From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
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 5 » American Civil War: The Battle of Yorktown begins.
July 15 » The CSS Arkansas, the most effective ironclad on the Mississippi River, battles with Union ships commanded by Admiral David Farragut, severely damaging three ships and sustaining heavy damage herself. The encounter changed the complexion of warfare on the Mississippi and helped to reverse Rebel fortunes on the river in the summer of 1862.
September 2 » American Civil War: United States President Abraham Lincoln reluctantly restores Union General George B. McClellan to full command after General John Pope's disastrous defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run.
October 11 » American Civil War: Confederate troops conduct a raid on Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
November 5 » American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln removes George B. McClellan as commander of the Army of the Potomac.
December 17 » American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant issues General Order No. 11, expelling Jews from parts of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Kentucky.
Day of marriage May 20, 1885
The temperature on May 20, 1885 was about 10.5 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 17 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
January 26 » Troops loyal to The Mahdi conquer Khartoum, killing the Governor-General Charles George Gordon.
February 18 » Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is published in the United States.
February 21 » The newly completed Washington Monument is dedicated.
March 30 » The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the Russian and British Empire.
June 9 » Treaty of Tientsin is signed to end the Sino-French War, with China eventually giving up Tonkin and Annam – most of present-day Vietnam – to France.
July 1 » The United States terminates reciprocity and fishery agreement with Canada.
Day of death May 26, 1906
The temperature on May 26, 1906 was between 5.2 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 11.8 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain. There was 5.8 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
February 11 » Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer Nos.
February 18 » Édouard de Laveleye forms the Belgian Olympic Committee in Brussels.
March 15 » Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated.
May 22 » The Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their "Flying-Machine".
September 5 » The first legal forward pass in American football is thrown by Bradbury Robinson of St. Louis University to teammate Jack Schneider in a 22–0 victory over Carroll College (Wisconsin).
September 30 » The Royal Galician Academy, the Galician language's biggest linguistic authority, starts working in La Coruña, Spain.
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