The temperature on August 13, 1865 was about 17.2 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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 3 » Opening of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, the founding member of the HSBC Group.
April 3 » American Civil War: Union forces capture Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederate States of America.
May 9 » American Civil War: President Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation ending belligerent rights of the rebels and enjoining foreign nations to intern or expel Confederate ships.
July 7 » Four conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln are hanged.
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.
December 18 » US Secretary of State William Seward proclaims the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment, prohibiting slavery throughout the USA.
Day of marriage March 19, 1886
The temperature on March 19, 1886 was about 10.3 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 49%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
January 18 » Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England.
February 23 » Charles Martin Hall produced the first samples of aluminium from the electrolysis of aluminium oxide, after several years of intensive work. He was assisted in this project by his older sister, Julia Brainerd Hall.
April 8 » William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.
June 13 » A fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia.
August 31 » The 7.0 Mw Charleston earthquake affects southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Sixty people killed with damage estimated at $5–6 million.
November 27 » German judge Emil Hartwich sustains fatal injuries in a duel, which would become the background for Theodor Fontane's Effi Briest.
Day of death March 23, 1937
The temperature on March 23, 1937 was between 1.3 °C and 5.8 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
February 16 » Wallace H. Carothers receives a United States patent for nylon.
March 2 » The Steel Workers Organizing Committee signs a collective bargaining agreement with U.S. Steel, leading to unionization of the United States steel industry.
May 7 » Spanish Civil War: The German Condor Legion, equipped with Heinkel He 51 biplanes, arrives in Spain to assist Francisco Franco's forces.
July 26 » Spanish Civil War: End of the Battle of Brunete with the Nationalist victory.
July 29 » Tōngzhōu Incident: In Tōngzhōu, China, the East Hopei Army attacks Japanese troops and civilians.
August 13 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Shanghai begins.
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