The temperature on August 8, 1865 was about 17.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 6.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. Source: KNMI
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.
January 15 » American Civil War: Fort Fisher in North Carolina falls to the Union, thus cutting off the last major seaport of the Confederacy.
March 19 » American Civil War: The Battle of Bentonville begins. By the end of the battle two days later, Confederate forces had retreated from Four Oaks, North Carolina.
April 4 » American Civil War: A day after Union forces capture Richmond, Virginia, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln visits the Confederate capital.
April 12 » American Civil War: Mobile, Alabama, falls to the Union Army.
May 13 » American Civil War: Battle of Palmito Ranch: In far south Texas, the last land battle of the Civil War ends with a Confederate victory.
December 17 » First performance of the Unfinished Symphony by Franz Schubert.
Day of death July 7, 1937
The temperature on July 7, 1937 was between 13.7 °C and 21.6 °C and averaged 16.7 °C. There was 4.1 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
May 27 » In California, the Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic, creating a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County, California.
May 28 » Volkswagen, the German automobile manufacturer is founded.
June 3 » The Duke of Windsor marries Wallis Simpson.
July 2 » Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan are last heard from over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first equatorial round-the-world flight.
August 28 » Toyota Motors becomes an independent company.
December 29 » The Irish Free State is replaced by a new state called Ireland with the adoption of a new constitution.
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