Famous Deaths In 1861

Jan 02 Frederik Willem IV, king Prussia (1840-61)/Germ (1849-61), dies at 65 in the year 1861.

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 On this day in history francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies

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

Feb 18 Louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal affairs, dies at 74 in the year 1861.

Mar 10 On this day in history josepf Francois Snel, composer, dies at 67

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

Mar 17 Petter Conrad Boman, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1861.

Apr 04 In the year 1861 death of john McLean, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1785)

Apr 08 Elisha G Otis, US elevator builder (Otis), dies at 50 on this day in history.

Apr 11 In the year 1861 death of francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet (b. 1824)

Apr 18 Heinrich August Neithardt, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.

May 03 In the year 1861 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 Christian Heinrich Hohmann, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.

May 24 On this day in history death of elmer Ellsworth, US warrior (Chicago Zouaves), shot to death at 23

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

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 in the year 1861.

Jun 29 Elizabeth Barrett-Browning, writer, dies at 55 on this day in history.

Jul 02 In the year 1861 peter A de Genestet, vicar/poet, dies at 31

Jul 07 On this day in history john Willis Ellis, US governor of NC (1858-61), dies

Jul 13 Robert Selden Garnett, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 41 in the year 1861.

Jul 21 On this day in history francis Stebbins Bartow, Confederate colonel, dies in battle at 44

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

Jul 25 In the year 1861 death of jonas Furrer, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1805)

Aug 10 On this day in history nathaniel Lyon, US Union brig-gen, dies in battle at 43

Aug 12 On this day in history 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 Franz Joseph Glaser, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.

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Jan 02 On this day in history birth of helen Herron Taft, 1st lady (1909-12)

Jan 03 William Renshaw, British champion tennis player (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer

Jan 06 George Exton Lloyd, Anglican bishop and theologian (d. 1940) was born in the year 1861.

Jan 13 On this day in history birth of max Nonne, German neurologist (d. 1959)

Jan 14 Wilhelm von Polenz, German writer (Der Pfarrer von Breitendorf) was born in the year 1861.

Jan 18 On this day in history birth of hans Goldschmidt, German chemist

Jan 18 On this day in history birth of raymond Huntington Woodman, composer