January 18 » James Cook is the first known European to discover the Hawaiian Islands, which he names the "Sandwich Islands".
February 9 » Rhode Island becomes the fourth US state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
July 27 » American Revolution: First Battle of Ushant: British and French fleets fight to a standoff.
August 21 » American Revolutionary War: British forces begin besieging the French outpost at Pondichéry.
August 29 » American Revolutionary War: British and American forces battle indecisively at the Battle of Rhode Island.
December 15 » American Revolutionary War: British and French fleets clash in the Battle of St. Lucia.
Day of death July 4, 1860
The temperature on July 4, 1860 was about 15.5 °C. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. Source: KNMI
From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
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).
January 1 » The first Polish stamp is issued, replacing the Russian stamps previously in use.
March 24 » Sakuradamon Incident: Assassination of Japanese Chief Minister (Tairō) Ii Naosuke.
April 6 » The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, later renamed Community of Christ, is organized by Joseph Smith III and others at Amboy, Illinois.
August 5 » Charles XV of Sweden of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway in Trondheim.
September 7 » Italian unification: Giuseppe Garibaldi enters Naples.
September 20 » The future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom begins the first visit to North America by a Prince of Wales.
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