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Day of marriage October 22, 1863

• The temperature on October 22, 1863 was about 13.1 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. 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 1 » American Civil War: The Emancipation Proclamation takes effect in Confederate territory.
  • May 18 » American Civil War: The Siege of Vicksburg begins.
  • June 9 » American Civil War: Battle of Brandy Station, Virginia.
  • September 20 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chickamauga, in northwestern Georgia, ends in a Confederate victory.
  • November 18 » King Christian IX of Denmark signs the November constitution that declares Schleswig to be part of Denmark. This is seen by the German Confederation as a violation of the London Protocol and leads to the German–Danish war of 1864.
  • November 27 » American Civil War: Battle of Mine Run: Union forces under General George Meade take up positions against troops led by Confederate General Robert E. Lee.

Day of death January 5, 1913

• The temperature on January 5, 1913 was between 1.1 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 5.3 °C. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (59%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1913: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
  • February 13 » The 13th Dalai Lama proclaims Tibetan independence following a period of domination by Manchu Qing dynasty and initiated a period of almost four decades of independence.
  • April 4 » First Balkan War: Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot to die in the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.
  • June 4 » Emily Davison, a suffragette, runs out in front of King George V's horse at The Derby. She is trampled, never regains consciousness, and dies four days later.
  • June 25 » American Civil War veterans begin arriving at the Great Reunion of 1913.
  • November 9 » The Great Lakes Storm of 1913, the most destructive natural disaster ever to hit the lakes, reaches its greatest intensity after beginning two days earlier. The storm destroys 19 ships and kills more than 250 people.
  • December 23 » The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve System.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1899 » Ezra Otis Kendall, American professor, astronomer and mathematician (b. 1818)
• 1904 » Karl Alfred von Zittel, German paleontologist and geologist (b. 1839)
• 1910 » Léon Walras, French-Swiss economist and academic (b. 1834)
• 1917 » Isobel Lilian Gloag, English painter (b. 1865)
• 1922 » Ernest Shackleton, Anglo-Irish sailor and explorer (b. 1874)
• 1933 » Calvin Coolidge, American lawyer and politician, 30th President of the United States (b. 1872)