About the day » Saturday January 24, 1863Calender converter

• Aaltje Jakobs Swieringa, Uithuizermeeden († 1941)
• Aaltje Sanders Smids, Drachten († 1865)
• Adrianus Egas, Hardinxveld
• Agatha Nieuweboer, Ursem, Netherlands († 1931)
• Alma Marie Schreiber, Schlettau, Annaberg, Chemnitz, Sachsen
• Baak, Den Helder († 1863)
• Agnes Janssen, Maastricht,, Limburg, Nederland († 1929)
• Andries Tiemersma, Wommels (Hennaarderadeel) († 1914)
• Adammina Bastiaantje van der Hoek, Delft (ZH-NLD) († 1939)
• Albert Aten, Onstwedde, Nederland

• Trijntje Groen (36), Harenkarspel, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anne Marie K√ñNIG (64), Morschwiller-le-Bas (68790, Haut-Rhin, France)
• aaltje noordeloos (2), enkhuizen
• Adrianus Immerzeel (0), De Lier
• Andrew 1810 London Green (53), Wellington, New Zealand
• Bastiaan Goedhart (84), Dordrecht
• Baak (0), Den Helder
• Anna Oude Wesselink (57), Geesteren
• Annigje Koedoot (32), Ridderkerk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Andries Wilson (Brassel) (37), Mijdrecht, Nederland

• 1856 » Friedrich Grünanger, Transylvanian Hungarian-German architect († 1929)
• 1858 » Constance Naden, English poet and philosopher († 1889)
• 1862 » Edith Wharton, American novelist and short story writer († 1937)
• 1863 » August Adler, Czech and Austrian mathematician († 1923)
• 1864 » Gaetano Giardino, Italian soldier and Marshal of Italy († 1935)
• 1864 » Marguerite Durand, French actress, journalist, and activist († 1936)
• 1866 » Jaan Poska, Estonian lawyer and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs († 1920)
• 1870 » Herbert Kilpin, English footballer († 1916)
• 1871 » Jiří Karásek ze Lvovic, Czech poet, writer and literary critic († 1951)
• 1871 » Thomas Jaggar, American volcanologist († 1953)

• 1877 » Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist and journalist (b. 1796)
• 1881 » James Collinson, English painter (b. 1825)
• 1883 » Friedrich von Flotow, German composer (b. 1812)
• 1895 » Lord Randolph Churchill, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1849)
• 1920 » Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1884)
• 1939 » Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician, created Muesli (b. 1867)
• 1943 » John Burns, English trade union leader and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (b. 1858)
• 1960 » Edwin Fischer, Swiss pianist and conductor (b. 1886)
• 1961 » Alfred Carlton Gilbert, American pole vaulter and businessman, founded the A. C. Gilbert Company (b. 1884)
• 1962 » André Lhote, French sculptor and painter (b. 1885)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Dirk
13. Arie
14. Klaas
15. Gerardus
16. Hendrikus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Adriana
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Grietje
10. Wilhelmina
11. Aaltje
12. Trijntje
13. Neeltje
14. Antje
15. Petronella
16. Jacoba

• 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.
• March 30 » Danish prince Wilhelm Georg is chosen as King George of Greece.
• April 17 » American Civil War: Grierson's Raid begins: Troops under Union Army Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack central Mississippi.
• June 7 » During the French intervention in Mexico, Mexico City is captured by French troops.
• July 13 » New York City draft riots: In New York City, opponents of conscription begin three days of rioting which will be later regarded as the worst in United States history.
• October 29 » American Civil War: Battle of Wauhatchie: Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant repel a Confederate attack led by General James Longstreet. Union forces thus open a supply line into Chattanooga, Tennessee.
• November 23 » American Civil War: Battle of Chattanooga begins: Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant reinforce troops at Chattanooga, Tennessee, and counter-attack Confederate troops.

The temperature on January 24, 1863 was about 7.8 °C. The air pressure was 23 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%.