The temperature on May 23, 1860 was about 22.0 °C. The air pressure was 2.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 49%. 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).
January 1 » The first Polish stamp is issued, replacing the Russian stamps previously in use.
May 18 » Abraham Lincoln wins the Republican Party presidential nomination over William H. Seward, who later becomes the United States Secretary of State.
September 21 » Second Opium War: An Anglo-French force defeats Chinese troops at the Battle of Palikao.
October 18 » The Second Opium War finally ends at the Convention of Peking with the ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin, an unequal treaty.
December 20 » South Carolina becomes the first state to attempt to secede from the United States.
December 26 » The first ever inter-club English association football match takes place between Hallam and Sheffield football clubs in Sheffield.
Day of marriage August 16, 1884
The temperature on August 16, 1884 was about 16.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
January 4 » The Fabian Society is founded in London, United Kingdom.
March 13 » The Siege of Khartoum begins. It lasts until January 26, 1885.
July 3 » Dow Jones & Company publishes its first stock average.
July 5 » Germany takes possession of Cameroon.
October 22 » The International Meridian Conference designates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich as the world's prime meridian.
December 10 » Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published.
Day of death May 27, 1943
The temperature on May 27, 1943 was between 10.4 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
February 23 » A fire breaks out at Saint Joseph's Orphanage, County Cavan, Ireland, killing 35 children and one adult.
March 4 » World War II: The Battle of Fardykambos, one of the first major battles between the Greek Resistance and the occupying Royal Italian Army, begins. It ends on 6 March with the surrender of an entire Italian battalion and the liberation of the town of Grevena.
July 25 » World War II: Benito Mussolini is forced out of office by the Grand Council of Fascism and is replaced by Pietro Badoglio.
October 14 » World War II: Prisoners at the Sobibór extermination camp in Poland revolt against the Germans.
October 17 » Nazi Holocaust in Poland: Sobibór extermination camp is closed.
December 13 » World War II: The Massacre of Kalavryta by German occupying forces in Greece.
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