Famous Birthdays In 1861

Sep 17 In the year 1861 birth of owen Seaman, poet/editor (Punch)  

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

Sep 23 On this day in history birth of edmond H H Allenby, English fieldmarshal/high director (Egypt)  

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 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 on this day in history.  

Oct 04 In the year 1861 birth of frederic Remington, US, artist/sculptor of American West  

Oct 04 Joao Marcellino Arroyo, composer was born in the year 1861.  

Oct 08 In the year 1861 birth of theodore Roberts, SF CA, actor (Roaring Road, 10 Commandments)  

Oct 10 Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic explorer/humanitarian (Nobel 1922) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 14 In the year 1861 birth of artur Gavazzi, Croatian geographer (d. 1944)  

Oct 14 Bjarni Thorsteinsson, composer was born in the year 1861.  

Oct 16 On this day in history birth of j. B. Bury, Irish historian (d. 1927)  

Oct 26 Richard D Sears, Boston, tennis champ, US Open (1881) was born on this day in history.  

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

Oct 30 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Nov 07 In the year 1861 birth of jeff Milton, American lawman (d. 1947)  

Nov 10 Robert T A Innes, Edinburgh Scotland, astronomer (Proxima Centauri) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Nov 23 On this day in history 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 In the year 1861 birth of ludwig Thuille, composer  

Dec 04 Lillian Russell, [Helen Leonard], US, singer/actress (Great Mogul) was born on this day in history.  

Dec 05 Armando V Diaz, Italian marshal/minister of War (1922-24) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1861.  

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

Dec 16 In the year 1861 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 Lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821) died in the year 1861.  

Jan 31 On this day in history franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53  

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

Feb 12 Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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