Page 13: Historical Events In 1861

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

Nov 30   In the year 1861 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   Aristide Maillol, France, painter/sculptor (Seated Woman) on this day in history.   

Dec 08   In the year 1861 william Durant auto manufacturer cofounder of Chevrolet, founder of General Motors, Durant Motors; was born   

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

Dec 13   In the year 1861 battle of Alleghany Summit, WV   

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 in the year 1861.   

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

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

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

Dec 17   On this day in history fritz Volbach, German musicologist/conductor/composer   

Dec 18   Lionel Monckton, composer in the year 1861.   

Dec 19   Battle of Black Water in the year 1861.   

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

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   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 on this day in history.   

Dec 26   Friedrich Engel, German mathematician (group theory) in the year 1861.   

Dec 26   On this day in history philip St George Cocke, Confederate brig-gen, commits suicide at 52   

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

Dec 31   22,990 mm of rain falls in Cherrapunji Assam in 1861, world record in the year 1861.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of helen Herron Taft, 1st lady (1909-12)   

Jan 03   William Renshaw, British champion tennis player (d. 1904) was born in the year 1861.   

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 in the year 1861.   

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

Jan 18   In the year 1861 birth of hans Goldschmidt, German chemist   

Jan 18   In the year 1861 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   On this day in history death of lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821)   

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

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

Feb 12   Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 14   In the year 1861 abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58