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Birthday November 21, 1866

• The temperature on November 21, 1866 was about 5.3 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%. 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 Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
• From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
• In the year 1866: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • May 16 » The United States Congress establishes the nickel.
  • May 22 » Oliver Winchester founded the Winchester Repeating Arms
  • July 20 » Austro-Prussian War: Battle of Lissa: The Austrian Navy, led by Admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, defeats the Italian Navy near the island of Vis in the Adriatic Sea.
  • July 25 » The United States Congress passes legislation authorizing the rank of General of the Army. Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant becomes the first to be promoted to this rank.
  • July 27 » The first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable is successfully completed, stretching from Valentia Island, Ireland, to Heart's Content, Newfoundland.
  • October 19 » In accordance with the Treaty of Vienna, Austria cedes Veneto and Mantua to France, which immediately awards them to Italy in exchange for the earlier Italian acquiescence to the French annexation of Savoy and Nice.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1866 » Konishiki Yasokichi I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 17th Yokozuna († 1914)
• 1866 » Sigbjørn Obstfelder, Norwegian poet and author († 1900)
• 1870 » Alexander Berkman, Lithuanian-American activist and author († 1936)
• 1870 » Joe Darling, Australian cricketer and politician († 1946)
• 1870 » Stanley Jackson, English cricketer and politician († 1947)
• 1876 » Olav Duun, Norwegian author and educator († 1939)