The temperature on January 8, 1865 was about 2.8 °C. The air pressure was 4.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%. 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.
January 2 » Uruguayan War: The Siege of Paysandú ends as the Brazilians and Coloradans capture Paysandú, Uruguay.
January 31 » American Civil War: Confederate General Robert E. Lee becomes general-in-chief.
February 1 » President Abraham Lincoln signs the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
February 8 » Delaware refuses to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Slavery was outlawed in the United States, including Delaware, when the Amendment was ratified by the requisite number of states on December 6, 1865. Delaware ratified the Thirteenth Amendment on February 12, 1901, which was the ninety-second anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.
May 10 » American Civil War: In Kentucky, Union soldiers ambush and mortally wound Confederate raider William Quantrill, who lingers until his death on June 6.
December 1 » Shaw University, the first historically black university in the southern United States, is founded in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Day of marriage May 6, 1899
The temperature on May 6, 1899 was about 14.0 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 46%. Source: KNMI
February 6 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.
May 30 » Pearl Hart, a female outlaw of the Old West, robs a stage coach 30 miles southeast of Globe, Arizona.
June 7 » American Temperance crusader Carrie Nation begins her campaign of vandalizing alcohol-serving establishments by destroying the inventory in a saloon in Kiowa, Kansas.
June 12 » New Richmond tornado: The eighth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 people and injures around 200.
July 26 » Ulises Heureaux, the 27th President of the Dominican Republic, is assassinated.
December 11 » Second Boer War: In the Battle of Magersfontein the Boers commanded by general Piet Cronjé inflict a defeat on the forces of the British Empire commanded by Lord Methuen trying to relieve the Siege of Kimberley.
Day of death July 9, 1952
The temperature on July 9, 1952 was between 14.8 °C and 21.0 °C and averaged 17.9 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 3.6 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
May 2 » A De Havilland Comet makes the first jetliner flight with fare-paying passengers, from London to Johannesburg.
June 17 » Guatemala passes Decree 900, ordering the redistribution of uncultivated land.
July 26 » King Farouk of Egypt abdicates in favor of his son Fuad.
November 14 » The first regular UK Singles Chart published by the New Musical Express.
November 29 » Korean War: U.S. President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower fulfills a campaign promise by traveling to Korea to find out what can be done to end the conflict.
December 24 » First flight of Britain's Handley Page Victor strategic bomber.
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