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Birthday July 14, 1863

• The temperature on July 14, 1863 was about 22.5 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 36%. Source: KNMI
• 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.
• In the year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • March 19 » The SSGeorgiana, said to have been the most powerful Confederate cruiser, is destroyed on her maiden voyage with a cargo of munitions, medicines, and merchandise then valued at over $1,000,000.
  • July 9 » American Civil War: The Siege of Port Hudson ends, giving the Union complete control of the Mississippi River.
  • September 6 » American Civil War: Confederate forces evacuate Battery Wagner and Morris Island in South Carolina.
  • October 14 » American Civil War: Confederate troops under the command of A. P. Hill fail to drive the Union Army completely out of Virginia.
  • November 16 » American Civil War: Battle of Campbell's Station near Knoxville, Tennessee: Confederate troops unsuccessfully attack Union forces.
  • November 19 » American Civil War: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the dedication ceremony for the military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1861 » Kate M. Gordon, American activist († 1931)
• 1862 » Florence Bascom, American geologist and educator († 1945)
• 1862 » Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter and illustrator († 1918)
• 1863 » Arthur Coningham, Australian cricketer († 1939)
• 1865 » Arthur Capper, American journalist and politician, 20th Governor of Kansas († 1951)
• 1866 » Juliette Wytsman, Belgian painter († 1925)