The temperature on February 21, 1865 was about -0.4 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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.
March 19 » American Civil War: The Battle of Bentonville begins. By the end of the battle two days later, Confederate forces had retreated from Four Oaks, North Carolina.
April 1 » American Civil War: Union troops led by Philip Sheridan decisively defeat Confederate troops led by George Pickett, cutting the Army of Northern Virginia's last supply line.
April 26 » Union cavalry troopers corner and shoot dead John Wilkes Booth, assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, in Virginia.
May 25 » In Mobile, Alabama, around 300 people are killed when an ordnance depot explodes.
July 14 » First ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and party, four of whom die on the descent.
November 10 » Major Henry Wirz, the superintendent of a prison camp in Andersonville, Georgia, is hanged, becoming one of only three American Civil War soldiers executed for war crimes.
Christening day February 22, 1865
The temperature on February 22, 1865 was about -0.6 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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.
February 17 » American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina, is burned as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forces.
March 2 » East Cape War: The Völkner Incident in New Zealand.
March 4 » The third and final national flag of the Confederate States of America is adopted by the Confederate Congress.
April 1 » American Civil War: Union troops led by Philip Sheridan decisively defeat Confederate troops led by George Pickett, cutting the Army of Northern Virginia's last supply line.
July 27 » Welsh settlers arrive at Chubut in Argentina.
December 4 » North Carolina ratifies 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, followed soon by Georgia, and U.S. slaves were legally free within two weeks.
Day of marriage June 12, 1900
The temperature on June 12, 1900 was about 23.2 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 53%. Source: KNMI
April 15 » Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas launch a surprise attack on U.S. infantry and begin a four-day siege of Catubig, Philippines.
April 30 » Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as governor.
June 18 » Empress Dowager Cixi of China orders all foreigners killed, including foreign diplomats and their families.
July 9 » The Federation of Australia is given royal assent.
September 13 » Filipino insurgents defeat a small American column in the Battle of Pulang Lupa, during the Philippine–American War.
October 9 » The Cook Islands become a territory of the United Kingdom.
Day of death August 11, 1920
The temperature on August 11, 1920 was between 13.1 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
January 7 » The New York State Assembly refuses to seat five duly elected Socialist assemblymen.
May 7 » Kiev Offensive: Polish troops led by Józef Piłsudski and Edward Rydz-Śmigły and assisted by a symbolic Ukrainian force capture Kiev only to be driven out by the Red Army counter-offensive a month later.
August 16 » The congress of the Communist Party of Bukhara opens. The congress would call for armed revolution.
August 18 » The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage.
October 14 » Finland and Soviet Russia sign the Treaty of Tartu, exchanging some territories.
December 16 » The Haiyuan earthquake of 8.5Mw , rocks the Gansu province in China, killing an estimated 200,000.
Day of burial August 14, 1920
The temperature on August 14, 1920 was between 8.9 °C and 22.5 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
January 7 » The New York State Assembly refuses to seat five duly elected Socialist assemblymen.
January 13 » The Reichstag Bloodbath of January 13, 1920, the bloodiest demonstration in German history.
January 28 » Foundation of the Spanish Legion.
May 7 » Kiev Offensive: Polish troops led by Józef Piłsudski and Edward Rydz-Śmigły and assisted by a symbolic Ukrainian force capture Kiev only to be driven out by the Red Army counter-offensive a month later.
August 16 » The congress of the Communist Party of Bukhara opens. The congress would call for armed revolution.
August 20 » The first commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit.
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