Historical Events In 1861

Jan 01   In the year 1861 porfirio Diaz conquers Mexico City   

Jan 01   President Lincoln declares slavery in Confederate states unlawful on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Colonel Charles Stone is put in charge of organizing DC militia on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1861 helen Herron Taft, 1st lady (1909-12)   

Jan 02   SC seizes inactive Fort Johnson in Charleston Harbor in the year 1861.   

Jan 02   SC seizes inactive Ft Johnson in Charleston Harbor on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Delaware legislature rejects proposal to join Confederacy on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history uS Fort Pulaski &Fort Jackson, Savannah, seized by Georgia   

Jan 04   On this day in history pres Buchanan appoints a fast on account of threatened succession   

Jan 04   President Buchanan appoints a fast on account of threatened succession in the year 1861.   

Jan 04   In the year 1861 uS Fort Morgan, Mobile, seized by Alabama   

Jan 05   In the year 1861 250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Fort Sumter   

Jan 05   250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Ft Sumter in the year 1861.   

Jan 05   In the year 1861 alabama troops seize Forts Morgan & Gaines at Mobile Bay   

Jan 06   Florida troops seize Federal arsenal at Apalachicola on this day in history.   

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

Jan 06   New York City NY mayor proposes New York become a free city, trading with N &S on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history florida troops takeover Fort Marion at St Augustine   

Jan 07   Florida troops takeover Ft Marion at St Augustine in the year 1861.   

Jan 09   1st hostile act of Civil War; Star of West fired on, Sumter, SC on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history mississippi becomes 2nd state to secede   

Jan 09   In the year 1861 the first hostile act of Civil War; Star of the West fired on, Sumter SC   

Jan 10   On this day in history colonel Moody names Lulu Island (near Vancouver) for Lulu Sweet, an American actress appearing in theatrical performances for the Royal Engineers   

Jan 10   In the year 1861 florida becomes 3rd state to secede from US   

Jan 10   Fort Jackson & Fort Philip are taken over by Los Angeles state troops in the year 1861.   

Jan 10   In the year 1861 uS forts & property seized by Mississippi   

Jan 11   On this day in history alabama becomes 4th state to secede   

Jan 11   Alabama secedes from the Union at the start of the U.S. Civil War in the year 1861.   

Jan 11   Mexico City captured by Juárez (Liberal) in War of the Reform in the year 1861.   

Jan 12   FL state troops demand surrender of Fort Pickens in the year 1861.   

Jan 12   In the year 1861 fL state troops demand surrender of Ft Pickens   

Jan 14   On this day in history fort Pikens FL falls into state hands   

Jan 14   Ft Pikens, FL falls into state hands in the year 1861.   

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

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

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 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   In the year 1861 birth of raymond Huntington Woodman, composer   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 31   On this day in history franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53   

Feb 10   Francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies in the year 1861.   

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

Feb 18   In the year 1861 louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal affairs, dies at 74   

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

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