Eijsermans family tree » Hendricus Martinus Slits (1864-????)

Birthday April 16, 1864

• The temperature on April 16, 1864 was about 14.9 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 24%. 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 1864: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • February 29 » American Civil War: Kilpatrick–Dahlgren Raid fails: Plans to free 15,000 Union soldiers being held near Richmond, Virginia are thwarted.
  • May 26 » Montana is organized as a United States territory.
  • May 31 » American Civil War: Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor: The Army of Northern Virginia engages the Army of the Potomac.
  • June 27 » American Civil War: Confederate forces defeat Union forces during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain during the Atlanta Campaign.
  • June 30 » U.S. President Abraham Lincoln grants Yosemite Valley to California for "public use, resort and recreation".
  • July 8 » Ikedaya Incident: The Choshu Han shishi's planned Shinsengumi sabotage on Kyoto, Japan at Ikedaya.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1864 » Rose Talbot Bullard, American medical doctor and professor († 1915)
• 1865 » Harry Chauvel, Australian general († 1945)
• 1866 » José de Diego, Puerto Rican journalist, lawyer, and politician († 1918)
• 1867 » Wilbur Wright, American inventor († 1912)
• 1871 » John Millington Synge, Irish author, poet, and playwright († 1909)
• 1874 » Jōtarō Watanabe, Japanese general († 1936)