyer and politician, 28th Vice President of the United States of America († 1925)
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• 1863 » Casey Jones, American engineer († 1900)