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Christening day April 14, 1861

• The temperature on April 14, 1861 was about 8.8 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%. 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 February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
• 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 year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • July 25 » American Civil War: The United States Congress passes the Crittenden–Johnson Resolution, stating that the war is being fought to preserve the Union and not to end slavery.
  • August 6 » Britain imposes the Lagos Treaty of Cession to suppress slavery in what is now Nigeria.
  • September 3 » American Civil War: Confederate General Leonidas Polk invades neutral Kentucky, prompting the state legislature to ask for Union assistance.
  • October 25 » The Toronto Stock Exchange is created.
  • November 8 » American Civil War: The "Trent Affair": The USSSan Jacinto stops the British mail ship Trent and arrests two Confederate envoys, sparking a diplomatic crisis between the UK and US.
  • November 21 » American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis appoints Judah Benjamin Secretary of War.

Day of marriage May 23, 1885

• The temperature on May 23, 1885 was about 14.5 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 68%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
• In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • March 3 » The American Telephone & Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York.
  • July 6 » Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
  • July 20 » The Football Association legalizes professionalism in association football under pressure from the British Football Association.
  • July 23 » President Ulysses S. Grant dies of throat cancer.
  • August 14 » Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint.
  • September 29 » The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England.

Day of death February 5, 1950

• The temperature on February 5, 1950 was between 4.6 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 4.5 hours. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
  • January 5 » In the Sverdlovsk air disaster, all 19 of those on board are killed, including almost the entire national ice hockey team (VVS Moscow) of the Soviet Air Force – 11 players, as well as a team doctor and a masseur.
  • January 23 » The Knesset resolves that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.
  • March 7 » Cold War: The Soviet Union issues a statement denying that Klaus Fuchs served as a Soviet spy.
  • June 27 » The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War.
  • July 4 » Cold War: Radio Free Europe first broadcasts.
  • November 5 » Korean War: British and Australian forces from the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade successfully halted the advancing Chinese 117th Division during the Battle of Pakchon.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1946 » George Arliss, English actor and playwright (b. 1868)
• 1948 » Johannes Blaskowitz, German general (b. 1883)
• 1952 » Adela Verne, English pianist and composer (b. 1877)
• 1954 » Hossein Sami'i, Iranian politician, diplomat, writer and poet (b. 1876)
• 1955 » Victor Houteff, Bulgarian religious reformer and author (b. 1885)
• 1957 » Sami Ibrahim Haddad, Lebanese surgeon and author (b. 1890)