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Birthday August 17, 1865

• The temperature on August 17, 1865 was about 17.1 °C. There was 16 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. 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 1865: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • March 18 » American Civil War: The Congress of the Confederate States adjourns for the last time.
  • 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.
  • March 25 » American Civil War: In Virginia, Confederate forces temporarily capture Fort Stedman from the Union.
  • April 27 » The Sultana explodes and sinks in the United States' worst maritime disaster.
  • May 12 » American Civil War: The Battle of Palmito Ranch: The first day of the last major land action to take place during the Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory.
  • June 28 » The Army of the Potomac is disbanded.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1873 » John A. Sampson, American gynecologist and academic († 1946)
• 1877 » Ralph McKittrick, American golfer and tennis player († 1923)
• 1878 » Reggie Duff, Australian cricketer († 1911)