The temperature on January 14, 1865 was about 5.4 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 17 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 73 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. 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.
January 15 » American Civil War: Fort Fisher in North Carolina falls to the Union, thus cutting off the last major seaport of the Confederacy.
February 1 » President Abraham Lincoln signs the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
March 18 » American Civil War: The Congress of the Confederate States adjourns for the last time.
April 26 » Union cavalry troopers corner and shoot dead John Wilkes Booth, assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, in Virginia.
June 11 » The Naval Battle of the Riachuelo is fought on the rivulet Riachuelo (Argentina), between the Paraguayan Navy on one side and the Brazilian Navy on the other. The Brazilian victory was crucial for the later success of the Triple Alliance (Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina) in the Paraguayan War.
November 11 » Treaty of Sinchula is signed whereby Bhutan cedes the areas east of the Teesta River to the British East India Company.
Day of marriage April 25, 1896
The temperature on April 25, 1896 was about 7.7 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. Source: KNMI
May 26 » Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
August 30 » Philippine Revolution: After Spanish victory in the Battle of San Juan del Monte, eight provinces in the Philippines are declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor-General Ramón Blanco y Erenas.
December 10 » Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi premieres in Paris. A riot breaks out at the end of the performance.
Day of death May 5, 1950
The temperature on May 5, 1950 was between 5.0 °C and 11.1 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. There was 13.7 mm of rain during 8.5 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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).
January 14 » The first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight.
January 21 » American lawyer and government official Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury.
January 31 » Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman announces a program to develop the hydrogen bomb.
July 29 » Korean War: After four days, the No Gun Ri Massacre ends when the US Army 7th Cavalry Regiment is withdrawn.
August 29 » Korean War: British troops arrive in Korea to bolster the US presence there.
November 26 » Korean War: Troops from the People's Republic of China launch a massive counterattack in North Korea against South Korean and United Nations forces (Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River and Battle of Chosin Reservoir), ending any hopes of a quick end to the conflict.
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