The temperature on May 6, 1865 was about 19.1 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 42%. 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 16 » American Civil War: The Battle of Averasborough began as Confederate forces suffer irreplaceable casualties in the final months of the war.
March 25 » American Civil War: In Virginia, Confederate forces temporarily capture Fort Stedman from the Union.
April 10 » American Civil War: A day after his surrender to Union forces, Confederate General Robert E. Lee addresses his troops for the last time.
April 26 » Union cavalry troopers corner and shoot dead John Wilkes Booth, assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, in Virginia.
May 5 » American Civil War: The Confederate government was declared dissolved at Washington, Georgia.
May 9 » American Civil War: President Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation ending belligerent rights of the rebels and enjoining foreign nations to intern or expel Confederate ships.
Day of marriage November 21, 1889
The temperature on November 21, 1889 was about -1.7 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. Source: KNMI
March 23 » The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Qadian, British India.
May 2 » Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea.
May 6 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
June 6 » The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
September 28 » The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter.
November 23 » The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.
Day of death May 23, 1938
The temperature on May 23, 1938 was between 8.2 °C and 19.7 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
June 7 » The Douglas DC-4E makes its first test flight.
June 24 » Pieces of a meteorite land near Chicora, Pennsylvania. The meteorite is estimated to have weighed 450metric tons when it hit the Earth's atmosphere and exploded.
September 5 » Chile: A group of youths affiliated with the fascist National Socialist Movement of Chile are executed after surrendering during a failed coup.
October 5 » In Nazi Germany, Jews' passports are invalidated.
December 17 » Otto Hahn discovers the nuclear fission of the heavy element uranium, the scientific and technological basis of nuclear energy.
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