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Birthday November 24, 1863

• The temperature on November 24, 1863 was about 10.6 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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 26 » American Civil War: Governor of Massachusetts John Albion Andrew receives permission from the Secretary of War to raise a militia organization for men of African descent.
  • April 16 » American Civil War: During the Vicksburg Campaign, gunboats commanded by acting Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter run downriver past Confederate artillery batteries at Vicksburg.
  • July 1 » American Civil War: The Battle of Gettysburg begins.
  • July 13 » New York City draft riots: In New York City, opponents of conscription begin three days of rioting which will be later regarded as the worst in United States history.
  • August 8 » American Civil War: Following his defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate President Jefferson Davis (which is refused upon receipt).
  • October 29 » Eighteen countries meet in Geneva and agree to form the International Red Cross.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1857 » Miklós Kovács, Hungarian-Slovene poet and songwriter († 1937)
• 1859 » Cass Gilbert, American architect, designed the United States Supreme Court Building and Woolworth Building († 1934)
• 1864 » Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French painter and illustrator († 1901)
• 1868 » Scott Joplin, American pianist and composer († 1917)
• 1869 » Óscar Carmona, Portuguese field marshal and politician, 11th President of Portugal († 1951)
• 1873 » Julius Martov, Russian politician († 1923)