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July 7, 1863Born on Wednesday July 8, 1863
- Albert Edwin Lambson, Springville, Utah, Verenigde Staten († 1933)
- Adriaan Rottier, Borssele, Zeeland, Nederland († 1951)
- van der Kraan, Maasland († 1863)
- Albertus Leonardus Greve, Loosduinen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1866)
- Alphonsius Moria, Runkelen, België († 1946)
- Alexandrine Flamang, Opitter, België
- Alida Kleinman, Onstwedde (Stadskanaal) Groningen Nederland († 1940)
- Passier, 's-Hertogenbosch († 1863)
- Adriana Cornelia Geerts, Chaam († 1946)
- Los, De Woude, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Died on Wednesday July 8, 1863
- Anna Maria Baptist, Vlijmen
- Anthonie Frederik Jan F. J. Baron Van Omphal (75), S'Gravenhage, Hollande
- Anna Maria Johanna Maria de Kort (0), Ginneken en Bavel, Nederland
- van der Kraan, Maasland
- Antonie Frederik Jan Floris Jacob baron van Omphal (75), ‘s-Gravenhage,Gemeente ’s-Gravenhage,South Holland,Netherlands
- Anthonie Frederik Johan Floris Baron van Omphal (75), 's Gravenhage
- Arnoldus Kelderman (67), Angerlo
- Anthonie Frederik Floris Jacob von Omphal (75), Den Haag
- Alexander J. Officer (39), Andrew County,MISSOU, Verenigde Staten
- Adriaan Nuijten (62), Oosterhout
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 8, 1863 at Delpher
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage
- Nieuw Amsterdamsch handels- en effectenblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Rotterdamsche courant
- De West-Indiër : dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana
- Nederlandsche staatscourant
- Utrechtsch provinciaal en stedelijk dagblad : algemeen advertentie-blad
- Leydse courant
Born on July 8
- 1838 » Eli Lilly, American soldier, chemist, and businessman, founded Eli Lilly and Company († 1898)
- 1839 » John D. Rockefeller, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Standard Oil Company († 1937)
- 1851 » Arthur Evans, English archaeologist and academic († 1941)
- 1851 » John Murray, Australian politician, 23rd Premier of Victoria († 1916)
- 1857 » Alfred Binet, French psychologist and graphologist († 1911)
- 1867 » Käthe Kollwitz, German painter and sculptor († 1945)
- 1876 » Alexandros Papanastasiou, Greek sociologist and politician, Prime Minister of Greece († 1936)
- 1882 » Percy Grainger, Australian-American pianist and composer († 1961)
- 1885 » Ernst Bloch, German philosopher, author, and academic († 1977)
- 1885 » Hugo Boss, German fashion designer, founded Hugo Boss († 1948)
Died on July 8
- 1820 » Octavia Taylor, daughter of Zachary Taylor (b. 1816)
- 1822 » Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet and playwright (b. 1792)
- 1850 » Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (b. 1774)
- 1859 » Oscar I of Sweden (b. 1799)
- 1873 » Franz Xaver Winterhalter, German painter and lithographer (b. 1805)
- 1887 » Ben Holladay, American businessman (b. 1819)
- 1895 » Johann Josef Loschmidt, Austrian chemist and physicist (b. 1821)
- 1905 » Walter Kittredge, American violinist and composer (b. 1834)
- 1913 » Louis Hémon, French-Canadian author (b. 1880)
- 1917 » Tom Thomson, Canadian painter (b. 1877)
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.
- April 17 » American Civil War: Grierson's Raid begins: Troops under Union Army Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack central Mississippi.
- July 7 » The United States begins its first military draft; exemptions cost $300.
- July 30 » American Indian Wars: Representatives of the United States and tribal leaders including Chief Pocatello (of the Shoshone) sign the Treaty of Box Elder.
- September 7 » American Civil War: Union troops under Quincy A. Gillmore captures Fort Wagner in Morris Island after a 7-week siege.
- November 25 » American Civil War: Battle of Missionary Ridge: At Missionary Ridge in Tennessee, Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant break the Siege of Chattanooga by routing Confederate troops under General Braxton Bragg.
- December 16 » American Civil War: Joseph E. Johnston replaces Braxton Bragg as commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee.
The weather on Wednesday July 8, 1863
The temperature on July 8, 1863 was about 22.4 °C. The air pressure was 6.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 47%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI