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Birthday April 10, 1864

• The temperature on April 10, 1864 was about 7.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. 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 1864: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • February 1 » Second Schleswig War: Prussian forces crossed the border into Schleswig, starting the war.
  • March 16 » American Civil War: During the Red River Campaign, Union troops reach Alexandria, Louisiana.
  • May 7 » The world's oldest surviving clipper ship, the City of Adelaide is launched by William Pile, Hay and Co. in Sunderland, England, for transporting passengers and goods between Britain and Australia.
  • May 22 » American Civil War: After ten weeks, the Union Army's Red River Campaign ends in failure.
  • August 22 » Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention, establishing the rules of protection of the victims of armed conflicts.
  • September 29 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chaffin's Farm is fought.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1864 » Eugen d'Albert, Scottish-German pianist and composer († 1932)
• 1865 » Jack Miner, American-Canadian farmer, hunter, and environmentalist († 1944)
• 1867 » George William Russell, Irish author, poet, and painter († 1935)
• 1868 » Asriel Günzig, Moravian rabbi († 1931)
• 1868 » George Arliss, English actor and playwright († 1946)
• 1873 » Kyösti Kallio, Finnish farmer, banker, and politician, 4th President of Finland († 1940)