Historical Events In 1861

Feb 22   On a bet Edward Weston leaves Boston to walk to Lincoln's inauguration in the year 1861.  

Feb 23   By popular referendum, Texas becomes 7th state to secede from US on this day in history.  

Feb 23   On this day in history dutch Premier Floris A van Hall resigns  

Feb 23   President-elect Lincoln arrives secretly in Washington DC to take office on this day in history.  

Feb 26   Ferdinand I, Vienna, 1st tsar of modern Bulgaria (1908-18) in the year 1861.  

Feb 27   Rudolph Steiner, Kraljevic Aust, founder (doctrine of anthroposophy in the year 1861.  

Feb 27   On this day in history russians shoot at Poles protesting Russian rule of Poland  

Feb 27   US Congress authorizes first stamped newspaper wrappers for mailing on this day in history.  

Feb 27   Warsaw Massacre Russians fire on crowd demonstrating against Russian rule of Poland in the year 1861.  

Feb 28   In the year 1861 territories of Nevada & Colorado created  

Feb 28   The Colorado Territory is organized on this day in history.  

Mar 02   Government Printing Office purchases 1st printing plant, Washington on this day in history.  

Mar 02   Government Printing Office purchases a printing plant, Washington DC in the year 1861.  

Mar 02   In the year 1861 uS Congress creates Dakota &Nevada Territories out of the Nebraska &Utah territories  

Mar 03   In the year 1861 russian Tsar Alexander II abolishes serfdom  

Mar 03   Russian Tsar Alexander II abolishes serfdom [OS=Feb 19] in the year 1861.  

Mar 04   On this day in history abraham Lincoln becomes the 16th President of the United States  

Mar 04   Abraham Lincoln is sworn in as US President on this day in history.  

Mar 04   In the year 1861 confederate States adopt "Stars & Bars" flag  

Mar 04   Lincoln inaugurated as 16th President; first time US has 5 former Presidents living in the year 1861.  

Mar 04   President Lincoln opens Government Printing Office in the year 1861.  

Mar 06   Provisionary Confederate Congress establishes Confederate Army in the year 1861.  

Mar 07   In the year 1861 riot occurs between prosecessionist & Union supporters in Knoxville TN  

Mar 08   On this day in history st Augustine FL surrenders to Union armies  

Mar 08   St Augustine Florida surrenders to Union armies in the year 1861.  

Mar 09   Confederate currency authorized-$50, $100, $500, $1,000 in the year 1861.  

Mar 10   El Hadj Umar Tall seizes the city of Segou, destroying the Bambara Empire of Mali on this day in history.  

Mar 10   In the year 1861 josepf Francois Snel, composer, dies at 67  

Mar 11   On this day in history confederate convention in Montgomery, adopts constitution  

Mar 13   Jefferson Davis signs bill authorizing use of slaves as soldiers on this day in history.  

Mar 14   Abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1861.  

Mar 16   Arizona Territory votes to leave the Union in the year 1861.  

Mar 16   In the year 1861 confederate government appoints commissioners to Britain  

Mar 17   On this day in history italy declares independence; Kingdom of Italy proclaimed  

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Jan 02   Helen Herron Taft, 1st lady (1909-12) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 06   Heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   George Exton Lloyd, Anglican bishop and theologian (d. 1940) was born in the year 1861.  

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   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   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   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   Josepf Francois Snel, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1861.  

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