The temperature on December 5, 1862 was about 3.3 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 15 » American Civil War: Confederates commanded by Brig. Gen. John B. Floyd attack General Ulysses S. Grant's Union forces Fort Donelson, Tennessee. Unable to break the fort's encirclement, Lloyd surrenders the following day.
April 6 » American Civil War: The Battle of Shiloh begins: In Tennessee, forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant meet Confederate troops led by General Albert Sidney Johnston.
May 13 » The USSPlanter, a steamer and gunship, steals through Confederate lines and is passed to the Union, by a southern slave, Robert Smalls, who later was officially appointed as captain, becoming the first black man to command a United States ship.
July 4 » Lewis Carroll tells Alice Liddell a story that would grow into Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequels.
July 16 » American Civil War: David Farragut is promoted to rear admiral, becoming the first officer in United States Navy to hold an admiral rank.
August 9 » American Civil War: Battle of Cedar Mountain: At Cedar Mountain, Virginia, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson narrowly defeats Union forces under General John Pope.
Day of marriage May 24, 1890
The temperature on May 24, 1890 was about 21.0 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 56%. Source: KNMI
January 22 » The United Mine Workers of America is founded in Columbus, Ohio.
January 25 » Nellie Bly completes her round-the-world journey in 72 days.
July 26 » In Buenos Aires, Argentina the Revolución del Parque takes place, forcing President Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman's resignation.
September 24 » The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy.
October 1 » Yosemite National Park is established by the U.S. Congress.
December 30 » Following the Wounded Knee Massacre, the United States Army and Lakota warriors face off in the Drexel Mission Fight.
Day of death October 21, 1946
The temperature on October 21, 1946 was between 9.5 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
January 3 » Popular Canadian American jockey George Woolf dies in a freak accident during a race; the annual George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award is created to honor him.
January 11 » Enver Hoxha, Secretary General of the Communist Party of Albania, declares the People's Republic of Albania with himself as head of state.
July 22 » King David Hotel bombing: A Zionist underground organisation, the Irgun, bombs the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, site of the civil administration and military headquarters for Mandatory Palestine, resulting in 91 deaths.
September 8 » The referendum abolishes the monarchy in Bulgaria.
November 3 » The Constitution of Japan is adopted through Emperor's assent.
November 19 » Afghanistan, Iceland and Sweden join the United Nations.
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