Famous Deaths Happened In 1861

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 12 On this day in history hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72  

Feb 18 Louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal affairs, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Mar 10 In the year 1861 josepf Francois Snel, composer, dies at 67  

Mar 14 In the year 1861 abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58  

Mar 17 In the year 1861 petter Conrad Boman, composer, dies at 56  

Apr 04 John McLean, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1785) died in the year 1861.  

Apr 08 Elisha G Otis, US elevator builder (Otis), dies at 50 in the year 1861.  

Apr 11 On this day in history death of francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet (b. 1824)  

Apr 18 Heinrich August Neithardt, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1861.  

May 03 On this day in history anthony Philip Heinrich, composer, dies at 80  

May 09 Peter Ernst von Lasaulx, German philosopher and writer (b. 1805) died on this day in history.  

May 12 On this day in history christian Heinrich Hohmann, composer, dies at 50  

May 24 Elmer Ellsworth, US warrior (Chicago Zouaves), shot to death at 23 died in the year 1861.  

Jun 01 In the year 1861 john Q Marr, US Confederate captain, dies in battle at Fairfax Courthouse, the first Confederate death of the war  

Jun 03 On this day in history stephen A Douglas, "Little Giant", senator (Lincoln Debates), dies  

Jun 05 John Garland, US Union colonel/brig-general, dies in battle on this day in history.  

Jun 06 In the year 1861 giuseppe Concone, Italian singing teacher, dies at 59  

Jun 25 Abd-ul-Mejid, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1823) died on this day in history.  

Jun 29 Elizabeth Barrett-Browning, writer, dies at 55 in the year 1861.  

Jul 02 Peter A de Genestet, vicar/poet, dies at 31 in the year 1861.  

Jul 07 John Willis Ellis, US governor of NC (1858-61), dies in the year 1861.  

Jul 13 On this day in history robert Selden Garnett, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 41  

Jul 21 Francis Stebbins Bartow, Confederate colonel, dies in battle at 44 in the year 1861.  

Jul 22 Barnard Elliot Bee, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

Jul 25 Jonas Furrer, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1805) died on this day in history.  

Aug 10 In the year 1861 nathaniel Lyon, US Union brig-gen, dies in battle at 43  

Aug 12 In the year 1861 death of eliphalet Remington, American inventor, designer of the Remington rifle (b. 1793)  

Aug 17 In the year 1861 death of alcée Louis la Branche, American Politician (b. 1806)  

Aug 22 On this day in history death of xianfeng, Emperor of China (b. 1831)  

Aug 29 On this day in history franz Joseph Glaser, composer, dies at 63  

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Jan 02 Helen Herron Taft, 1st lady (1909-12) was born in the year 1861.  

Jan 03 In the year 1861 birth of william Renshaw, British champion tennis player (d. 1904)  

Jan 06 In the year 1861 birth of heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer  

Jan 06 In the year 1861 birth of george Exton Lloyd, Anglican bishop and theologian (d. 1940)  

Jan 13 In the year 1861 birth of max Nonne, German neurologist (d. 1959)  

Jan 14 In the year 1861 birth of wilhelm von Polenz, German writer (Der Pfarrer von Breitendorf)  

Jan 18 In the year 1861 birth of hans Goldschmidt, German chemist  

Jan 18 Raymond Huntington Woodman, composer was born in the year 1861.