The temperature on February 18, 1864 was about -0.1 °C. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. 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.
April 22 » The U.S. Congress passes the Coinage Act of 1864 that mandates that the inscription In God We Trust be placed on all coins minted as United States currency.
May 21 » Russia declares an end to the Russo-Circassian War and many Circassians are forced into exile. The day is designated the Circassian Day of Mourning.
June 21 » American Civil War: The Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road begins.
September 29 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chaffin's Farm is fought.
December 4 » American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea: At Waynesboro, Georgia, forces under Union General Judson Kilpatrick prevent troops led by Confederate General Joseph Wheeler from interfering with Union General William T. Sherman's campaign destroying a wide swath of the South on his march to the Atlantic Ocean from Atlanta.
December 16 » American Civil War: Battle of Nashville: Major General George Thomas's Union forces defeat Lieutenant General John Bell Hood's Confederate Army of Tennessee.
Day of marriage November 9, 1899
The temperature on November 9, 1899 was about 12.0 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. Source: KNMI
February 4 » The Philippine–American War begins with the Battle of Manila.
February 14 » Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.
March 30 » German Society of Chemistry issues an invitation to other national scientific organizations to appoint delegates to the International Committee on Atomic Weights.
March 31 » Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, is captured by American forces.
May 8 » The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin produced its first play.
July 29 » The First Hague Convention is signed.
Day of death February 17, 1935
The temperature on February 17, 1935 was between 5.5 °C and 9.1 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (50%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 13 » A plebiscite in Saarland shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join Nazi Germany.
May 25 » Jesse Owens of Ohio State University breaks three world records and ties a fourth at the Big Ten Conference Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
September 2 » The Labor Day Hurricane, the most intense hurricane to strike the United States, makes landfall at Long Key, Florida, killing at least 400.
September 30 » The Hoover Dam, astride the border between the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada, is dedicated.
October 19 » The League of Nations places economic sanctions on Italy for its invasion of Ethiopia.
December 18 » The Lanka Sama Samaja Party is founded in Ceylon.
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