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Birthday June 4, 1863

• The temperature on June 4, 1863 was about 20.6 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 56%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • February 7 » HMSOrpheus sinks off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189.
  • February 17 » A group of citizens of Geneva founded an International Committee for Relief to the Wounded, which later became known as the International Committee of the Red Cross.
  • May 6 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville ends with the defeat of the Army of the Potomac by the Army of Northern Virginia.
  • July 13 » New York City draft riots: In New York City, opponents of conscription begin three days of rioting which will be later regarded as the worst in United States history.
  • September 7 » American Civil War: Union troops under Quincy A. Gillmore captures Fort Wagner in Morris Island after a 7-week siege.
  • December 16 » American Civil War: Joseph E. Johnston replaces Braxton Bragg as commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1854 » Solko van den Bergh, Dutch target shooter († 1916)
• 1860 » Alexis Lapointe, Canadian runner († 1924)
• 1861 » William Propsting, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Tasmania († 1937)
• 1866 » Miina Sillanpää, Finnish journalist and politician († 1952)
• 1867 » Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Finnish general and politician, 6th President of Finland († 1951)
• 1873 » Nictzin Dyalhis, American author (d.1942)