Genealogy Harssema » (Stillborn) DOORNBOS (1865-1865)

Birthday October 19, 1865

• The temperature on October 19, 1865 was about 11.7 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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 1865: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • April 9 » American Civil War: Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia (26,765 troops) to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending the war.
  • April 13 » American Civil War: Raleigh, North Carolina is occupied by Union Forces.
  • April 27 » The Sultana explodes and sinks in the United States' worst maritime disaster.
  • May 12 » American Civil War: The Battle of Palmito Ranch: The first day of the last major land action to take place during the Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory.
  • May 17 » The International Telegraph Union (later the International Telecommunication Union) is established in Paris.
  • December 4 » North Carolina ratifies 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, followed soon by Georgia, and U.S. slaves were legally free within two weeks.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1858 » George Albert Boulenger, Belgian-English zoologist and botanist († 1937)
• 1862 » Auguste Lumière, French director and producer († 1954)
• 1868 » Bertha Knight Landes, American academic and politician, Mayor of Seattle († 1943)
• 1873 » Bart King, American cricketer († 1965)
• 1873 » Jaap Eden, Dutch speed skater and cyclist († 1925)
• 1876 » Mordecai Brown, American baseball player, coach, and manager († 1945)