About the day » Wednesday April 8, 1863Calender converter
April 7, 1863Died on Wednesday April 8, 1863
- Arie Jacob Pronk (20), 's-Gravenzande
- Albert Smitter (0), Leek, Groningen, Nederland
- Anna Maria van der Worp, Utrecht
- Abraham van Colmjon (1), Amersfoort, Nederland
- Adrianus van der Wielen, Herpen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Antje van Zwieten (30), Abcoude, Utrecht, Nederland
- Anne Jans Mulder (35), Surhuisterveen, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland
- Antje Gerkes Schaafsma (64), Rauwerderhem
- Cornelia Oosterling (2), Stad aan 't Haringvliet, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antje van Zwieten (30), Abcoude Proosdij
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 8, 1863 at Delpher
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Nieuw Amsterdamsch handels- en effectenblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Rotterdamsche courant
- Nederlandsche staatscourant
- Leydse courant
- De Oostpost : letterkundig, wetenschappelijk en commercieel nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Opregte Haarlemsche Courant
Born on April 8
- 1859 » Edmund Husserl, German Jewish-Austrian mathematician and philosopher († 1938)
- 1864 » Carlos Deltour, French rower and rugby player († 1920)
- 1867 » Allen Butler Talcott, American painter and educator († 1908)
- 1869 » Harvey Cushing, American surgeon and academic († 1939)
- 1871 » Clarence Hudson White, American photographer and educator († 1925)
- 1874 » Manuel Díaz, Cuban fencer († 1929)
- 1874 » Stanisław Taczak, Polish general († 1960)
- 1875 » Albert I of Belgium († 1934)
- 1882 » (O.S. 27 March) - Dmytro Doroshenko, Lithuanian-Ukrainian historian and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Prime Minister of Ukraine († 1951)
- 1883 » R. P. Keigwin, English cricketer and academic († 1972)
Died on April 8
- 1848 » Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer (b. 1797)
- 1860 » István Széchenyi, Hungarian statesman and reformer (b.1791)
- 1861 » Elisha Otis, American businessman, founded the Otis Elevator Company (b. 1811)
- 1870 » Charles Auguste de Bériot, Belgian violinist and composer (b. 1802)
- 1894 » Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Indian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1838)
- 1906 » Auguste Deter, German woman, first person diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (b. 1850)
- 1919 » Loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist, academic, and politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (b. 1848)
- 1920 » Charles Griffes, American pianist and composer (b. 1884)
- 1931 » Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Swedish poet Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1864)
- 1936 » Róbert Bárány, Austrian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1876)
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.
- February 17 » A group of citizens of Geneva founded an International Committee for Relief to the Wounded, which later became known as the International Committee of the Red Cross.
- February 24 » Arizona is organized as a United States territory.
- 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 9 » American Civil War: Battle of Brandy Station, Virginia.
- September 8 » American Civil War: In the Second Battle of Sabine Pass, a small Confederate force thwarts a Union invasion of Texas.
- October 14 » American Civil War: Confederate troops under the command of A. P. Hill fail to drive the Union Army completely out of Virginia.
The weather on Wednesday April 8, 1863
The temperature on April 8, 1863 was about 7.2 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI