The temperature on February 3, 1861 was about 1.3 °C. The air pressure was 3.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. Source: KNMI
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).
From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
January 9 » American Civil War: "Star of the West" incident occurs near Charleston, South Carolina.
January 21 » American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate.
March 4 » The first national flag of the Confederate States of America (the "Stars and Bars") is adopted.
March 17 » The Kingdom of Italy is proclaimed.
August 29 » American Civil War: The Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries gives Federal forces control of Pamlico Sound.
October 1 » Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management is published, going on to sell 60,000 copies in its first year and remaining in print until the present day
Day of death September 11, 1947
The temperature on September 11, 1947 was between 9.5 °C and 26.6 °C and averaged 18.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 10.5 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
February 23 » International Organization for Standardization is founded.
March 25 » An explosion in a coal mine in Centralia, Illinois kills 111.
June 10 » Saab produces its first automobile.
October 20 » The House Un-American Activities Committee begins its investigation into Communist infiltration of the Hollywood film industry, resulting in a blacklist that prevents some from working in the industry for years.
November 17 » American scientists John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain observe the basic principles of the transistor, a key element for the electronics revolution of the 20th century.
December 30 » Cold War: King Michael I of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of Romania.
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