Historical Events In 1861

Jan 01   Porfirio Diaz conquers Mexico City in the year 1861.  

Jan 01   On this day in history president Lincoln declares slavery in Confederate states unlawful  

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

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

Jan 02   Helen Herron Taft, 1st lady (1909-12) on this day in history.  

Jan 02   In the year 1861 sC seizes inactive Fort Johnson in Charleston Harbor  

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

Jan 03   Delaware legislature rejects proposal to join Confederacy in the year 1861.  

Jan 03   In the year 1861 uS Fort Pulaski &Fort Jackson, Savannah, seized by Georgia  

Jan 04   Pres Buchanan appoints a fast on account of threatened succession on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04   US Fort Morgan, Mobile, seized by Alabama on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05   On this day in history 250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Ft Sumter  

Jan 05   On this day in history alabama troops seize Forts Morgan & Gaines at Mobile Bay  

Jan 06   In the year 1861 florida troops seize Federal arsenal at Apalachicola  

Jan 06   In the year 1861 heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 09   In the year 1861 1st hostile act of Civil War; Star of West fired on, Sumter, SC  

Jan 09   Mississippi becomes 2nd state to secede on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 10   Florida becomes 3rd state to secede from US on this day in history.  

Jan 10   On this day in history fort Jackson & Fort Philip are taken over by Los Angeles state troops  

Jan 10   US forts & property seized by Mississippi in the year 1861.  

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

Jan 12   On this day in history fL state troops demand surrender of Fort Pickens  

Jan 12   FL state troops demand surrender of Ft Pickens on this day in history.  

Jan 14   Fort Pikens FL falls into state hands on this day in history.  

Jan 14   Ft Pikens, FL falls into state hands on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jan 06   In the year 1861 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   In the year 1861 birth of wilhelm von Polenz, German writer (Der Pfarrer von Breitendorf)  

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

Jan 18   Raymond Huntington Woodman, composer was born in the year 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 10   In the year 1861 francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies  

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

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