The temperature on August 26, 1863 was about 15.1 °C. There was 10 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. 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.
March 30 » Danish prince Wilhelm Georg is chosen as King George of Greece.
April 16 » American Civil War: During the Vicksburg Campaign, gunboats commanded by acting Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter run downriver past Confederate artillery batteries at Vicksburg.
April 17 » American Civil War: Grierson's Raid begins: Troops under Union Army Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack central Mississippi.
July 1 » Keti Koti (Emancipation Day) in Suriname, marking the abolition of slavery by the Netherlands.
July 9 » American Civil War: The Siege of Port Hudson ends, giving the Union complete control of the Mississippi River.
October 3 » The last Thursday in November is declared as Thanksgiving Day by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
Day of marriage May 16, 1885
The temperature on May 16, 1885 was about 10.3 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. Source: KNMI
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.
February 5 » King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal possession.
March 3 » The American Telephone & Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York.
March 30 » The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the Russian and British Empire.
May 1 » The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business.
July 20 » The Football Association legalizes professionalism in association football under pressure from the British Football Association.
August 14 » Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint.
Day of death March 8, 1924
The temperature on March 8, 1924 was between -4.3 °C and 7.6 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 14 » The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company changes its name to International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).
June 10 » Fascists kidnap and kill Italian Socialist leader Giacomo Matteotti in Rome.
July 24 » Themistoklis Sofoulis becomes Prime Minister of Greece.
September 17 » The Border Protection Corps is established in the Second Polish Republic for the defence of the eastern border against armed Soviet raids and local bandits.
October 27 » The Uzbek SSR is founded in the Soviet Union.
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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