The temperature on January 27, 1862 was about 1.0 °C. The air pressure was 1.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. Source: KNMI
From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
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 28 » American Civil War: In the Battle of Glorieta Pass, Union forces stop the Confederate invasion of the New Mexico Territory. The battle began on March 26.
April 16 » American Civil War: The District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia, becomes law.
July 23 » American Civil War: Henry Halleck takes command of the Union Army.
August 6 » American Civil War: The Confederate ironclad CSSArkansas is scuttled on the Mississippi River after suffering catastrophic engine failure near Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
August 17 » American Indian Wars: The Dakota War of 1862 begins in Minnesota as Dakota warriors attack white settlements along the Minnesota River.
September 5 » American Civil War: The Army of Northern Virginia crosses the Potomac River at White's Ford in the Maryland Campaign.
Day of marriage April 7, 1883
The temperature on April 7, 1883 was about 7.4 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
March 20 » The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is signed.
October 4 » First run of the Orient Express.
October 20 » Peru and Chile sign the Treaty of Ancón, by which the Tarapacá province is ceded to the latter, bringing an end to Peru's involvement in the War of the Pacific.
October 22 » Mödling and Hinterbrühl Tram, Vienna, Austria, first electric tram powered by overhead wire.
October 22 » The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod's Faust.
December 21 » The Royal Canadian Dragoons and The Royal Canadian Regiment, the first Permanent Force cavalry and infantry regiments of the Canadian Army, are formed.
Day of death March 13, 1937
The temperature on March 13, 1937 was between 2.8 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 5.3 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (31%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 23 » The trial of the anti-Soviet Trotskyist center sees seventeen mid-level Communists accused of sympathizing with Leon Trotsky and plotting to overthrow Joseph Stalin's regime.
April 30 » The Commonwealth of the Philippines holds a plebiscite for Filipino women on whether they should be extended the right to suffrage; over 90% would vote in the affirmative.
May 28 » Volkswagen, the German automobile manufacturer is founded.
June 11 » Great Purge: The Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin executes eight army leaders.
June 14 » U.S. House of Representatives passes the Marihuana Tax Act.
December 13 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking: The city of Nanjing, defended by the National Revolutionary Army under the command of General Tang Shengzhi, falls to the Japanese. This is followed by the Nanking Massacre, in which Japanese troops rape and slaughter hundreds of thousands of civilians.
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