Famous Personalities Born In 1861

Jan 02 Helen herron taft: 1st lady (1909-12)  

Jan 03 William renshaw: British champion tennis player  

Jan 06 George exton lloyd: Anglican bishop and theologian  

Jan 06 Heinrich gottlieb noren: Composer  

Jan 13 Max nonne: German neurologist  

Jan 14 Wilhelm von polenz: German writer (der pfarrer von breitendorf)  

Jan 18 Raymond huntington woodman: Composer  

Jan 18 Hans goldschmidt: German chemist  

Jan 22 Karel stecker: Composer  

Jan 30 Charles martin tornow loeffler: Mulhouse alsace, composer  

Feb 02 Mehmed vi: Last sultan of ottoman empire (1918-22)  

Feb 02 Mohammed vi vahideddin: Last sultan of turkey (1918-22)  

Feb 02 Solomon r guggenheim: Philanthropist (guggenheim museum nyc)  

Feb 12 Lou [andreas-]salome: Russian/german author (im kampf um gott)  

Feb 13 Uchimura kanzo: Tokyo, religious writer (how i became a christian)  

Feb 15 Alfred north whitehead: Engl mathematician/philosopher (adv of ideas)  

Feb 15 Halford john mackinder: Gainsborough lincolnshire, geographer  

Feb 17 Princess helena: Duchess of albany  

Feb 20 Nicolaas van meeteren: Curacao, folklorist  

Feb 21 Pierre breville: Composer  

Feb 26 Ferdinand i: Vienna, 1st tsar of modern bulgaria (1908-18)  

Feb 27 Rudolph steiner: Kraljevic aust, founder (doctrine of anthroposophy  

Mar 19 Lomer gouin: Quebec politician  

Apr 09 Charles holroyd: Painter/etcher  

Apr 15 Bliss carman: Canadian poet  

Apr 16 Isaac murphy: Us jockey (won 628 races)  

Apr 19 Warden oncle: [edward vermeulen], flemish farmer/writer  

Apr 23 Edmund henry hynman: 1st viscount allenby of megiddo/fieldmarshal  

Apr 27 Georgy l'vovich catoire: Composer  

Apr 27 Johan m skjoldborg: Danish writer (dynaes-digte)  

May 03 Emmett dalton: American outlaw  

May 06 Radindranath tagore: Hindu poet/mystic/composer (nobel 1913)  

May 06 Motilal nehru: Indian freedom fighter  

May 11 Frederick russell burnham: Father of the international scouting movement  

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Jan 02 Frederik willem iv: King prussia (1840-61)/germ (1849-61),  

Jan 17 Lola montez: Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821)  

Jan 31 Franciscus j van vree: Dutch catholic foreman,  

Feb 10 Francis danby: Exmouth, painter,  

Feb 12 Hippolyte-andre-baptiste chelard: Composer,  

Feb 18 Louis c luzac: Dutch minister of internal affairs,  

Mar 10 Josepf francois snel: Composer,  

Mar 14 Abraham louis niedermeyer: Composer,