28 February – the Artists Rifles is established, as the 38th Middlesex (Artists) Rifle Volunteer Corps, with headquarters at Burlington House in London.[1]
March – Food and Drink Act, 1860 prohibits the adulteration of certain foodstuffs.[2]
28 May – One of the worst storms ever experienced in the region hits the east coast of England, sinking more than 100 ships and killing at least 40 people.[3]
17 October – the first professional golf tournament is held at Prestwick in Scotland,[4][5] sometimes regarded as the first Open, although it is not truly open until the following year.[2]
Lord Elgin orders his forces to set fire to the huge complex of Beijing's Old Summer Palace, known as the Gardens of Perfect Brightness, which burns to the ground.
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