The temperature on June 8, 1861 was about 13.9 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 68%. 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).
March 11 » American Civil War: The Constitution of the Confederate States of America is adopted.
May 20 » American Civil War: The state of Kentucky proclaims its neutrality, which will last until September 3 when Confederate forces enter the state. Meanwhile, the State of North Carolina secedes from the Union.
June 3 » American Civil War: Battle of Philippi (also called the Philippi Races): Union forces rout Confederate troops in Barbour County, Virginia, now West Virginia.
August 29 » American Civil War: The Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries gives Federal forces control of Pamlico Sound.
November 1 » American Civil War: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln appoints George B. McClellan as the commander of the Union Army, replacing General Winfield Scott.
November 21 » American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis appoints Judah Benjamin Secretary of War.
Day of death January 25, 1926
The temperature on January 25, 1926 was between 5.5 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 6.6 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
March 16 » History of Rocketry: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.
May 12 » The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.
May 22 » Chiang Kai-shek replaces the communists in Kuomintang China.
May 28 » The 28 May 1926 coup d'état: Ditadura Nacional is established in Portugal to suppress the unrest of the First Republic.
June 28 » Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies.
September 8 » Germany is admitted to the League of Nations.
Day of burial January 26, 1926
The temperature on January 26, 1926 was between 2.2 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
March 14 » The El Virilla train accident, Costa Rica, kills 248 people and wounds another 93 when a train falls off a bridge over the Río Virilla between Heredia and Tibás.
March 15 » The dictator Theodoros Pangalos is elected President of Greece without opposition.
March 16 » History of Rocketry: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.
May 18 » Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappears in Venice, California.
June 23 » The College Board administers the first SAT exam.
July 23 » Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film.
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