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Birthday February 2, 1864

• The temperature on February 2, 1864 was about -0.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. 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.
  • February 27 » American Civil War: The first Northern prisoners arrive at the Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia.
  • March 15 » American Civil War: The Red River Campaign: U.S. Navy fleet arrives at Alexandria, Louisiana.
  • May 13 » American Civil War: Battle of Resaca: The battle begins with Union General Sherman fighting toward Atlanta.
  • August 22 » Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention, establishing the rules of protection of the victims of armed conflicts.
  • October 9 » American Civil War: Union cavalrymen defeat Confederate forces at Toms Brook, Virginia.
  • December 16 » American Civil War: Battle of Nashville: Major General George Thomas's Union forces defeat Lieutenant General John Bell Hood's Confederate Army of Tennessee.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1857 » Jan Drozdowski, Polish pianist and music teacher († 1918)
• 1860 » Curtis Guild, Jr., American journalist and politician, 43rd Governor of Massachusetts († 1915)
• 1861 » Solomon R. Guggenheim, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum († 1949)
• 1862 » Émile Coste, French fencer († 1927)
• 1862 » Cornelius McKane, American physician, educator, and hospital founder († 1912)
• 1866 » Enrique Simonet, Spanish painter and academic († 1927)