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 On this day in history death of lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821)  

Jan 31 In the year 1861 franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53  

Feb 10 Francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 10 Josepf Francois Snel, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Mar 14 Abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1861.  

Mar 17 On this day in history petter Conrad Boman, composer, dies at 56  

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 in the year 1861.  

Apr 11 Francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet (b. 1824) died on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history death of peter Ernst von Lasaulx, German philosopher and writer (b. 1805)  

May 12 In the year 1861 christian Heinrich Hohmann, composer, dies at 50  

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 Stephen A Douglas, "Little Giant", senator (Lincoln Debates), dies on this day in history.  

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

Jun 06 On this day in history giuseppe Concone, Italian singing teacher, dies at 59  

Jun 25 In the year 1861 death of abd-ul-Mejid, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1823)  

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

Jul 02 Peter A de Genestet, vicar/poet, dies at 31 on this day in history.  

Jul 07 In the year 1861 john Willis Ellis, US governor of NC (1858-61), dies  

Jul 13 In the year 1861 robert Selden Garnett, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 41  

Jul 21 In the year 1861 francis Stebbins Bartow, Confederate colonel, dies in battle at 44  

Jul 22 In the year 1861 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 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 Alcée Louis la Branche, American Politician (b. 1806) died on this day in history.  

Aug 22 Xianfeng, Emperor of China (b. 1831) died on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of william Renshaw, British champion tennis player (d. 1904)  

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

Jan 06 George Exton Lloyd, Anglican bishop and theologian (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13 Max Nonne, German neurologist (d. 1959) was born in the year 1861.  

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

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