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Birthday July 28, 1863

• The temperature on July 28, 1863 was about 24.2 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 43%. 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 1863: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • January 4 » The New Apostolic Church, a Christian and chiliastic church, is established in Hamburg, Germany.
  • May 2 » American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire while returning to camp after reconnoitering during the Battle of Chancellorsville. He succumbs to pneumonia eight days later.
  • May 27 » American Civil War: First Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson.
  • June 14 » American Civil War: Second Battle of Winchester: A Union garrison is defeated by the Army of Northern Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley town of Winchester, Virginia.
  • July 7 » The United States begins its first military draft; exemptions cost $300.
  • August 21 » Lawrence, Kansas is destroyed by pro-Confederate guerrillas known as Quantrill's Raiders.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1860 » Elias M. Ammons, American businessman and politician, 19th Governor of Colorado († 1925)
• 1860 » Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia († 1922)
• 1863 » Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski, Russian general († 1919)
• 1866 » Albertson Van Zo Post, American fencer († 1938)
• 1866 » Beatrix Potter, English children's book writer and illustrator († 1943)
• 1867 » Charles Dillon Perrine, American-Argentinian astronomer († 1951)