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Birthday September 8, 1865

• The temperature on September 8, 1865 was about 27.8 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 41%. 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.
  • February 17 » American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina, is burned as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forces.
  • May 1 » The Empire of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay sign the Treaty of the Triple Alliance.
  • May 5 » American Civil War: The Confederate government was declared dissolved at Washington, Georgia.
  • July 14 » First ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and party, four of whom die on the descent.
  • July 31 » The first narrow-gauge mainline railway in the world opens at Grandchester, Queensland, Australia.
  • 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.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1863 » Mary of the Divine Heart, German nun and saint († 1899)
• 1863 » W.W. Jacobs, English novelist and short story writer († 1943)
• 1867 » Alexander Parvus, Belarusian-German theoretician and activist († 1924)
• 1868 » Seth Weeks, American mandolin player, composer, and bandleader († 1953)
• 1869 » José María Pino Suárez, Mexican politician, Vice President of Mexico, murdered in a military coup († 1913)
• 1871 » Samuel McLaughlin, Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded the McLaughlin Carriage Company († 1972)