February 18 » Congress passes a law admitting the state of Vermont to the Union, effective 4 March, after that state had existed for 14 years as a de facto independent largely unrecognized state.
March 4 » Vermont is admitted to the United States as the fourteenth state.
May 3 » The Constitution of May 3 (the first modern constitution in Europe) is proclaimed by the Sejm of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
May 15 » French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre proposes the Self-denying Ordinance.
August 21 » A Vodou ceremony, led by Dutty Boukman, turns into a violent slave rebellion, beginning the Haitian Revolution.
December 4 » The first edition of The Observer, the world's first Sunday newspaper, is published.
Christening day February 16, 1791
The temperature on February 16, 1791 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: zeer half bewolkt bui. Source: KNMI
January 10 » The Siege of Dunlap's Station begins near Cincinnati during the Northwest Indian War.
May 3 » The Constitution of May 3 (the first modern constitution in Europe) is proclaimed by the Sejm of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
August 4 » The Treaty of Sistova is signed, ending the Ottoman–Habsburg wars.
August 26 » John Fitch is granted a United States patent for the steamboat.
August 30 » HMSPandora sinks after having run aground on the outer Great Barrier Reef the previous day.
September 14 » The Papal States lose Avignon to Revolutionary France.
Day of death July 23, 1866
The temperature on July 23, 1866 was about 18.1 °C. The air pressure was 6.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
April 8 » Italy and Prussia ally against the Austrian Empire.
May 2 » Peruvian defenders fight off the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.
July 20 » Austro-Prussian War: Battle of Lissa: The Austrian Navy, led by Admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, defeats the Italian Navy near the island of Vis in the Adriatic Sea.
July 24 » Reconstruction: Tennessee becomes the first U.S. state to be readmitted to the Union following the American Civil War.
August 23 » Austro-Prussian War ends with the Treaty of Prague.
October 22 » A plebiscite ratifies the annexion of Veneto and Mantua to Italy, which had occurred three days before, on October 19.
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