Family tree Menting » Bartholomeus Helmond (1864-????)

Birthday October 20, 1864

• The temperature on October 20, 1864 was about 14.2 °C. The air pressure was 15 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 56%. 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 21 » Russia declares an end to the Russo-Circassian War and many Circassians are forced into exile. The day is designated the Circassian Day of Mourning.
  • May 26 » Montana is organized as a United States territory.
  • August 23 » American Civil War: The Union Navy captures Fort Morgan, Alabama, thus breaking Confederate dominance of all ports on the Gulf of Mexico except Galveston, Texas.
  • October 19 » American Civil War: Confederate agents based in Canada rob three banks in Saint Albans, Vermont.
  • October 19 » American Civil War: The Battle of Cedar Creek ends the last Confederate threat to Washington, DC.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1858 » John Burns, English union leader and politician, President of the Board of Trade († 1943)
• 1859 » John Dewey, American psychologist and philosopher († 1952)
• 1864 » James F. Hinkle, American banker and politician, 6th Governor of New Mexico († 1951)
• 1874 » Charles Ives, American composer († 1954)