The temperature on March 14, 1864 was about 11.2 °C. The air pressure was 30 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. 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.
April 25 » American Civil War: The Battle of Marks' Mills.
May 21 » American Civil War: The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House ends.
May 21 » The Ionian Islands reunite with Greece.
June 21 » American Civil War: The Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road begins.
October 9 » American Civil War: Union cavalrymen defeat Confederate forces at Toms Brook, Virginia.
November 15 » American Civil War: Union General William Tecumseh Sherman begins Sherman's March to the Sea.
Day of death August 15, 1950
The temperature on August 15, 1950 was between 9.9 °C and 21.5 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
January 17 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 79 relating to arms control is adopted.
June 25 » The Korean War begins with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea.
July 4 » Cold War: Radio Free Europe first broadcasts.
October 7 » Mother Teresa establishes the Missionaries of Charity.
December 9 » Cold War: Harry Gold is sentenced to 30 years in jail for helping Klaus Fuchs pass information about the Manhattan Project to the Soviet Union. His testimony is later instrumental in the prosecution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
December 25 » The Stone of Scone, traditional coronation stone of British monarchs, is taken from Westminster Abbey by Scottish nationalist students. It later turns up in Scotland on April 11, 1951.
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