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Birthday June 12, 1864

• The temperature on June 12, 1864 was about 22.1 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 53%. 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.
  • March 15 » American Civil War: The Red River Campaign: U.S. Navy fleet arrives at Alexandria, Louisiana.
  • June 21 » American Civil War: The Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road begins.
  • June 30 » U.S. President Abraham Lincoln grants Yosemite Valley to California for "public use, resort and recreation".
  • July 28 » American Civil War: Battle of Ezra Church: Confederate troops make a third unsuccessful attempt to drive Union forces from Atlanta, Georgia.
  • July 30 » American Civil War: Battle of the Crater: Union forces attempt to break Confederate lines at Petersburg, Virginia by exploding a large bomb under their trenches.
  • November 4 » American Civil War: Confederate troops bombard a Union supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material at the Battle of Johnsonville.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1857 » Maurice Perrault, Canadian architect, engineer, and politician, 15th Mayor of Longueuil († 1909)
• 1858 » Harry Johnston, English botanist and explorer († 1927)
• 1858 » Henry Scott Tuke, English painter and photographer († 1929)
• 1861 » William Attewell, English cricketer and umpire († 1927)
• 1864 » Frank Chapman, American ornithologist, photographer, and author († 1945)