Historical Events In 1861

Jan 01   Porfirio Diaz conquers Mexico City in the year 1861.   

Jan 01   President Lincoln declares slavery in Confederate states unlawful on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history colonel Charles Stone is put in charge of organizing DC militia   

Jan 02   Frederik Willem IV, king Prussia (1840-61)/Germ (1849-61), dies at 65 in the year 1861.   

Jan 02   On this day in history helen Herron Taft, 1st lady (1909-12)   

Jan 02   SC seizes inactive Fort Johnson in Charleston Harbor on this day in history.   

Jan 02   SC seizes inactive Ft Johnson in Charleston Harbor on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Delaware legislature rejects proposal to join Confederacy in the year 1861.   

Jan 03   On this day in history uS Fort Pulaski &Fort Jackson, Savannah, seized by Georgia   

Jan 04   In the year 1861 pres Buchanan appoints a fast on account of threatened succession   

Jan 04   President Buchanan appoints a fast on account of threatened succession on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1861 uS Fort Morgan, Mobile, seized by Alabama   

Jan 05   250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Fort Sumter on this day in history.   

Jan 05   250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Ft Sumter in the year 1861.   

Jan 05   In the year 1861 alabama troops seize Forts Morgan & Gaines at Mobile Bay   

Jan 06   Florida troops seize Federal arsenal at Apalachicola on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer in the year 1861.   

Jan 06   New York City NY mayor proposes New York become a free city, trading with N &S in the year 1861.   

Jan 07   On this day in history florida troops takeover Fort Marion at St Augustine   

Jan 07   On this day in history florida troops takeover Ft Marion at St Augustine   

Jan 09   1st hostile act of Civil War; Star of West fired on, Sumter, SC on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history mississippi becomes 2nd state to secede   

Jan 09   The first hostile act of Civil War; Star of the West fired on, Sumter SC in the year 1861.   

Jan 10   Colonel Moody names Lulu Island (near Vancouver) for Lulu Sweet, an American actress appearing in theatrical performances for the Royal Engineers in the year 1861.   

Jan 10   Florida becomes 3rd state to secede from US on this day in history.   

Jan 10   In the year 1861 fort Jackson & Fort Philip are taken over by Los Angeles state troops   

Jan 10   On this day in history uS forts & property seized by Mississippi   

Jan 11   Alabama becomes 4th state to secede on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1861 alabama secedes from the Union at the start of the U.S. Civil War.   

Jan 11   On this day in history mexico City captured by Juárez (Liberal) in War of the Reform   

Jan 12   In the year 1861 fL state troops demand surrender of Fort Pickens   

Jan 12   FL state troops demand surrender of Ft Pickens on this day in history.   

Jan 14   On this day in history fort Pikens FL falls into state hands   

Jan 14   Ft Pikens, FL falls into state hands 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   Heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1861 birth of george Exton Lloyd, Anglican bishop and theologian (d. 1940)   

Jan 13   In the year 1861 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   On this day in history birth of raymond Huntington Woodman, composer   

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   Josepf Francois Snel, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Mar 14   Abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1861.