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Christening day June 1, 1862

• The temperature on June 1, 1862 was about 20.3 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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.
• In the year 1862: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • February 6 » American Civil War: Forces under the command of Ulysses S. Grant and Andrew H. Foote give the Union its first victory of the war, capturing Fort Henry, Tennessee in the Battle of Fort Henry.
  • March 23 » American Civil War: The First Battle of Kernstown, Virginia, marks the start of Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign. Although a Confederate defeat, the engagement distracts Federal efforts to capture Richmond.
  • April 7 » American Civil War: The Union's Army of the Tennessee and the Army of the Ohio defeat the Confederate Army of Mississippi near Shiloh, Tennessee.
  • April 16 » American Civil War: The District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia, becomes law.
  • June 20 » Barbu Catargiu, the Prime Minister of Romania, is assassinated.
  • December 26 » Four nuns serving as volunteer nurses on board USSRed Rover are the first female nurses on a U.S. Navy hospital ship.

Day of marriage June 10, 1882

• The temperature on June 10, 1882 was about 11.5 °C. There was 7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. 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 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 year 1882: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • March 2 » Queen Victoria narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Roderick McLean in Windsor.
  • April 3 » American Old West: Robert Ford kills Jesse James.
  • May 20 » The Triple Alliance between the German Empire, Austria-Hungary and the Kingdom of Italy is formed.
  • June 28 » The Anglo-French Convention of 1882 marks the territorial boundaries between Guinea and Sierra Leone.
  • September 5 » Tottenham Hotspur, a Premier League football club from North London, is founded (as Hotspur F.C.).
  • December 6 » Transit of Venus, second and last of the 19th century.

Day of death January 28, 1945

• The temperature on January 28, 1945 was between -4.9 °C and -3.3 °C and averaged -4.1 °C. There was 4.0 mm of rain during 6.0 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
• In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
  • February 3 » World War II: The United States and the Philippine Commonwealth begin a month-long battle to retake Manila from Japan.
  • March 14 » The R.A.F. drop the Grand Slam bomb in action for the first time, on a railway viaduct near Bielefeld, Germany.
  • March 26 » World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ends as the island is officially secured by American forces.
  • April 23 » World War II: Adolf Hitler's designated successor, Hermann Göring, sends him a telegram asking permission to take leadership of the Third Reich. Martin Bormann and Joseph Goebbels advise Hitler that the telegram is treasonous.
  • April 25 » The last German troops retreat from Finland's soil in Lapland, ending the Lapland War. Military acts of Second World War end in Finland.
  • June 7 » King Haakon VII of Norway returns from exactly five years in exile during World War II.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1942 » Edward Siegler, American gymnast and triathlete (b. 1881)
• 1945 » Roza Shanina, Russian sergeant and sniper (b. 1924)
• 1947 » Reynaldo Hahn, Venezuelan-French composer, conductor, and critic (b. 1875)
• 1948 » Hans Aumeier, German SS officer (b. 1906)
• 1949 » Jean-Pierre Wimille, French race car driver (b. 1908)
• 1950 » Nikolai Luzin, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1883)