Famous Personalities Born In 1861

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

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

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

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

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

Jan 14 On this day in history birth of wilhelm von Polenz, German writer (Der Pfarrer von Breitendorf)  

Jan 18 On this day in history birth of hans Goldschmidt, German chemist  

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

Jan 22 On this day in history birth of karel Stecker, composer  

Jan 30 In the year 1861 birth of charles Martin Tornow Loeffler, Mulhouse Alsace, composer  

Feb 02 On this day in history birth of mehmed VI, last sultan of Ottoman Empire (1918-22)  

Feb 02 On this day in history birth of mohammed VI Vahideddin, last sultan of Turkey (1918-22)  

Feb 02 Solomon R Guggenheim, philanthropist (Guggenheim Museum NYC) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 12 Lou [Andreas-]Salome, Russian/German author (Im Kampf um Gott) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 13 Uchimura Kanzo, Tokyo, religious writer (How I Became a Christian) was born in the year 1861.  

Feb 15 Alfred North Whitehead, Engl mathematician/philosopher (Adv of Ideas) was born in the year 1861.  

Feb 15 On this day in history birth of halford John Mackinder, Gainsborough Lincolnshire, geographer  

Feb 17 In the year 1861 birth of princess Helena, Duchess of Albany (d. 1922)  

Feb 20 Nicolaas van Meeteren, Curacao, folklorist was born on this day in history.  

Feb 21 On this day in history birth of pierre Breville, composer  

Feb 26 On this day in history birth of ferdinand I, Vienna, 1st tsar of modern Bulgaria (1908-18)  

Feb 27 In the year 1861 birth of rudolph Steiner, Kraljevic Aust, founder (doctrine of anthroposophy  

Mar 19 Lomer Gouin, Quebec politician (d. 1929) was born in the year 1861.  

Apr 09 On this day in history birth of charles Holroyd, painter/etcher  

Apr 15 On this day in history birth of bliss Carman, Canadian poet (d. 1929)  

Apr 16 In the year 1861 birth of isaac Murphy, US jockey (won 628 races)  

Apr 19 In the year 1861 birth of warden Oncle, [Edward Vermeulen], Flemish farmer/writer  

Apr 23 On this day in history birth of edmund Henry Hynman, 1st viscount Allenby of Megiddo/Fieldmarshal  

Apr 27 In the year 1861 birth of georgy L'vovich Catoire, composer  

Apr 27 Johan M Skjoldborg, Danish writer (Dynaes-Digte) was born on this day in history.  

May 03 Emmett Dalton, American outlaw (d. 1937) was born in the year 1861.  

May 06 Motilal Nehru, Indian freedom fighter (d. 1931) was born in the year 1861.  

May 06 Radindranath Tagore, Hindu poet/mystic/composer (Nobel 1913) was born in the year 1861.  

May 11 Frederick Russell Burnham, father of the international scouting movement (d. 1947) was born in the year 1861.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

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