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Birthday January 26, 1863

• The temperature on January 26, 1863 was about 7.9 °C. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. 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 11 » American Civil War: Battle of Arkansas Post: General John McClernand and Admiral David Dixon Porter capture the Arkansas River for the Union.
  • 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.
  • June 7 » During the French intervention in Mexico, Mexico City is captured by French troops.
  • August 4 » Matica slovenská, Slovakia's public-law cultural and scientific institution focusing on topics around the Slovak nation, is established in Martin.
  • October 29 » American Civil War: Battle of Wauhatchie: Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant repel a Confederate attack led by General James Longstreet. Union forces thus open a supply line into Chattanooga, Tennessee.
  • October 30 » Danish Prince Vilhelm arrives in Athens to assume his throne as George I, King of the Hellenes.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1852 » Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, Italian-French explorer († 1905)
• 1857 » 12th Dalai Lama († 1875)
• 1861 » Louis Anquetin, French painter († 1932)
• 1864 » József Pusztai, Slovene-Hungarian poet and journalist († 1934)
• 1866 » John Cady, American golfer († 1933)
• 1877 » Kees van Dongen, Dutch painter († 1968)