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Birthday May 17, 1863

• The temperature on May 17, 1863 was about 17.7 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 58%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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.
• In the year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • February 7 » HMSOrpheus sinks off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189.
  • February 24 » Arizona is organized as a United States territory.
  • May 18 » American Civil War: The Siege of Vicksburg begins.
  • June 17 » American Civil War: Battle of Aldie in the Gettysburg Campaign.
  • July 7 » The United States begins its first military draft; exemptions cost $300.
  • November 25 » American Civil War: Battle of Missionary Ridge: At Missionary Ridge in Tennessee, Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant break the Siege of Chattanooga by routing Confederate troops under General Braxton Bragg.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1860 » Charlotte Barnum, American mathematician and social activist († 1934)
• 1860 » Martin Kukučín, Slovak author and playwright († 1928)
• 1863 » Léon Gérin, Canadian lawyer, sociologist, and civil servant († 1951)
• 1864 » Ante Trumbić, Croatian lawyer and politician, 27th Mayor of Split († 1938)
• 1864 » Louis Richardet, Swiss target shooter († 1923)
• 1866 » Erik Satie, French pianist and composer († 1925)