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.
April 18 » Battle of Dybbøl: A Prussian-Austrian army defeats Denmark and gains control of Schleswig. Denmark surrenders the province in the following peace settlement.
April 25 » American Civil War: The Battle of Marks' Mills.
April 29 » Theta Xi fraternity is founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the only fraternity to be founded during the American Civil War.
May 7 » American Civil War: The Army of the Potomac, under General Ulysses S. Grant, breaks off from the Battle of the Wilderness and moves southwards.
June 12 » American Civil War, Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor: Ulysses S. Grant gives the Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee a victory when he pulls his Union troops from their position at Cold Harbor, Virginia and moves south.
October 19 » American Civil War: Confederate agents based in Canada rob three banks in Saint Albans, Vermont.
Day of death September 17, 1935
The temperature on September 17, 1935 was between 11.0 °C and 17.5 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 11.3 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
May 24 » The first night game in Major League Baseball history is played in Cincinnati, Ohio, with the Cincinnati Reds beating the Philadelphia Phillies 2–1 at Crosley Field.
June 25 » Colombia–Soviet Union relations are established.
August 14 » Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act, creating a government pension system for the retired.
September 17 » The Niagara Gorge Railroad ceases operations after a rockslide.
December 18 » The Lanka Sama Samaja Party is founded in Ceylon.
December 27 » Regina Jonas is ordained as the first female rabbi in the history of Judaism.
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