Page 3: Famous Personalities Born In 1861

Sep 17 Owen Seaman, poet/editor (Punch) was born in the year 1861.  

Sep 20 In the year 1861 birth of herbert Putnam, Librarian of Congress (d. 1955)  

Sep 23 Edmond H H Allenby, English fieldmarshal/high director (Egypt) was born in the year 1861.  

Sep 23 Robert Bosch, German inventor and industrialist (d. 1942) was born in the year 1861.  

Sep 28 Amélie of Orléans, queen of Portugal (d. 1951) was born in the year 1861.  

Sep 28 On this day in history 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 in the year 1861.  

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 in the year 1861.  

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 in the year 1861.  

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

Oct 16 J. B. Bury, Irish historian (d. 1927) was born in the year 1861.  

Oct 26 In the year 1861 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 In the year 1861 birth of antoine Bourdelle, French sculptor (d. 1929)  

Nov 03 Johann Peter Kirsch, Luxembourg church historian/archaeologist was born in the year 1861.  

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

Nov 07 On this day in history birth of jeff Milton, American lawman (d. 1947)  

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

Nov 14 Frederick Jackson Turner, Wisc, historian/educator (Harvard U) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 16 Vaclav Suk, composer was born in the year 1861.  

Nov 18 Dorothy Dix, pseudonym of US journalist Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer (d. 1951) was born in the year 1861.  

Nov 21 Joao da Cruz, Brazilian poet was born in the year 1861.  

Nov 23 In the year 1861 birth of konstantin Korovin, Russian painter (d. 1939)  

Nov 30 On this day in history birth of french Gailliard, Belgian painter (Zeustempel in Athens)  

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

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 On this day in history birth of aristide Maillol, France, painter/sculptor (Seated Woman)  

Dec 08 William Crapo Durant, founded General Machine was born on this day in history.  

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

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Next Page »

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 Franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53 in the year 1861.  

Feb 10 Francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies in the year 1861.  

Feb 12 In the year 1861 hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72  

Feb 18 On this day in history louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal affairs, dies at 74  

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