The temperature on February 7, 1862 was about -2.2 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 55%. 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.
February 16 » American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Donelson, Tennessee.
February 21 » American Civil War: Battle of Valverde is fought near Fort Craig in New Mexico Territory.
March 8 » American Civil War: The Naval Battle of Hampton Roads begins.
May 1 » American Civil War: The Union Army completes its capture of New Orleans.
August 6 » American Civil War: The Confederate ironclad CSSArkansas is scuttled on the Mississippi River after suffering catastrophic engine failure near Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
December 12 » American Civil War: USSCairo sinks on the Yazoo River.
Day of death March 13, 1931
The temperature on March 13, 1931 was between -3.2 °C and 5.7 °C and averaged 0.8 °C. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
January 7 » Guy Menzies flies the first solo non-stop trans-Tasman flight (from Australia to New Zealand) in 11 hours and 45 minutes, crash-landing on New Zealand's west coast.
March 14 » Alam Ara, India's first talking film, is released.
May 29 » Michele Schirru, a citizen of the United States, is executed by Italian military firing squad for intent to kill Benito Mussolini.
October 1 » Clara Campoamor persuades the Constituent Cortes to enfranchise women in Spain's new constitution.
October 21 » A secret society in the Imperial Japanese Army launches an abortive coup d'état attempt.
December 9 » The Constituent Cortes approves a constitution which establishes the Second Spanish Republic.
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