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Birthday December 5, 1865

• The temperature on December 5, 1865 was about 8.1 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. 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 1865: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • March 4 » The third and final national flag of the Confederate States of America is adopted by the Confederate Congress.
  • April 13 » American Civil War: Raleigh, North Carolina is occupied by Union Forces.
  • April 14 » U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and his family are attacked at home by Lewis Powell.
  • April 27 » The Sultana explodes and sinks in the United States' worst maritime disaster.
  • May 9 » American Civil War: President Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation ending belligerent rights of the rebels and enjoining foreign nations to intern or expel Confederate ships.
  • June 28 » The Army of the Potomac is disbanded.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1862 » John Henry Leech, English entomologist († 1900)
• 1863 » Paul Painlevé, French mathematician and politician, 84th Prime Minister of France († 1933)
• 1866 » John Beresford, Irish polo player († 1944)
• 1866 » Traian Demetrescu, Romanian poet and author († 1896)
• 1867 » Antti Aarne, Finnish author and academic († 1925)
• 1867 » Józef Piłsudski, Polish field marshal and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Poland († 1935)