Genealogy Wink en Schmaltz » Antje Uiltjesd de Jong (1862-????)

Birthday July 25, 1862

• The temperature on July 25, 1862 was about 17.4 °C. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. 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 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 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 1862: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • January 30 » The first American ironclad warship, the USSMonitor is launched.
  • April 5 » American Civil War: The Battle of Yorktown begins.
  • May 1 » American Civil War: The Union Army completes its capture of New Orleans.
  • June 9 » American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson concludes his successful Shenandoah Valley Campaign with a victory in the Battle of Port Republic; his tactics during the campaign are now studied by militaries around the world.
  • July 12 » The Medal of Honor is authorized by the United States Congress.
  • December 31 » American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln signs an act that admits West Virginia to the Union, thus dividing Virginia in two.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1857 » Frank J. Sprague, American naval officer and inventor († 1934)
• 1865 » Jac. P. Thijsse, Dutch botanist and conservationist († 1945)
• 1866 » Frederick Blackman, English physiologist and academic († 1947)
• 1867 » Alexander Rummler, American painter († 1959)
• 1867 » Max Dauthendey, German author and painter († 1918)
• 1869 » Platon, Estonian bishop and saint († 1919)