The temperature on March 3, 1865 was about 3.1 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. 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.
March 18 » American Civil War: The Congress of the Confederate States adjourns for the last time.
March 25 » American Civil War: In Virginia, Confederate forces temporarily capture Fort Stedman from the Union.
April 14 » U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is shot in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth; Lincoln died the next day.
May 17 » The International Telegraph Union (later the International Telecommunication Union) is established in Paris.
June 23 » American Civil War: At Fort Towson in the Oklahoma Territory, Confederate Brigadier General Stand Watie surrenders the last significant Confederate army.
July 31 » The first narrow-gauge mainline railway in the world opens at Grandchester, Queensland, Australia.
Day of death January 4, 1911
The temperature on January 4, 1911 was between 0.4 °C and 2.1 °C and averaged 1.3 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
February 18 » The first official flight with airmail takes place from Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (now India), when Henri Pequet, a 23-year-old pilot, delivers 6,500 letters to Naini, about 10 kilometres (6.2mi) away.
March 25 » In New York City, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 garment workers.
March 29 » The M1911 .45 ACP pistol becomes the official U.S. Army side arm.
June 22 » Mexican Revolution: Government forces bring an end to the Magonista rebellion of 1911 in the Second Battle of Tijuana.
August 21 » The Mona Lisa is stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia, a Louvre employee.
December 24 » Lackawanna Cut-Off railway line opens in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
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