Famous Deaths In 1861

Jan 02 Frederik Willem IV, king Prussia (1840-61)/Germ (1849-61), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jan 17 Lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821) died in the year 1861.  

Jan 31 In the year 1861 franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53  

Feb 10 Francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 12 Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Feb 18 Louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal affairs, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Mar 10 On this day in history josepf Francois Snel, composer, dies at 67  

Mar 14 In the year 1861 abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58  

Mar 17 Petter Conrad Boman, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1861.  

Apr 04 In the year 1861 death of john McLean, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1785)  

Apr 08 Elisha G Otis, US elevator builder (Otis), dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Apr 11 Francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet (b. 1824) died in the year 1861.  

Apr 18 In the year 1861 heinrich August Neithardt, composer, dies at 67  

May 03 In the year 1861 anthony Philip Heinrich, composer, dies at 80  

May 09 Peter Ernst von Lasaulx, German philosopher and writer (b. 1805) died in the year 1861.  

May 12 Christian Heinrich Hohmann, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

May 24 In the year 1861 death of elmer Ellsworth, US warrior (Chicago Zouaves), shot to death at 23  

Jun 01 John Q Marr, US Confederate captain, dies in battle at Fairfax Courthouse, the first Confederate death of the war in the year 1861.  

Jun 03 In the year 1861 stephen A Douglas, "Little Giant", senator (Lincoln Debates), dies  

Jun 05 In the year 1861 john Garland, US Union colonel/brig-general, dies in battle  

Jun 06 Giuseppe Concone, Italian singing teacher, dies at 59 in the year 1861.  

Jun 25 Abd-ul-Mejid, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1823) died on this day in history.  

Jun 29 In the year 1861 elizabeth Barrett-Browning, writer, dies at 55  

Jul 02 Peter A de Genestet, vicar/poet, dies at 31 on this day in history.  

Jul 07 John Willis Ellis, US governor of NC (1858-61), dies in the year 1861.  

Jul 13 Robert Selden Garnett, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 41 in the year 1861.  

Jul 21 In the year 1861 francis Stebbins Bartow, Confederate colonel, dies in battle at 44  

Jul 22 Barnard Elliot Bee, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 37 in the year 1861.  

Jul 25 Jonas Furrer, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1805) died in the year 1861.  

Aug 10 Nathaniel Lyon, US Union brig-gen, dies in battle at 43 on this day in history.  

Aug 12 Eliphalet Remington, American inventor, designer of the Remington rifle (b. 1793) died in the year 1861.  

Aug 17 Alcée Louis la Branche, American Politician (b. 1806) died on this day in history.  

Aug 22 Xianfeng, Emperor of China (b. 1831) died on this day in history.  

Aug 29 Franz Joseph Glaser, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02 In the year 1861 birth of helen Herron Taft, 1st lady (1909-12)  

Jan 03 William Renshaw, British champion tennis player (d. 1904) was born in the year 1861.  

Jan 06 In the year 1861 birth of heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer  

Jan 06 George Exton Lloyd, Anglican bishop and theologian (d. 1940) was born in the year 1861.  

Jan 13 On this day in history birth of max Nonne, German neurologist (d. 1959)  

Jan 14 Wilhelm von Polenz, German writer (Der Pfarrer von Breitendorf) was born in the year 1861.  

Jan 18 In the year 1861 birth of hans Goldschmidt, German chemist  

Jan 18 In the year 1861 birth of raymond Huntington Woodman, composer