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 Franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53 in the year 1861.  

Feb 10 On this day in history francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies  

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

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 in the year 1861.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 11 Francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet (b. 1824) died in the year 1861.  

Apr 18 On this day in history heinrich August Neithardt, composer, dies at 67  

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

May 09 Peter Ernst von Lasaulx, German philosopher and writer (b. 1805) died in the year 1861.  

May 12 Christian Heinrich Hohmann, composer, dies at 50 in the year 1861.  

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

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 in the year 1861.  

Jun 06 Giuseppe Concone, Italian singing teacher, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 02 On this day in history peter A de Genestet, vicar/poet, dies at 31  

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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 Eliphalet Remington, American inventor, designer of the Remington rifle (b. 1793) died in the year 1861.  

Aug 17 Alcée Louis la Branche, American Politician (b. 1806) died on this day in history.  

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 Helen Herron Taft, 1st lady (1909-12) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 06 Heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer was born in the year 1861.  

Jan 06 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 Raymond Huntington Woodman, composer was born in the year 1861.