The temperature on March 23, 1864 was about 1.4 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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.
May 31 » American Civil War: Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor: The Army of Northern Virginia engages the Army of the Potomac.
June 12 » American Civil War, Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor: Ulysses S. Grant gives the Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee a victory when he pulls his Union troops from their position at Cold Harbor, Virginia and moves south.
July 11 » American Civil War: Battle of Fort Stevens; Confederate forces attempt to invade Washington, D.C.
August 10 » After Uruguay's governing Blanco Party refuses Brazil's demands, José Antônio Saraiva announces that the Brazilian military will begin reprisals, beginning the Uruguayan War.
November 11 » American Civil War: General William Tecumseh Sherman begins burning Atlanta to the ground in preparation for his march to the sea.
November 29 » American Civil War: Battle of Spring Hill: The Confederate Army of Tennessee misses an opportunity to crush the Army of the Ohio.
Day of marriage May 17, 1890
The temperature on May 17, 1890 was about 20.7 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. Source: KNMI
April 14 » The Pan-American Union is founded by the First International Conference of American States in Washington, D.C.
July 10 » Wyoming is admitted as the 44th U.S. state.
September 12 » Salisbury, Rhodesia, is founded.
October 11 » In Washington, D.C., the Daughters of the American Revolution is founded.
November 29 » The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan, and the first Diet convenes.
December 30 » Following the Wounded Knee Massacre, the United States Army and Lakota warriors face off in the Drexel Mission Fight.
Day of death April 20, 1938
The temperature on April 20, 1938 was between -0.6 °C and 11.1 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
March 18 » Mexico creates Pemex by expropriating all foreign-owned oil reserves and facilities.
July 20 » The United States Department of Justice files suit in New York City against the motion picture industry charging violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act in regards to the studio system. The case would eventually result in a break-up of the industry in 1948.
August 20 » Lou Gehrig hits his 23rd career grand slam, a record that stood for 75 years until it was broken by Alex Rodriguez.
September 23 » The Czechoslovak army is mobilized in response to the Munich Agreement.
November 1 » Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral in an upset victory during a match race deemed "the match of the century" in horse racing.
November 14 » The Lions Gate Bridge, connecting Vancouver to the North Shore region, opens to traffic.
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