Historical Events In 1861

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

Nov 30   Harper's Weekly publishes EE Beers' "All quiet along the Potomac" on this day in history.  

Dec 04   Lillian Russell, [Helen Leonard], US, singer/actress (Great Mogul) in the year 1861.  

Dec 05   On this day in history armando V Diaz, Italian marshal/minister of War (1922-24)  

Dec 08   Aristide Maillol, France, painter/sculptor (Seated Woman) in the year 1861.  

Dec 08   On this day in history william Durant auto manufacturer cofounder of Chevrolet, founder of General Motors, Durant Motors; was born  

Dec 09   Battle of Bird Creek, Indian Terr (High Shoal, Chusto-Talasah) on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Dec 14   In the year 1861 prince Albert, husband of England's Queen Victoria, dies in London.  

Dec 15   In the year 1861 charles Edgar Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US)  

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

Dec 16   In the year 1861 karol Joseph Lipinski, composer, dies at 71  

Dec 17   Fritz Volbach, German musicologist/conductor/composer on this day in history.  

Dec 18   In the year 1861 lionel Monckton, composer  

Dec 19   Battle of Black Water in the year 1861.  

Dec 19   On this day in history constance [Clara] Garnett, Brighton Engld, Russian-English translator  

Dec 20   Battle of Dranesville, VA in the year 1861.  

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

Dec 22   On this day in history 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 in the year 1861.  

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

Dec 26   Philip St George Cocke, Confederate brig-gen, commits suicide at 52 on this day in history.  

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

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

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Jan 02   In the year 1861 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   In the year 1861 birth of hans Goldschmidt, German chemist  

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

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1861 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 on this day in history.