Historical Events In 1861

Jan 01   On this day in history porfirio Diaz conquers Mexico City  

Jan 01   President Lincoln declares slavery in Confederate states unlawful in the year 1861.  

Jan 02   In the year 1861 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   Helen Herron Taft, 1st lady (1909-12) in the year 1861.  

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

Jan 02   In the year 1861 sC seizes inactive Ft Johnson in Charleston Harbor  

Jan 03   In the year 1861 delaware legislature rejects proposal to join Confederacy  

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

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   US Fort Morgan, Mobile, seized by Alabama on this day in history.  

Jan 05   In the year 1861 250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Fort Sumter  

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

Jan 05   On this day in history alabama troops seize Forts Morgan & Gaines at Mobile Bay  

Jan 06   In the year 1861 florida troops seize Federal arsenal at Apalachicola  

Jan 06   In the year 1861 heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer  

Jan 06   New York City NY mayor proposes New York become a free city, trading with N &S on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Florida troops takeover Fort Marion at St Augustine in the year 1861.  

Jan 07   Florida troops takeover Ft Marion at St Augustine on this day in history.  

Jan 09   In the year 1861 1st hostile act of Civil War; Star of West fired on, Sumter, SC  

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

Jan 09   On this day in history the first hostile act of Civil War; Star of the West fired on, Sumter SC  

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   On this day in history florida becomes 3rd state to secede from US  

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

Jan 10   US forts & property seized by Mississippi in the year 1861.  

Jan 11   On this day in history alabama becomes 4th state to secede  

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

Jan 11   Mexico City captured by Juárez (Liberal) in War of the Reform in the year 1861.  

Jan 12   On this day in history 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   On this day in history ft Pikens, FL falls into state hands  

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of william Renshaw, British champion tennis player (d. 1904)  

Jan 06   Heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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   Hans Goldschmidt, German chemist was born in the year 1861.  

Jan 18   Raymond Huntington Woodman, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 31   Franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53 in the year 1861.  

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   On this day in history louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal affairs, dies at 74  

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

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