1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1940; Census Place: Upper Chichester, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3496; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 23-182 / iOS Application
1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1900; Census Place: Calvert, Cecil, Maryland; Roll: 620; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 1240620 / iOS Application
1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wilmington Ward 7, New Castle, Delaware; Roll: T625_203; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 83; Image: 325 / Ancestry.com
1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 5, Cecil, Maryland; Roll: M593_583; Page: 188B; Image: 381; Family History Library Film: 552082 / iOS Application
The temperature on September 16, 1860 was about 12.2 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
February 27 » Abraham Lincoln makes a speech at Cooper Union in the city of New York that is largely responsible for his election to the Presidency.
March 17 » The First Taranaki War begins in Taranaki, New Zealand, a major phase of the New Zealand Wars.
May 3 » Charles XV of Sweden–Norway is crowned king of Sweden.
September 21 » Second Opium War: An Anglo-French force defeats Chinese troops at the Battle of Palikao.
October 17 » First The Open Championship (referred to in North America as the British Open).
October 18 » The Second Opium War finally ends at the Convention of Peking with the ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin, an unequal treaty.
Day of death February 27, 1945
The temperature on February 27, 1945 was between 7.0 °C and 11.1 °C and averaged 9.1 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
January 12 » World War II: The Red Army begins the Vistula–Oder Offensive.
April 9 » Execution of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, anti-Nazi dissident and spy, by the Nazi regime.
April 14 » Razing of Friesoythe: The 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division deliberately destroyed the German town of Friesoythe on the orders of Major General Christopher Vokes.
May 23 » World War II: Germany's Flensburg Government under Karl Dönitz is dissolved when its members are arrested by British forces.
July 31 » Pierre Laval, the fugitive former leader of Vichy France, surrenders to Allied soldiers in Austria.
September 3 » A three-day celebration begins in China, following the Victory over Japan Day on September 2.
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