The temperature on May 2, 1863 was about 12.2 °C. The air pressure was 1.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 53%. 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 29 » The Bear River Massacre: A detachment of California Volunteers led by Colonel Patrick Edward Connor engage the Shoshone at Bear River, Washington Territory, killing hundreds of men, women and children.
May 12 » American Civil War: Battle of Raymond: Two divisions of James B. McPherson's XVII Corps turn the left wing of Confederate General John C. Pemberton's defensive line on Fourteen Mile Creek, opening up the interior of Mississippi to the Union Army during the Vicksburg Campaign.
July 19 » American Civil War: Morgan's Raid: At Buffington Island in Ohio, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan's raid into the north is mostly thwarted when a large group of his men are captured while trying to escape across the Ohio River.
September 7 » American Civil War: Union troops under Quincy A. Gillmore captures Fort Wagner in Morris Island after a 7-week siege.
October 15 » American Civil War: The H. L. Hunley, the first submarine to sink a ship, sinks, killing its inventor.
October 30 » Danish Prince Vilhelm arrives in Athens to assume his throne as George I, King of the Hellenes.
Day of death August 30, 1937
The temperature on August 30, 1937 was between 10.9 °C and 22.6 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (61%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
March 18 » The New London School explosion in New London, Texas, kills 300 people, mostly children.
April 30 » The Commonwealth of the Philippines holds a plebiscite for Filipino women on whether they should be extended the right to suffrage; over 90% would vote in the affirmative.
June 14 » U.S. House of Representatives passes the Marihuana Tax Act.
August 24 » Spanish Civil War: the Basque Army surrenders to the Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie following the Santoña Agreement.
September 25 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Eighth Route Army gains a minor, but morale-boosting victory in the Battle of Pingxingguan.
November 9 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Army withdraws from the Battle of Shanghai.
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