January 1 » The first traveler's cheques, which could be used in 90 European cities, were issued by the London Credit Exchange Company.
June 9 » The British schooner Gaspee is burned in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
June 12 » French explorer Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne and 25 of his men killed by Māori in New Zealand.
August 19 » Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d'état, in which he assumes power and enacts a new constitution that divides power between the Riksdag and the King.
August 21 » King Gustav III completes his coup d'état by adopting a new Constitution, ending half a century of parliamentary rule in Sweden and installing himself as an enlightened despot.
September 1 » The Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa is founded in San Luis Obispo, California.
Christening day February 25, 1772
The temperature on February 25, 1772 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-southeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: ijs. Source: KNMI
January 1 » The first traveler's cheques, which could be used in 90 European cities, were issued by the London Credit Exchange Company.
June 9 » The British schooner Gaspee is burned in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
June 12 » French explorer Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne and 25 of his men killed by Māori in New Zealand.
August 19 » Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d'état, in which he assumes power and enacts a new constitution that divides power between the Riksdag and the King.
August 21 » King Gustav III completes his coup d'état by adopting a new Constitution, ending half a century of parliamentary rule in Sweden and installing himself as an enlightened despot.
September 1 » The Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa is founded in San Luis Obispo, California.
Day of death April 16, 1860
The temperature on April 16, 1860 was about 12.3 °C. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 34%. 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).
February 27 » Abraham Lincoln makes a speech at Cooper Union in the city of New York that is largely responsible for his election to the Presidency.
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.
May 18 » Abraham Lincoln wins the Republican Party presidential nomination over William H. Seward, who later becomes the United States Secretary of State.
August 5 » Charles XV of Sweden of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway in Trondheim.
December 20 » South Carolina becomes the first state to attempt to secede from the United States.
December 26 » The first ever inter-club English association football match takes place between Hallam and Sheffield football clubs in Sheffield.
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