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Birthday January 25, 1863

• The temperature on January 25, 1863 was about 5.1 °C. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. 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 1863: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • January 4 » The New Apostolic Church, a Christian and chiliastic church, is established in Hamburg, Germany.
  • February 7 » HMSOrpheus sinks off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189.
  • May 22 » American Civil War: Union forces begin the Siege of Port Hudson which lasts 48 days, the longest siege in U.S. military history.
  • August 8 » American Civil War: Following his defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate President Jefferson Davis (which is refused upon receipt).
  • October 14 » American Civil War: Confederate troops under the command of A. P. Hill fail to drive the Union Army completely out of Virginia.
  • November 16 » American Civil War: Battle of Campbell's Station near Knoxville, Tennessee: Confederate troops unsuccessfully attack Union forces.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1858 » Mikimoto Kōkichi, Japanese businessman († 1954)
• 1860 » Charles Curtis, American lawyer and politician, 31st Vice President of the United States († 1936)
• 1864 » Julije Kempf, Croatian historian and author († 1934)
• 1868 » Juventino Rosas, Mexican violinist and composer († 1894)
• 1874 » W. Somerset Maugham, British playwright, novelist, and short story writer († 1965)
• 1878 » Ernst Alexanderson, Swedish-American engineer († 1975)