Genealogy Kalshoven » Anna Elisabeth van Rekum (1864-????)

Birthday July 16, 1864

• The temperature on July 16, 1864 was about 18.4 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 59%. 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 1864: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • May 29 » Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico arrives in Mexico for the first time.
  • July 28 » American Civil War: Battle of Ezra Church: Confederate troops make a third unsuccessful attempt to drive Union forces from Atlanta, Georgia.
  • August 10 » After Uruguay's governing Blanco Party refuses Brazil's demands, José Antônio Saraiva announces that the Brazilian military will begin reprisals, beginning the Uruguayan War.
  • August 31 » During the American Civil War, Union forces led by General William T. Sherman launch an assault on Atlanta.
  • September 29 » The Treaty of Lisbon defines the boundaries between Spain and Portugal and abolishes the Couto Misto microstate.
  • October 2 » American Civil War: Confederates defeat a Union attack on Saltville, Virginia. A massacre of wounded Union prisoners (most of them are from a Black cavalry unit) ensues.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1858 » Eugène Ysaÿe, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor († 1931)
• 1862 » Ida B. Wells, American journalist and activist († 1931)
• 1863 » Anderson Dawson, Australian politician, 14th Premier of Queensland († 1910)
• 1870 » Lambert McKenna, Irish priest, lexicographer, and scholar († 1956)
• 1871 » John Maxwell, American golfer († 1906)
• 1872 » Roald Amundsen, Norwegian pilot and explorer († 1928)