Famous Deaths Happened In 1861

Jan 02 On this day in history frederik Willem IV, king Prussia (1840-61)/Germ (1849-61), dies at 65  

Jan 17 In the year 1861 death of lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821)  

Jan 31 Franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1861.  

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

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

Mar 17 Petter Conrad Boman, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Apr 04 On this day in history death of john McLean, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1785)  

Apr 08 In the year 1861 elisha G Otis, US elevator builder (Otis), dies at 50  

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 on this day in history.  

May 03 Anthony Philip Heinrich, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1861.  

May 09 In the year 1861 death of peter Ernst von Lasaulx, German philosopher and writer (b. 1805)  

May 12 Christian Heinrich Hohmann, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1861 stephen A Douglas, "Little Giant", senator (Lincoln Debates), dies  

Jun 05 In the year 1861 john Garland, US Union colonel/brig-general, dies in battle  

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

Jun 25 On this day in history death of abd-ul-Mejid, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1823)  

Jun 29 On this day in history elizabeth Barrett-Browning, writer, dies at 55  

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

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

Jul 22 On this day in history barnard Elliot Bee, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 37  

Jul 25 Jonas Furrer, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1805) died in the year 1861.  

Aug 10 Nathaniel Lyon, US Union brig-gen, dies in battle at 43 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1861 death of xianfeng, Emperor of China (b. 1831)  

Aug 29 Franz Joseph Glaser, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1861.  

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

Jan 14 Wilhelm von Polenz, German writer (Der Pfarrer von Breitendorf) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 18 Hans Goldschmidt, German chemist was born on this day in history.  

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