The temperature on June 9, 1863 was about 12.8 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. Source: KNMI
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.
March 30 » Danish prince Wilhelm Georg is chosen as King George of Greece.
May 6 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville ends with the defeat of the Army of the Potomac by the Army of Northern Virginia.
June 17 » American Civil War: Battle of Aldie in the Gettysburg Campaign.
July 19 » American Civil War: Morgan's Raid: At Buffington Island in Ohio, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan's raid into the north is mostly thwarted when a large group of his men are captured while trying to escape across the Ohio River.
July 26 » American Civil War: Morgan's Raid ends; At Salineville, Ohio, Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and 360 of his volunteers are captured by Union forces.
August 8 » American Civil War: Following his defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate President Jefferson Davis (which is refused upon receipt).
Day of marriage May 21, 1892
The temperature on May 21, 1892 was about 8.5 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
April 15 » The General Electric Company is formed.
June 30 » The Homestead Strike begins near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
July 7 » The Katipunan is established, the discovery of which by Spanish authorities initiated the Philippine Revolution.
October 12 » The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited by students in many US public schools.
October 26 » Ida B. Wells publishes Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases.
November 8 » The New Orleans general strike begins, uniting black and white American trade unionists in a successful four-day general strike action for the first time.
Day of death January 17, 1949
The temperature on January 17, 1949 was between 6.4 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 7.4 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
February 15 » Gerald Lankester Harding and Roland de Vaux begin excavations at Cave 1 of the Qumran Caves, where they will eventually discover the first seven Dead Sea Scrolls.
February 19 » Ezra Pound is awarded the first Bollingen Prize in poetry by the Bollingen Foundation and Yale University.
March 31 » The Dominion of Newfoundland joins the Canadian Confederation and becomes the 10th Province of Canada.
May 12 » Cold War: The Soviet Union lifts its blockade of Berlin.
August 5 » In Ecuador, an earthquake destroys 50 towns and kills more than 6,000.
October 3 » WERD, the first black-owned radio station in the United States, opens in Atlanta.
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