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Day of marriage August 8, 1866

• The temperature on August 8, 1866 was about 18.7 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 59%. 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 Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
• From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
• In the year 1866: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • January 12 » The Royal Aeronautical Society is formed in London.
  • June 2 » The Fenians defeat Canadian forces at Ridgeway and Fort Erie, but the raids end soon after.
  • August 20 » President Andrew Johnson formally declares the American Civil War over.
  • September 22 » The Battle of Curupayty is Paraguay's only significant victory in the Paraguayan War.
  • October 19 » In accordance with the Treaty of Vienna, Austria cedes Veneto and Mantua to France, which immediately awards them to Italy in exchange for the earlier Italian acquiescence to the French annexation of Savoy and Nice.
  • October 22 » A plebiscite ratifies the annexion of Veneto and Mantua to Italy, which had occurred three days before, on October 19.

Day of death March 15, 1903

• The temperature on March 15, 1903 was between 2.1 °C and 14.2 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (24%). 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 August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
  • August 18 » German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright brothers.
  • September 11 » The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
  • October 10 » The Women's Social and Political Union is founded in support of the enfranchisement of British women.
  • October 13 » The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
  • November 17 » The Russian Social Democratic Labour Party splits into two groups: The Bolsheviks (Russian for "majority") and Mensheviks (Russian for "minority").
  • December 14 » The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1891 » Joseph Bazalgette, English engineer and academic (b. 1819)
• 1897 » James Joseph Sylvester, English mathematician and academic (b. 1814)
• 1898 » Henry Bessemer, English engineer and businessman (b. 1813)
• 1921 » Talaat Pasha, Ottoman politician, 281st Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1874)
• 1927 » Hector Rason, English-Australian politician, 7th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1858)
• 1933 » Gustavo Jiménez, Peruvian colonel and politician, 73rd President of Peru (b. 1886)