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Birthday November 6, 1865

• The temperature on November 6, 1865 was about 8.3 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. 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.
  • February 17 » American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina, is burned as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forces.
  • March 4 » The third and final national flag of the Confederate States of America is adopted by the Confederate Congress.
  • April 27 » The Sultana explodes and sinks in the United States' worst maritime disaster.
  • May 5 » American Civil War: The Confederate District of the Gulf surrenders about 4,000 men at Citronelle, Alabama.
  • July 27 » Welsh settlers arrive at Chubut in Argentina.
  • November 18 » Mark Twain's short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is published in the New York Saturday Press.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1851 » Charles Dow, American journalist and economist († 1902)
• 1854 » John Philip Sousa, American composer and bandleader († 1932)
• 1861 » James Naismith, Canadian-American physician and educator, invented basketball († 1939)
• 1880 » Yoshisuke Aikawa, Japanese businessman and politician, founded Nissan Motor Company († 1967)
• 1884 » May Brahe, Australian composer († 1956)
• 1885 » Martin O'Meara, Irish-Australian sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient († 1935)