The temperature on December 21, 1863 was about 4.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. Source: KNMI
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 11 » American Civil War: CSSAlabama encounters and sinks the USSHatteras off Galveston Lighthouse in Texas.
May 14 » American Civil War: The Battle of Jackson takes place.
July 4 » American Civil War: The Army of Northern Virginia withdraws from the battlefield after losing the Battle of Gettysburg, signalling an end to the Confederate invasion of U.S. territory.
September 8 » American Civil War: In the Second Battle of Sabine Pass, a small Confederate force thwarts a Union invasion of Texas.
November 26 » United States President Abraham Lincoln proclaims November 26 as a national Thanksgiving Day, to be celebrated annually on the final Thursday of November. Following the Franksgiving controversy from 1939 to 1941, it has been observed on the fourth Thursday in 1942 and subsequent years.
November 29 » American Civil War: Battle of Fort Sanders: Union forces under Ambrose Burnside successfully defend Knoxville, Tennessee from Confederate forces under James Longstreet.
Day of death December 12, 1940
The temperature on December 12, 1940 was between -0.5 °C and 3.9 °C and averaged 2.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
April 14 » World War II: Royal Marines land in Namsos, Norway in preparation for a larger force to arrive two days later.
August 19 » First flight of the B-25 Mitchell medium bomber.
August 26 » Chad becomes the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué, France's first black colonial governor.
August 31 » Pennsylvania Central Airlines Trip 19 crashes near Lovettsville, Virginia. The CAB investigation of the accident is the first investigation to be conducted under the Bureau of Air Commerce act of 1938.
September 16 » World War II: Italian troops conquer Sidi Barrani.
October 15 » President Lluís Companys of Catalonia is executed by the Francoist government.
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