Historical Events In 1861

Nov 30   In the year 1861 french Gailliard, Belgian painter (Zeustempel in Athens)  

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

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

Dec 05   In the year 1861 armando V Diaz, Italian marshal/minister of War (1922-24)  

Dec 08   On this day in history aristide Maillol, France, painter/sculptor (Seated Woman)  

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) on this day in history.  

Dec 13   Battle of Alleghany Summit, WV in the year 1861.  

Dec 14   Albert, prince consort of Engld/husband of Queen Victoria, dies at 42 in the year 1861.  

Dec 14   Prince Albert, husband of England's Queen Victoria, dies in London on this day in history.  

Dec 15   On this day in history charles Edgar Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US)  

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 on this day in history.  

Dec 18   In the year 1861 lionel Monckton, composer  

Dec 19   Battle of Black Water in the year 1861.  

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

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

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

Dec 22   Erich Schaeder, German theologist (Theocentric Theology) on this day in history.  

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   Friedrich Engel, German mathematician (group theory) in the year 1861.  

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

Dec 30   US, banks stops payments in gold on this day in history.  

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

Jan 06   George Exton Lloyd, Anglican bishop and theologian (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of max Nonne, German neurologist (d. 1959)  

Jan 14   Wilhelm von Polenz, German writer (Der Pfarrer von Breitendorf) was born in the year 1861.  

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   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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Feb 18   Louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal affairs, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Mar 10   On this day in history josepf Francois Snel, composer, dies at 67  

Mar 14   On this day in history abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58