Historical Events In 1861

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

Nov 30   On this day in history harper's Weekly publishes EE Beers' "All quiet along the Potomac"   

Dec 04   On this day in history 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   In the year 1861 battle of Bird Creek, Indian Terr (High Shoal, Chusto-Talasah)   

Dec 13   On this day in history battle of Alleghany Summit, WV   

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   Charles Edgar Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US) on this day in history.   

Dec 15   In the year 1861 gualtiero Sanelli, composer, dies at 45   

Dec 16   On this day in history karol Joseph Lipinski, composer, dies at 71   

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

Dec 18   Lionel Monckton, composer in the year 1861.   

Dec 19   On this day in history battle of Black Water   

Dec 19   Constance [Clara] Garnett, Brighton Engld, Russian-English translator in the year 1861.   

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

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

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

Dec 22   On this day in history 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   In the year 1861 friedrich Engel, German mathematician (group theory)   

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

Dec 30   In the year 1861 uS, banks stops payments in gold   

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

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   George Exton Lloyd, Anglican bishop and theologian (d. 1940) was born in the year 1861.   

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   In the year 1861 birth of hans Goldschmidt, German chemist   

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of raymond Huntington Woodman, composer   

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

Jan 17   Lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821) died in the year 1861.   

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

Feb 10   Francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies on this day in history.   

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

Feb 18   On this day in history 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