The temperature on December 2, 1863 was about 5.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. Source: KNMI
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.
January 11 » American Civil War: CSSAlabama encounters and sinks the USSHatteras off Galveston Lighthouse in Texas.
January 22 » The January Uprising breaks out in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. The aim of the national movement is to regain Polish–Lithuanian–Ruthenian Commonwealth from occupation by Russia.
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.
October 14 » American Civil War: Confederate troops under the command of A. P. Hill fail to drive the Union Army completely out of Virginia.
October 29 » Eighteen countries meet in Geneva and agree to form the International Red Cross.
November 24 » American Civil War: Battle of Lookout Mountain: Near Chattanooga, Tennessee, Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant capture Lookout Mountain and begin to break the Confederate siege of the city led by General Braxton Bragg.
Day of marriage May 12, 1883
The temperature on May 12, 1883 was about 11.5 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
February 23 » Alabama becomes the first U.S. state to enact an anti-trust law.
March 28 » Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc.
May 27 » Alexander III is crowned Tsar of Russia.
August 25 » France and Viet Nam sign the Treaty of Huế, recognizing a French protectorate over Annam and Tonkin.
October 4 » First run of the Orient Express.
October 22 » The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod's Faust.
Day of death January 21, 1907
The temperature on January 21, 1907 was between -2.4 °C and 2.9 °C and averaged 1.4 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
March 24 » The first issue of the Georgian Bolshevik newspaper Dro is published.
August 17 » Pike Place Market, a popular tourist destination and registered historic district in Seattle, opened.
August 31 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Anglo-Russian Convention, by which the UK recognizes Russian preeminence in northern Persia, while Russia recognizes British preeminence in southeastern Persia and Afghanistan. Both powers pledge not to interfere in Tibet.
October 21 » The 1907 Qaratog earthquake hits the borders of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, killing between 12,000 and 15,000 people.
November 7 » Jesús García saves the entire town of Nacozari de García by driving a burning train full of dynamite six kilometers (3.7 miles) away before it can explode.
December 11 » The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire.
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