The temperature on May 23, 1865 was about 22.4 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 51%. Source: KNMI
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.
January 31 » American Civil War: The United States Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, abolishing slavery and submits it to the states for ratification.
April 2 » American Civil War: Defeat at the Third Battle of Petersburg forces the Army of Northern Virginia and the Confederate government to abandon Richmond, Virginia.
April 20 » Astronomer Angelo Secchi demonstrates the Secchi disk, which measures water clarity, aboard Pope Pius IX's yacht, the L'Immaculata Concezion.
May 9 » American Civil War: President Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation ending belligerent rights of the rebels and enjoining foreign nations to intern or expel Confederate ships.
June 28 » The Army of the Potomac is disbanded.
July 14 » First ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and party, four of whom die on the descent.
Day of death May 31, 1935
The temperature on May 31, 1935 was between 7.9 °C and 12.9 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
January 11 » Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
January 13 » A plebiscite in Saarland shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join Nazi Germany.
September 3 » Sir Malcolm Campbell reaches a speed of 304.331 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, becoming the first person to drive an automobile over 300mph.
September 17 » The Niagara Gorge Railroad ceases operations after a rockslide.
October 3 » Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italy invades Ethiopia.
December 12 » Lebensborn Project, a Nazi reproduction program, is founded by Heinrich Himmler.
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