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Birthday February 27, 1865

• The temperature on February 27, 1865 was about 4.0 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. 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 1865: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • January 31 » American Civil War: The United States Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, abolishing slavery and submits it to the states for ratification.
  • April 1 » American Civil War: Union troops led by Philip Sheridan decisively defeat Confederate troops led by George Pickett, cutting the Army of Northern Virginia's last supply line.
  • May 17 » The International Telegraph Union (later the International Telecommunication Union) is established in Paris.
  • June 28 » The Army of the Potomac is disbanded.
  • July 7 » Four conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln are hanged.
  • July 27 » Welsh settlers arrive at Chubut in Argentina.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1863 » George Herbert Mead, American sociologist and philosopher († 1930)
• 1863 » Joaquín Sorolla, Spanish painter († 1923)
• 1864 » Eemil Nestor Setälä, Finnish linguist and politician, Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs († 1935)
• 1867 » Irving Fisher, American economist and statistician († 1947)
• 1867 » Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, Swedish composer and critic († 1942)
• 1869 » Alice Hamilton, American physician and academic († 1970)