Famous Birthdays In 1861

Sep 17 On this day in history birth of owen Seaman, poet/editor (Punch)

Sep 20 Herbert Putnam, Librarian of Congress (d. 1955) was born in the year 1861.

Sep 23 In the year 1861 birth of edmond H H Allenby, English fieldmarshal/high director (Egypt)

Sep 23 In the year 1861 birth of robert Bosch, German inventor and industrialist (d. 1942)

Sep 28 In the year 1861 birth of amélie of Orléans, queen of Portugal (d. 1951)

Sep 28 Pedro De Cordoba, NYC, actor (Club Havana, Swamp Fire, Saboteur) was born on this day in history.

Sep 30 William Wrigley Jr., American industrialist (Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company) (d. 1932) was born on this day in history.

Oct 04 On this day in history birth of frederic Remington, US, artist/sculptor of American West

Oct 04 On this day in history birth of joao Marcellino Arroyo, composer

Oct 08 Theodore Roberts, SF CA, actor (Roaring Road, 10 Commandments) was born on this day in history.

Oct 10 On this day in history birth of fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic explorer/humanitarian (Nobel 1922)

Oct 14 Artur Gavazzi, Croatian geographer (d. 1944) was born on this day in history.

Oct 14 In the year 1861 birth of bjarni Thorsteinsson, composer

Oct 16 J. B. Bury, Irish historian (d. 1927) was born on this day in history.

Oct 26 On this day in history birth of richard D Sears, Boston, tennis champ, US Open (1881)

Oct 29 Andrei Ryabushkin, Russian painter (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.

Oct 30 Antoine Bourdelle, French sculptor (d. 1929) was born on this day in history.

Nov 03 Johann Peter Kirsch, Luxembourg church historian/archaeologist was born on this day in history.

Nov 06 James A Naismith, inventor (basketball) was born in the year 1861.

Nov 07 Jeff Milton, American lawman (d. 1947) was born in the year 1861.

Nov 10 Robert T A Innes, Edinburgh Scotland, astronomer (Proxima Centauri) was born in the year 1861.

Nov 14 In the year 1861 birth of frederick Jackson Turner, Wisc, historian/educator (Harvard U)

Nov 16 On this day in history birth of vaclav Suk, composer

Nov 18 On this day in history birth of dorothy Dix, pseudonym of US journalist Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer (d. 1951)

Nov 21 Joao da Cruz, Brazilian poet was born on this day in history.

Nov 23 Konstantin Korovin, Russian painter (d. 1939) was born in the year 1861.

Nov 30 French Gailliard, Belgian painter (Zeustempel in Athens) was born on this day in history.

Nov 30 Ludwig Thuille, composer was born on this day in history.

Dec 04 On this day in history birth of lillian Russell, [Helen Leonard], US, singer/actress (Great Mogul)

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

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

Dec 08 In the year 1861 birth of william Crapo Durant, founded General Machine

Dec 15 Charles Edgar Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US) was born in the year 1861.

Dec 16 Antonio de La Gandara, French painter (d. 1917) was born on this day in history.

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Jan 02 On this day in history frederik Willem IV, king Prussia (1840-61)/Germ (1849-61), dies at 65

Jan 17 Lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821) died on this day in history.

Jan 31 Franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53 on this day in history.

Feb 10 On this day in history francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies

Feb 12 Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1861.

Feb 18 In the year 1861 louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal affairs, dies at 74

Mar 10 Josepf Francois Snel, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.

Mar 14 Abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.