The temperature on April 22, 1862 was about 11.1 °C. There was 6 mm of rain. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. 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 10 » American Civil War: A Union naval flotilla destroys the bulk of the Confederate Mosquito Fleet in the Battle of Elizabeth City on the Pasquotank River in North Carolina.
March 28 » American Civil War: In the Battle of Glorieta Pass, Union forces stop the Confederate invasion of the New Mexico Territory. The battle began on March 26.
May 12 » American Civil War: U.S. federal troops occupy Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
May 20 » U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signs the Homestead Act into law, opening 84million acres of public land to settlers.
July 12 » The Medal of Honor is authorized by the United States Congress.
August 17 » American Civil War: Major General J. E. B. Stuart is assigned command of all the cavalry of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
Day of marriage May 11, 1882
The temperature on May 11, 1882 was about 16.3 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 57%. Source: KNMI
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.
March 4 » Britain's first electric trams run in east London.
May 20 » The Triple Alliance between the German Empire, Austria-Hungary and the Kingdom of Italy is formed.
June 30 » Charles J. Guiteau is hanged in Washington, D.C. for the assassination of U.S. President James Garfield.
August 20 » Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow, Russia.
September 5 » The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City.
December 16 » Wales and England contest the first Home Nations (now Six Nations) rugby union match.
Day of death February 11, 1924
The temperature on February 11, 1924 was between -1.2 °C and 3.4 °C and averaged 1.3 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
February 8 » Capital punishment: The first state execution in the United States by gas chamber takes place in Nevada.
April 1 » The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.
July 11 » Eric Liddell won the gold medal in 400m at the 1924 Paris Olympics, after refusing to run in the heats for 100m, his favoured distance, on the Sunday.
October 7 » Andreas Michalakopoulos becomes prime minister of Greece for a short period of time.
October 31 » World Savings Day is announced in Milan, Italy by the Members of the Association at the 1st International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks).
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