FutureHistory » Augustinus Franciscus van Landeghem (1863-????)

Birthday April 6, 1863

• The temperature on April 6, 1863 was about 11.9 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%. 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 26 » American Civil War: General Ambrose Burnside is relieved of command of the Army of the Potomac after the disastrous Fredericksburg campaign. He is replaced by Joseph Hooker.
  • March 30 » Danish prince Wilhelm Georg is chosen as King George of Greece.
  • April 2 » American Civil War: The largest in a series of Southern bread riots occurs in Richmond, Virginia.
  • 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.
  • September 7 » American Civil War: Union troops under Quincy A. Gillmore captures Fort Wagner in Morris Island after a 7-week siege.
  • September 19 » American Civil War: The first day of the Battle of Chickamauga, in northwestern Georgia, the bloodiest two-day battle of the conflict, and the only significant Confederate victory in the war's Western Theater.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1857 » Arthur Wesley Dow, American painter and photographer († 1922)
• 1860 » René Lalique, French sculptor and jewellery designer († 1945)
• 1861 » Stanislas de Guaita, French poet and author († 1897)
• 1864 » William Bate Hardy, English biologist and academic († 1934)
• 1866 » Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, Canadian cardinal († 1931)
• 1869 » Levon Shant, Armenian author, poet, and playwright († 1951)