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Birthday February 17, 1863

• The temperature on February 17, 1863 was about 2.1 °C. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. 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.
  • January 11 » American Civil War: Battle of Arkansas Post: General John McClernand and Admiral David Dixon Porter capture the Arkansas River for the Union.
  • January 26 » American Civil War: Governor of Massachusetts John Albion Andrew receives permission from the Secretary of War to raise a militia organization for men of African descent.
  • May 14 » American Civil War: The Battle of Jackson takes place.
  • October 3 » The last Thursday in November is declared as Thanksgiving Day by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
  • October 30 » Danish Prince Vilhelm arrives in Athens to assume his throne as George I, King of the Hellenes.
  • December 16 » American Civil War: Joseph E. Johnston replaces Braxton Bragg as commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1854 » Friedrich Alfred Krupp, German businessman († 1902)
• 1861 » Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont, duchess of Albany († 1922)
• 1862 » Mori Ōgai, Japanese general, author, and poet († 1922)
• 1864 » Banjo Paterson, Australian journalist, author, and poet († 1941)
• 1864 » Jozef Murgaš, Slovak priest, botanist, and painter († 1929)
• 1874 » Thomas J. Watson, American businessman († 1956)