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May 20, 1862Born on Wednesday May 21, 1862
- Adrianus Norbertus van Hest, Tilburg
- Anna Catharina Pauw, Burgerlijke Stand, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Adriana Dubbelman, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands († 1935)
- Adrianus Norbartus van HEST, Tilburg,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1943)
- Bosman, Barradeel, Sexbierum,, Friesland, Nederland
- Amélie Élisabeth Louise RIVEMALE, Clermont-l'Hérault, 34079, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
- Alida Bijl, Heinenoord, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1898)
- Abraham Wielemaker, Koudekerke, Zeeland, NL
- Aaltje Doldersum, Achterom (Hoogeveen)
- Adrianus Norbertus van Hest, Tilburg († 1943)
Died on Wednesday May 21, 1862
- Antje Gosses de Vries (51)
- Aaltje Harms Weersing (74), Assen
- Anna van Winkelhof (23), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adrianus Hopman (0), Egmond aan Zee (NL)
- (2) Dieuwertje Ariensdr Dekker (57), Blokker, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland
- Adolphe Christophe Edouard von Barnekow (57)
- Adrianus Hopman (0), Egmond aan Zee
- Bastiaantje van Dijk (0), Nieuw-Beijerland
- Aart Veder (53), Rotterdam
- Aren WILS (68), Oude-Tonge, Goeree-Overflakkee, NL-ZH
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 21, 1862 at Delpher
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Nieuw Amsterdamsch handels- en effectenblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Rotterdamsche courant
- Utrechtsche provinciale en stads-courant : algemeen advertentieblad
- Nederlandsche staatscourant
- Leydse courant
- De Oostpost : letterkundig, wetenschappelijk en commercieel nieuws- en advertentieblad
Born on May 21
- 1850 » Giuseppe Mercalli, Italian priest and volcanologist († 1914)
- 1851 » Léon Bourgeois, French police officer and politician, 64th Prime Minister of France, Nobel Prize laureate († 1925)
- 1853 » Jacques Marie Eugène Godefroy Cavaignac, French politician († 1905)
- 1856 » José Batlle y Ordóñez, Uruguayan journalist and politician, President of Uruguay († 1929)
- 1860 » Willem Einthoven, Indonesian-Dutch physician, physiologist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1927)
- 1861 » Abel Ayerza, Argentinian physician and academic († 1918)
- 1863 » Archduke Eugen of Austria († 1954)
- 1864 » Princess Stéphanie of Belgium († 1945)
- 1873 » Hans Berger, German neurologist and academic († 1941)
- 1878 » Glenn Curtiss, American cyclist and engineer († 1930)
Died on May 21
- 1810 » Chevalier d'Eon, French diplomat and spy (b. 1728)
- 1844 » Giuseppe Baini, Italian priest and composer (b. 1775)
- 1858 » José de la Riva Agüero, Peruvian soldier and politician, 1st President of Peru and 2nd President of North Peru (b. 1783)
- 1862 » John Drew, Irish-American actor and manager (b. 1827)
- 1879 » Arturo Prat, Chilean lawyer and commander (b. 1848)
- 1894 » Émile Henry, French anarchist (b. 1872)
- 1894 » August Kundt, German physicist and academic (b. 1839)
- 1895 » Franz von Suppé, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1819)
- 1901 » Joseph Olivier, French rugby player (b. 1874)
- 1911 » Williamina Fleming, Scottish-American astronomer and academic (b. 1857)
Names that were popular for boys in 1862
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Franciscus
- Hendrikus
- Dirk
- Wilhelmus
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1862
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Elizabeth
- Aaltje
- Marie
- Petronella
- Grietje
- Geertruida
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1862
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
- 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.
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 19 » American Civil War: Battle of Mill Springs: The Confederacy suffers its first significant defeat in the conflict.
- March 9 » American Civil War: USSMonitor and CSSVirginia fight to a draw in the Battle of Hampton Roads, the first battle between two ironclad warships.
- April 16 » American Civil War: Battle at Lee's Mills in Virginia.
- April 16 » American Civil War: The District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia, becomes law.
- November 7 » American Civil War: Union General Ambrose Burnside was assigned to command the Army of the Potomac in Antietam, Maryland. After Union General George B. McClellan refused to pursue Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia after their retreat from the Battle of Antietam.
- December 13 » American Civil War: At the Battle of Fredericksburg, Confederate General Robert E. Lee defeats Union Major General Ambrose Burnside.
The weather on Wednesday May 21, 1862
The temperature on May 21, 1862 was about 15.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI