Historical Events In 1861

Nov 30   In the year 1861 french Gailliard, Belgian painter (Zeustempel in Athens)  

Nov 30   On this day in history harper's Weekly publishes EE Beers' "All quiet along the Potomac"  

Dec 04   In the year 1861 lillian Russell, [Helen Leonard], US, singer/actress (Great Mogul)  

Dec 05   In the year 1861 armando V Diaz, Italian marshal/minister of War (1922-24)  

Dec 08   In the year 1861 aristide Maillol, France, painter/sculptor (Seated Woman)  

Dec 08   In the year 1861 william Durant auto manufacturer cofounder of Chevrolet, founder of General Motors, Durant Motors; was born  

Dec 09   In the year 1861 battle of Bird Creek, Indian Terr (High Shoal, Chusto-Talasah)  

Dec 13   Battle of Alleghany Summit, WV on this day in history.  

Dec 14   Albert, prince consort of Engld/husband of Queen Victoria, dies at 42 in the year 1861.  

Dec 14   Prince Albert, husband of England's Queen Victoria, dies in London on this day in history.  

Dec 15   On this day in history charles Edgar Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US)  

Dec 15   In the year 1861 gualtiero Sanelli, composer, dies at 45  

Dec 16   On this day in history karol Joseph Lipinski, composer, dies at 71  

Dec 17   On this day in history fritz Volbach, German musicologist/conductor/composer  

Dec 18   Lionel Monckton, composer on this day in history.  

Dec 19   Battle of Black Water in the year 1861.  

Dec 19   Constance [Clara] Garnett, Brighton Engld, Russian-English translator in the year 1861.  

Dec 20   Battle of Dranesville, VA on this day in history.  

Dec 21   Congress authorizes the Medal of Honor, the Nation's highest award, for Naval personnel on this day in history.  

Dec 22   In the year 1861 erich Schaeder, German theologist (Theocentric Theology)  

Dec 22   Sara Jeannette Duncan, journalist, novelist, was born at Brantford, Ontario, she joined the Toronto Globe in 1886-87, as its first female full time journalist on this day in history.  

Dec 26   Friedrich Engel, German mathematician (group theory) on this day in history.  

Dec 26   On this day in history philip St George Cocke, Confederate brig-gen, commits suicide at 52  

Dec 30   US, banks stops payments in gold in the year 1861.  

Dec 31   In the year 1861 22,990 mm of rain falls in Cherrapunji Assam in 1861, world record  

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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   On this day in history 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   Max Nonne, German neurologist (d. 1959) was born in the year 1861.  

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   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 on this day in history.  

Jan 17   On this day in history death of lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821)  

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

Feb 10   Francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies in the year 1861.  

Feb 12   On this day in history hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72  

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 in the year 1861.  

Mar 14   On this day in history abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58