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Born on Wednesday August 7, 1861
Died on Wednesday August 7, 1861

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 7, 1861 at Delpher


Born on August 7

Died on August 7

Names that were popular for boys in 1861
  1. Jan
  2. Johannes
  3. Cornelis
  4. Hendrik
  5. Pieter
  6. Willem
  7. Gerrit
  8. Jacob
  9. Petrus
  10. Jacobus
  11. Dirk
  12. Adrianus
  13. Arie
  14. Klaas
  15. Hendrikus
  16. Albert
Names that were popular for girls in 1861
  1. Maria
  2. Johanna
  3. Anna
  4. Cornelia
  5. Elisabeth
  6. Catharina
  7. Adriana
  8. Hendrika
  9. Wilhelmina
  10. Aaltje
  11. Grietje
  12. Trijntje
  13. Neeltje
  14. Antje
  15. Elizabeth
  16. Mary

Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1861
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • 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).
  • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
  • January 3 » American Civil War: Delaware votes not to secede from the United States.
  • February 18 » With Italian unification almost complete, Victor Emmanuel II of Piedmont, Savoy and Sardinia assumes the title of King of Italy.
  • March 4 » The first national flag of the Confederate States of America (the "Stars and Bars") is adopted.
  • March 10 » El Hadj Umar Tall seizes the city of Ségou, destroying the Bamana Empire of Mali.
  • May 13 » Pakistan's (then a part of British India) first railway line opens, from Karachi to Kotri.
  • October 17 » Aborigines kill Nineteen Europeans in the Cullin-la-ringo massacre.
Weather August 7, 1861

The temperature on August 7, 1861 was about 22.4 °C. The air pressure was 1.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 49%.

Source: KNMI