The temperature on January 21, 1865 was about -0.4 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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.
February 1 » President Abraham Lincoln signs the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
April 3 » American Civil War: Union forces capture Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederate States of America.
April 10 » American Civil War: A day after his surrender to Union forces, Confederate General Robert E. Lee addresses his troops for the last time.
April 13 » American Civil War: Raleigh, North Carolina is occupied by Union Forces.
May 26 » American Civil War: The Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the Confederate Trans-Mississippi division, is the last full general of the Confederate Army to surrender, at Galveston, Texas.
December 5 » Chincha Islands War: Peru allies with Chile against Spain.
Day of death August 23, 1926
The temperature on August 23, 1926 was between 11.5 °C and 20.9 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 11.5 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
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