Famous Birthdays In 1861

Sep 17 Owen Seaman, poet/editor (Punch) was born on this day in history.

Sep 20 Herbert Putnam, Librarian of Congress (d. 1955) was born on this day in history.

Sep 23 Edmond H H Allenby, English fieldmarshal/high director (Egypt) was born on this day in history.

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 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 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 in the year 1861.

Oct 08 On this day in history birth of theodore Roberts, SF CA, actor (Roaring Road, 10 Commandments)

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 Bjarni Thorsteinsson, composer was born on this day in history.

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

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 Antoine Bourdelle, French sculptor (d. 1929) was born in the year 1861.

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

Nov 06 In the year 1861 birth of james A Naismith, inventor (basketball)

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 on this day in history.

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

Nov 16 In the year 1861 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 in the year 1861.

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 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 on this day in history.

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

Dec 15 Charles Edgar Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US) was born on this day in history.

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 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 In the year 1861 francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies

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

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 on this day in history.

Mar 14 On this day in history abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58