The temperature on April 2, 1862 was about 17.1 °C. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 51%. Source: KNMI
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.
January 30 » The first American ironclad warship, the USSMonitor is launched.
February 15 » American Civil War: Confederates commanded by Brig. Gen. John B. Floyd attack General Ulysses S. Grant's Union forces Fort Donelson, Tennessee. Unable to break the fort's encirclement, Lloyd surrenders the following day.
February 16 » American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Donelson, Tennessee.
February 21 » American Civil War: Battle of Valverde is fought near Fort Craig in New Mexico Territory.
June 20 » Barbu Catargiu, the Prime Minister of Romania, is assassinated.
December 26 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chickasaw Bayou begins.
Day of marriage April 6, 1889
The temperature on April 6, 1889 was about 4.9 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. Source: KNMI
January 8 » Herman Hollerith is issued US patent #395,791 for the 'Art of Applying Statistics' — his punched card calculator.
January 22 » Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C.
March 23 » The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Qadian, British India.
April 22 » At noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Rush of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
May 2 » Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea.
November 2 » North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states.
Day of death July 28, 1914
The temperature on July 28, 1914 was between 9.8 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 10.8 mm of rain. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (43%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
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