Page 13: Historical Events In 1861

Nov 30   On this day in history french Gailliard, Belgian painter (Zeustempel in Athens)   

Nov 30   In the year 1861 harper's Weekly publishes EE Beers' "All quiet along the Potomac"   

Dec 04   In the year 1861 lillian Russell, [Helen Leonard], US, singer/actress (Great Mogul)   

Dec 05   On this day in history armando V Diaz, Italian marshal/minister of War (1922-24)   

Dec 08   Aristide Maillol, France, painter/sculptor (Seated Woman) in the year 1861.   

Dec 08   William Durant auto manufacturer cofounder of Chevrolet, founder of General Motors, Durant Motors; was born on this day in history.   

Dec 09   Battle of Bird Creek, Indian Terr (High Shoal, Chusto-Talasah) in the year 1861.   

Dec 13   Battle of Alleghany Summit, WV on this day in history.   

Dec 14   Albert, prince consort of Engld/husband of Queen Victoria, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

Dec 14   Prince Albert, husband of England's Queen Victoria, dies in London in the year 1861.   

Dec 15   Charles Edgar Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US) in the year 1861.   

Dec 15   Gualtiero Sanelli, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1861.   

Dec 16   Karol Joseph Lipinski, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Dec 17   In the year 1861 fritz Volbach, German musicologist/conductor/composer   

Dec 18   Lionel Monckton, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 19   Battle of Black Water on this day in history.   

Dec 19   On this day in history constance [Clara] Garnett, Brighton Engld, Russian-English translator   

Dec 20   On this day in history battle of Dranesville, VA   

Dec 21   Congress authorizes the Medal of Honor, the Nation's highest award, for Naval personnel in the year 1861.   

Dec 22   In the year 1861 erich Schaeder, German theologist (Theocentric Theology)   

Dec 22   In the year 1861 sara Jeannette Duncan, journalist, novelist, was born at Brantford, Ontario, she joined the Toronto Globe in 1886-87, as its first female full time journalist   

Dec 26   Friedrich Engel, German mathematician (group theory) on this day in history.   

Dec 26   In the year 1861 philip St George Cocke, Confederate brig-gen, commits suicide at 52   

Dec 30   On this day in history uS, banks stops payments in gold   

Dec 31   On this day in history 22,990 mm of rain falls in Cherrapunji Assam in 1861, world record   

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

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

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

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of george Exton Lloyd, Anglican bishop and theologian (d. 1940)   

Jan 13   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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 in the year 1861.   

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.