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Day of marriage October 15, 1863

• The temperature on October 15, 1863 was about 17.7 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. 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.
  • February 17 » A group of citizens of Geneva founded an International Committee for Relief to the Wounded, which later became known as the International Committee of the Red Cross.
  • May 27 » American Civil War: First Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson.
  • June 7 » During the French intervention in Mexico, Mexico City is captured by French troops.
  • July 1 » American Civil War: The Battle of Gettysburg begins.
  • 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 30 » Danish Prince Vilhelm arrives in Athens to assume his throne as George I, King of the Hellenes.

Day of death December 29, 1936

• The temperature on December 29, 1936 was between 0.2 °C and 6.9 °C and averaged 3.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
  • January 8 » Kashf-e hijab decree is made and immediately enforced by Reza Shah, Iran's head of state, banning the wearing of Islamic veils in public.
  • February 10 » Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italian troops launched the Battle of Amba Aradam against Ethiopian defenders.
  • May 26 » In the House of Commons of Northern Ireland, Tommy Henderson begins speaking on the Appropriation Bill. By the time he sits down in the early hours of the following morning, he had spoken for ten hours.
  • August 14 » Rainey Bethea is hanged in Owensboro, Kentucky in the last known public execution in the United States.
  • September 6 » Spanish Civil War: The Interprovincial Council of Asturias and León is established.
  • November 23 » Life magazine is reborn as a photo magazine and enjoys instant success.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1925 » Félix Vallotton, Swiss/French painter (b. 1865)
• 1926 » Rainer Maria Rilke, Austrian poet and author (b. 1875)
• 1929 » Wilhelm Maybach, German engineer and businessman, founded Maybach (b. 1846)
• 1937 » Don Marquis, American journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1878)
• 1941 » Tullio Levi-Civita, Italian mathematician and scholar (b. 1873)
• 1944 » Khasan Israilov, Chechen rebel (b. 1910)