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Birthday November 26, 1864

• The temperature on November 26, 1864 was about 3.9 °C. There was 5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 7.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 73 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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.
  • May 7 » The world's oldest surviving clipper ship, the City of Adelaide is launched by William Pile, Hay and Co. in Sunderland, England, for transporting passengers and goods between Britain and Australia.
  • May 21 » The Ionian Islands reunite with Greece.
  • June 21 » American Civil War: The Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road begins.
  • July 11 » American Civil War: Battle of Fort Stevens; Confederate forces attempt to invade Washington, D.C.
  • July 28 » American Civil War: Battle of Ezra Church: Confederate troops make a third unsuccessful attempt to drive Union forces from Atlanta, Georgia.
  • August 10 » After Uruguay's governing Blanco Party refuses Brazil's demands, José Antônio Saraiva announces that the Brazilian military will begin reprisals, beginning the Uruguayan War.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1857 » Ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist and author († 1913)
• 1858 » Katharine Drexel, American nun and saint († 1955)
• 1864 » Edward Higgins, English 3rd General of the Salvation Army († 1947)
• 1869 » Maud of Wales († 1938)
• 1870 » Sir Hari Singh Gour, founder and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sagar († 1949)
• 1873 » Fred Herd, Scottish golfer († 1954)