January 9 » Connecticut becomes the fifth state to ratify the Constitution.
January 20 » The third and main part of First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay. Arthur Phillip decides that Port Jackson is a more suitable location for a colony.
March 6 » The First Fleet arrives at Norfolk Island in order to found a convict settlement.
March 21 » A fire in New Orleans leaves most of the town in ruins.
May 23 » South Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution as the eighth American state.
September 13 » The Philadelphia Convention sets the date for the first presidential election in the United States, and New York City becomes the country's temporary capital.
Day of death December 27, 1861
The temperature on December 27, 1861 was about 3.2 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. 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 10 » American Civil War: Florida becomes the third state to secede from the Union.
March 20 » An earthquake destroys Mendoza, Argentina.
March 21 » Alexander Stephens gives the Cornerstone Speech.
April 6 » First performance of Arthur Sullivan's debut success, his suite of incidental music for The Tempest, leading to a career that included the famous Gilbert and Sullivan operas.
April 19 » American Civil War: Baltimore riot of 1861: A pro-Secession mob in Baltimore attacks United States Army troops marching through the city.
October 25 » The Toronto Stock Exchange is created.
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