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1861 In The United Kingdom
Events from the year 1861 in the United Kingdom. Incumbents * Monarch – Victoria * Prime Minister – Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (Liberal) * Parliament – 18th Events * 1 January – first steam-powered merry-go-round recorded, in Bolton. * 15 February – about 350 convicts held on St Mary's Island at Chatham Dockyard take over their prison in a riot. * 20 February – storms damage the Crystal Palace in London and cause the collapse of the steeple of Chichester Cathedral. * 21 to 26 March – major fire in Southwark destroys several buildings. * 30 March – William Crookes announces his discovery of thallium. * 7 April – United Kingdom census. The population is more than double that of 1801. * 12 April – American Civil War breaks out, leading to Lancashire Cotton Famine (1861–1865). * 13 May – British government resolves to remain neutral in the American Civil War. * 17 May – Thomas Cook runs the first package holiday from London to Paris. * J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1861 English Cricket Season
Statistically, this year is considered the end of the whale oil industry and (in replacement) the beginning of the petroleum oil industry. Events January–March * January 1 ** Benito Juárez captures Mexico City. ** The first steam-powered carousel is recorded, in Bolton, England. * January 2 – Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia dies, and is succeeded by Wilhelm I. * January 3 – American Civil War: Delaware votes not to secede from the Union. * January 9 – American Civil War: Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union. * January 10 – American Civil War: Florida secedes from the Union. * January 11 – American Civil War: Alabama secedes from the Union. * January 12 – American Civil War: Major Robert Anderson sends dispatches to Washington. * January 19 – American Civil War: Georgia secedes from the Union. * January 21 – American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate. * January 26 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
