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Birthday October 25, 1864

• The temperature on October 25, 1864 was about 11.1 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. 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 1864: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • April 17 » American Civil War: The Battle of Plymouth begins: Confederate forces attack Plymouth, North Carolina.
  • May 20 » American Civil War: Battle of Ware Bottom Church: In the Virginia Bermuda Hundred campaign, 10,000 troops fight in this Confederate victory.
  • May 21 » American Civil War: The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House ends.
  • June 5 » American Civil War: Battle of Piedmont: Union forces under General David Hunter defeat a Confederate army at Piedmont, Virginia, taking nearly 1,000 prisoners.
  • August 22 » Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention, establishing the rules of protection of the victims of armed conflicts.
  • November 29 » American Indian Wars: Sand Creek massacre: Colorado volunteers led by Colonel John Chivington massacre at least 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho noncombatants inside Colorado Territory.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1864 » Alexander Gretchaninov, Russian-American pianist and composer († 1956)
• 1864 » John Francis Dodge, American businessman, co-founded the Dodge Company († 1920)
• 1864 » Toktogul Satylganov, Kyrgyz Akyn, poet and singer († 1933)
• 1866 » Georg Schumann, German composer († 1952)
• 1866 » Norbert Klein, Bishop of Brno († 1933)
• 1866 » Thomas Armat, American mechanic and inventor († 1948)