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June 16, 1863Died on Wednesday June 17, 1863
- Hemert (0), Veenhuizen (Norg), North Holland
- Apollone van Kauteren (63), Hontenisse, Zeeland, Nederland
- Arend de Dood (71), Steenwijk
- Adrianus van Winden (0), Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Vansteelant (74), Lichtervelde,, West-Vlaanderen, België
- Antonius Terlingen (52), Utrecht
- Aagje Schuitemaker (0), Alkmaar, nh.nld
- Anthonie KWINT (0), Ingen
- Adrianus (Adriaan) Braat, Rucphen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Absalom Ury (31), Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, United States of America
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from June 17, 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 June 17
- 1858 » Eben Sumner Draper, American businessman and politician, 44th Governor of Massachusetts († 1914)
- 1861 » Omar Bundy, American general († 1940)
- 1861 » Pete Browning, American baseball player († 1905)
- 1863 » Charles Michael, duke of Mecklenburg († 1934)
- 1865 » Susan La Flesche Picotte, Native American physician († 1915)
- 1867 » Flora Finch, English-American actress († 1940)
- 1867 » Henry Lawson, Australian poet and author († 1922)
- 1867 » John Robert Gregg, Irish-born American educator, publisher, and humanitarian († 1948)
- 1871 » James Weldon Johnson, American author, journalist, and activist († 1938)
- 1876 » William Carr, American rower († 1942)
Died on June 17
- 1797 » Mohammad Khan Qajar, Persian tribal chief (b. 1742)
- 1813 » Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, Scottish-English admiral and politician (b. 1726)
- 1821 » Martín Miguel de Güemes, Argentinian general and politician (b. 1785)
- 1839 » Lord William Bentinck, English general and politician, 14th Governor-General of India (b. 1774)
- 1866 » Joseph Méry, French poet and author (b. 1798)
- 1889 » Lozen, Chiracaua Apache warrior woman (b. ~1840)
- 1898 » Edward Burne-Jones, English soldier and painter (b. 1833)
- 1904 » Nikolay Bobrikov, Russian soldier and politician, Governor-General of Finland (b. 1839)
- 1936 » Julius Seljamaa, Estonian journalist, politician, and diplomat, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1883)
- 1939 » Allen Sothoron, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1893)
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.
- January 26 » American Civil War: Governor of Massachusetts John Albion Andrew receives permission from the Secretary of War to raise a militia organization for men of African descent.
- May 12 » American Civil War: Battle of Raymond: Two divisions of James B. McPherson's XVII Corps turn the left wing of Confederate General John C. Pemberton's defensive line on Fourteen Mile Creek, opening up the interior of Mississippi to the Union Army during the Vicksburg Campaign.
- June 14 » Second Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson during the American Civil War.
- June 20 » American Civil War: West Virginia is admitted as the 35th U.S. state.
- July 3 » American Civil War: The final day of the Battle of Gettysburg culminates with Pickett's Charge.
- December 16 » American Civil War: Joseph E. Johnston replaces Braxton Bragg as commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee.
The weather on Wednesday June 17, 1863
The temperature on June 17, 1863 was about 16.9 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI