The temperature on May 19, 1864 was about 19.4 °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 59%. 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.
February 1 » Second Schleswig War: Prussian forces crossed the border into Schleswig, starting the war.
April 8 » American Civil War: Battle of Mansfield: Union forces are thwarted by the Confederate army at Mansfield, Louisiana.
May 13 » American Civil War: Battle of Resaca: The battle begins with Union General Sherman fighting toward Atlanta.
July 11 » American Civil War: Battle of Fort Stevens; Confederate forces attempt to invade Washington, D.C.
July 28 » American Civil War: Battle of Ezra Church: Confederate troops make a third unsuccessful attempt to drive Union forces from Atlanta, Georgia.
August 31 » During the American Civil War, Union forces led by General William T. Sherman launch an assault on Atlanta.
Day of marriage July 21, 1894
The temperature on July 21, 1894 was about 14.5 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
June 24 » Marie François Sadi Carnot is assassinated by Sante Geronimo Caserio.
July 4 » The short-lived Republic of Hawaii is proclaimed by Sanford B. Dole.
July 25 » The First Sino-Japanese War begins when the Japanese fire upon a Chinese warship.
August 25 » Kitasato Shibasaburō discovers the infectious agent of the bubonic plague and publishes his findings in The Lancet.
September 17 » Battle of the Yalu River, the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War.
November 17 » H. H. Holmes, one of the first modern serial killers, is arrested in Boston, Massachusetts.
Day of death January 9, 1927
The temperature on January 9, 1927 was between 1.9 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
March 24 » Nanking Incident: Foreign warships bombard Nanjing, China, in defense of the foreign citizens within the city.
April 14 » The first Volvo car premieres in Gothenburg, Sweden.
April 30 » The Federal Industrial Institute for Women opens in Alderson, West Virginia, as the first women's federal prison in the United States.
June 26 » The Cyclone roller coaster opens on Coney Island.
August 16 » The Dole Air Race begins from Oakland, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, during which six out of the eight participating planes crash or disappear.
September 18 » The Columbia Broadcasting System goes on the air.
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