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Birthday November 24, 1866

• The temperature on November 24, 1866 was about 7.3 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. 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 Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
• From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
• In the year 1866: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • March 27 » President of the United States of America Andrew Johnson vetoes the Civil Rights Act of 1866. His veto is overridden by Congress and the bill passes into law on April 9.
  • April 6 » The Grand Army of the Republic, an American patriotic organization composed of Union veterans of the American Civil War, is founded. It lasts until 1956.
  • May 5 » Memorial Day first celebrated in United States at Waterloo, New York.
  • June 3 » The Fenians are driven out of Fort Erie, Ontario back into the United States.
  • September 22 » The Battle of Curupayty is Paraguay's only significant victory in the Paraguayan War.
  • October 19 » In accordance with the Treaty of Vienna, Austria cedes Veneto and Mantua to France, which immediately awards them to Italy in exchange for the earlier Italian acquiescence to the French annexation of Savoy and Nice.

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• 1859 » Cass Gilbert, American architect, designed the United States Supreme Court Building and Woolworth Building († 1934)
• 1864 » Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French painter and illustrator († 1901)
• 1868 » Scott Joplin, American pianist and composer († 1917)
• 1869 » Óscar Carmona, Portuguese field marshal and politician, 11th President of Portugal († 1951)
• 1873 » Herbert Roper Barrett, English tennis player († 1943)
• 1873 » Julius Martov, Russian politician († 1923)