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 Edmond H H Allenby, English fieldmarshal/high director (Egypt) was born on this day in history.

Sep 23 On this day in history birth of robert Bosch, German inventor and industrialist (d. 1942)

Sep 28 Amélie of Orléans, queen of Portugal (d. 1951) was born on this day in history.

Sep 28 In the year 1861 birth of pedro De Cordoba, NYC, actor (Club Havana, Swamp Fire, Saboteur)

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 Joao Marcellino Arroyo, composer was born on this day in history.

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

Oct 10 Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic explorer/humanitarian (Nobel 1922) was born in the year 1861.

Oct 14 On this day in history birth of artur Gavazzi, Croatian geographer (d. 1944)

Oct 14 On this day in history birth of bjarni Thorsteinsson, composer

Oct 16 In the year 1861 birth of j. B. Bury, Irish historian (d. 1927)

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

Oct 29 In the year 1861 birth of andrei Ryabushkin, Russian painter (d. 1904)

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

Nov 03 In the year 1861 birth of johann Peter Kirsch, Luxembourg church historian/archaeologist

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 on this day in history.

Nov 14 On this day in history birth of frederick Jackson Turner, Wisc, historian/educator (Harvard U)

Nov 16 Vaclav Suk, composer was born on this day in history.

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 in the year 1861.

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 in the year 1861.

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

Dec 05 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of antonio de La Gandara, French painter (d. 1917)

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

Jan 17 In the year 1861 death of lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821)

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

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.