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Birthday March 3, 1863

• The temperature on March 3, 1863 was about 15.8 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 41%. 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.
  • April 2 » American Civil War: The largest in a series of Southern bread riots occurs in Richmond, Virginia.
  • April 17 » American Civil War: Grierson's Raid begins: Troops under Union Army Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack central Mississippi.
  • May 21 » American Civil War: The Union Army succeeds in closing off the last escape route from Port Hudson, Louisiana, in preparation for the coming siege.
  • May 27 » American Civil War: First Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson.
  • July 30 » American Indian Wars: Representatives of the United States and tribal leaders including Chief Pocatello (of the Shoshone) sign the Treaty of Box Elder.
  • October 26 » The Football Association is founded.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1860 » John Montgomery Ward, American baseball player and manager († 1925)
• 1866 » Fred A. Busse, American lawyer and politician, 39th Mayor of Chicago († 1914)
• 1868 » Émile Chartier, French philosopher and journalist († 1951)
• 1869 » Henry Wood, English conductor († 1944)
• 1871 » Maurice Garin, Italian-French cyclist († 1957)
• 1873 » William Green, American union leader and politician († 1952)