The temperature on June 2, 1864 was about 10.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. 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.
May 5 » American Civil War: The Battle of the Wilderness begins in Spotsylvania County.
May 21 » Russia declares an end to the Russo-Circassian War and many Circassians are forced into exile. The day is designated the Circassian Day of Mourning.
June 30 » U.S. President Abraham Lincoln grants Yosemite Valley to California for "public use, resort and recreation".
August 22 » Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention, establishing the rules of protection of the victims of armed conflicts.
October 19 » American Civil War: Confederate agents based in Canada rob three banks in Saint Albans, Vermont.
December 4 » American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea: At Waynesboro, Georgia, forces under Union General Judson Kilpatrick prevent troops led by Confederate General Joseph Wheeler from interfering with Union General William T. Sherman's campaign destroying a wide swath of the South on his march to the Atlantic Ocean from Atlanta.
Day of marriage May 29, 1886
The temperature on May 29, 1886 was about 13.5 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. Source: KNMI
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.
February 23 » Charles Martin Hall produced the first samples of aluminium from the electrolysis of aluminium oxide, after several years of intensive work. He was assisted in this project by his older sister, Julia Brainerd Hall.
March 29 » John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta.
May 29 » The pharmacist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, which appeared in The Atlanta Journal.
June 30 » The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal, Quebec. It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4.
August 31 » The 7.0 Mw Charleston earthquake affects southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Sixty people killed with damage estimated at $5–6 million.
October 28 » President Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty.
Day of death January 24, 1941
The temperature on January 24, 1941 was between 0.6 °C and 3.6 °C and averaged 2.0 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
March 17 » In Washington, D.C., the National Gallery of Art is officially opened by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
May 27 » World War II: The German battleshipBismarck is sunk in the North Atlantic killing almost 2,100 men.
June 27 » Romanian authorities launch one of the most violent pogroms in Jewish history in the city of Iași, resulting in the murder of at least 13,266 Jews.
July 16 » Joe DiMaggio hits safely for the 56th consecutive game, a streak that still stands as an MLB record.
August 22 » World War II: German troops begin the Siege of Leningrad.
November 13 » World War II: The aircraft carrier HMSArk Royal is torpedoed by U-81, sinking the following day.
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