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March 7, 1863Born on Sunday March 8, 1863
- Adriaan Willem van Engelen, Scherpenisse († 1906)
- Alle Piers Madhuizen, Oosterwolde, Nederland († 1954)
- Aaltje JONG,DE, Monnickendam, Noord Holland, Netherlands († 1936)
- Albartje Van Zetten, Zoelen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1963)
- Alberdina Johanna Krebber, Verwolde,, Gelderland, Nederland († 1865)
- Anna Maria** WRIGHT, Virgin, Washington, Utah, États-Unis († 1951)
- Anna Maria van Nierop, Stompwijk* († 1863)
- Adrianus Kraak, Geervliet, Nederland
- ANNA ELIZABETH NAAIJEN, POEDEROOIJEN (GL) († 1940)
- Anna Maria Ida Grasstek
Died on Sunday March 8, 1863
- Amon Brock (99), Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
- Aaltje Huigsdr van Duijvenbode (66), Katwijk aan Zee
- Adriaantje Ariesd den Ouden (72), Heerjansdam
- Aaltje van Duijvenbode (66), Katwijk
- Anna Theresia de Bijl (0), Brielle, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje Huigen van Duijvenbode (66), Katwijk
- Adriaantje Den Ouden, Heerjansdam
- Alida Jan Cording (67), Rotterdam
- Anna Maria Rutjes (22), Zutphen
- Alida Jan Kording (67), Rotterdam
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 8, 1863 at Delpher
Born on March 8
- 1839 » Josephine Cochrane, American inventor († 1913)
- 1841 » Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., American colonel, lawyer, and jurist († 1935)
- 1848 » LaMarcus Adna Thompson, American engineer and businessman, developed the roller coaster († 1917)
- 1856 » Bramwell Booth, English 2nd General of The Salvation Army († 1929)
- 1856 » Colin Campbell Cooper, American painter and academic († 1937)
- 1859 » Kenneth Grahame, Scottish-English banker and author († 1932)
- 1865 » Frederic Goudy, American type designer, created Copperplate Gothic and Goudy Old Style († 1947)
- 1879 » Otto Hahn, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1968)
- 1886 » Edward Calvin Kendall, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1972)
- 1892 » Juana de Ibarbourou, Uruguayan poet and author († 1979)
Died on March 8
- 1819 » Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1739)
- 1844 » Charles XIV John of Sweden (b. 1763)
- 1869 » Hector Berlioz, French composer, conductor, and critic (b. 1803)
- 1872 » Cornelius Krieghoff, Dutch-Canadian painter (b. 1815)
- 1874 » Millard Fillmore, American lawyer and politician, 13th President of the United States (b. 1800)
- 1887 » Henry Ward Beecher, American minister and activist (b. 1813)
- 1887 » James Buchanan Eads, American engineer, designed the Eads Bridge (b. 1820)
- 1889 » John Ericsson, Swedish-American engineer, designed the USS Monitor (b. 1803)
- 1917 » Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German general and businessman, founded the Zeppelin Company (b. 1838)
- 1923 » Krišjānis Barons, Latvian linguist and author (b. 1835)
Names that were popular for boys in 1863
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Franciscus
- Dirk
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1863
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Catharina
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Hendrika
- Wilhelmina
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Grietje
- Elizabeth
- Aaltje
- Marie
- Geertruida
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.
- May 22 » American Civil War: Union forces begin the Siege of Port Hudson which lasts 48 days, the longest siege in U.S. military history.
- June 17 » American Civil War: Battle of Aldie in the Gettysburg Campaign.
- August 4 » Matica slovenská, Slovakia's public-law cultural and scientific institution focusing on topics around the Slovak nation, is established in Martin.
- September 7 » American Civil War: Union troops under Quincy A. Gillmore captures Fort Wagner in Morris Island after a 7-week siege.
- November 17 » American Civil War: Siege of Knoxville begins: Confederate forces led by General James Longstreet place Knoxville, Tennessee, under siege.
- December 16 » American Civil War: Joseph E. Johnston replaces Braxton Bragg as commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee.
The weather on Sunday March 8, 1863
The temperature on March 8, 1863 was about 7.8 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI