Page 13: Historical Events In 1861

Nov 30   French Gailliard, Belgian painter (Zeustempel in Athens) on this day in history.   

Nov 30   Harper's Weekly publishes EE Beers' "All quiet along the Potomac" in the year 1861.   

Dec 04   Lillian Russell, [Helen Leonard], US, singer/actress (Great Mogul) in the year 1861.   

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   In the year 1861 william Durant auto manufacturer cofounder of Chevrolet, founder of General Motors, Durant Motors; was born   

Dec 09   On this day in history battle of Bird Creek, Indian Terr (High Shoal, Chusto-Talasah)   

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

Dec 14   In the year 1861 albert, prince consort of Engld/husband of Queen Victoria, dies at 42   

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

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

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

Dec 16   In the year 1861 karol Joseph Lipinski, composer, dies at 71   

Dec 17   Fritz Volbach, German musicologist/conductor/composer in the year 1861.   

Dec 18   In the year 1861 lionel Monckton, composer   

Dec 19   In the year 1861 battle of Black Water   

Dec 19   Constance [Clara] Garnett, Brighton Engld, Russian-English translator on this day in history.   

Dec 20   Battle of Dranesville, VA on this day in history.   

Dec 21   Congress authorizes the Medal of Honor, the Nation's highest award, for Naval personnel on this day in history.   

Dec 22   On this day in history erich Schaeder, German theologist (Theocentric Theology)   

Dec 22   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 in the year 1861.   

Dec 26   In the year 1861 friedrich Engel, German mathematician (group theory)   

Dec 26   Philip St George Cocke, Confederate brig-gen, commits suicide at 52 on this day in history.   

Dec 30   US, banks stops payments in gold in the year 1861.   

Dec 31   In the year 1861 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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   On this day in history 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   Lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821) died in the year 1861.   

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

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

Feb 12   In the year 1861 hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72   

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   On this day in history abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58