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Born on Sunday February 15, 1863
- Abraham van Antwerpen, sommelsdijk (goeree overflakkee) († 1939)
- Adriana van HAAREN, Oisterwijk († 1894)
- Aletta Catharina Stapel, Ooij († 1867)
- Adriaan Wezenbeek, Halsteren († 1863)
- Alida Snoek, Willige Langerak († 1944)
- , Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands († 1902)
- Adrianus Wilhelmus KUIJPERS, Zoeterwoude
- Ale Sipkes van der Velde, IJlst, Gem. IJlst, Friesland, Nederland
- VREDEVELD, Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland († 1863)
- Alida Maria Duijndam, Monster, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1903)
Died on Sunday February 15, 1863
- Catharina de Swarte (85), Zaamslag
- Alexander Mutch ** (35), New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
- Adriaan Kools (39), Rucphen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Abraham de WILDE (44), Tholen, Zeeland, Nederland
- Adrianus Kools (39), Rucphen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Alice Fauntleroy Boswell (22), Paducah, Mccracken, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
- Berendje van Dijk (34), Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland
- Antonius Bernardus Ludikhuize (0), Middelburg
- Abraham Heijman Mezelaar, Amsterdam
- Bernardina van Sonsbeek (1), Culemborg
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 15, 1863 at Delpher
Born on February 15
- 1847 » Robert Fuchs, Austrian composer and educator († 1927)
- 1849 » Rickman Godlee, English surgeon and academic († 1925)
- 1850 » Sophie Bryant, Irish mathematician, academic and activist († 1922)
- 1851 » Spiru Haret, Romanian mathematician, astronomer, and politician, 55th Romanian Minister of Internal Affairs († 1912)
- 1856 » Emil Kraepelin, German psychiatrist and academic († 1926)
- 1861 » Alfred North Whitehead, English mathematician and philosopher († 1947)
- 1861 » Charles Édouard Guillaume, Swiss-French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1938)
- 1861 » Martin Burns, American wrestler and coach († 1937)
- 1873 » Hans von Euler-Chelpin, German-Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1964)
- 1874 » Ernest Shackleton, Anglo-Irish captain and explorer († 1922)
Died on February 15
- 1835 » Henry Hunt, English farmer and politician (b. 1773)
- 1839 » François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier, Canadian rebel (b. 1803)
- 1842 » Archibald Menzies, Scottish surgeon and botanist (b. 1754)
- 1844 » Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1757)
- 1847 » Germinal Pierre Dandelin, Belgian mathematician and engineer (b. 1794)
- 1848 » Hermann von Boyen, Prussian general and politician, Prussian Minister of War (b. 1771)
- 1849 » Pierre François Verhulst, Belgian mathematician and theorist (b. 1804)
- 1857 » Mikhail Glinka, Russian composer (b. 1804)
- 1869 » Ghalib, Indian poet and educator (b. 1796)
- 1885 » Gregor von Helmersen, Estonian-Russian geologist and engineer (b. 1803)
Names that were popular for boys in 1863
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Dirk
- Arie
- Klaas
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1863
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Grietje
- Wilhelmina
- Aaltje
- Trijntje
- Neeltje
- Antje
- Petronella
- Jacoba
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1863
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- 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.
- February 7 » HMSOrpheus sinks off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189.
- May 14 » American Civil War: The Battle of Jackson takes place.
- June 7 » During the French intervention in Mexico, Mexico City is captured by French troops.
- July 3 » American Civil War: The final day of the Battle of Gettysburg culminates with Pickett's Charge.
- August 8 » American Civil War: Following his defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate President Jefferson Davis (which is refused upon receipt).
- October 14 » American Civil War: Confederate troops under the command of A. P. Hill fail to drive the Union Army completely out of Virginia.
Weather February 15, 1863
The temperature on February 15, 1863 was about -2.2 °C. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%.