Famous Birthdays In 1861

Sep 17 On this day in history birth of owen Seaman, poet/editor (Punch)  

Sep 20 Herbert Putnam, Librarian of Congress (d. 1955) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 23 On this day in history birth of edmond H H Allenby, English fieldmarshal/high director (Egypt)  

Sep 23 On this day in history birth of robert Bosch, German inventor and industrialist (d. 1942)  

Sep 28 In the year 1861 birth of amélie of Orléans, queen of Portugal (d. 1951)  

Sep 28 Pedro De Cordoba, NYC, actor (Club Havana, Swamp Fire, Saboteur) was born in the year 1861.  

Sep 30 In the year 1861 birth of william Wrigley Jr., American industrialist (Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company) (d. 1932)  

Oct 04 On this day in history birth of frederic Remington, US, artist/sculptor of American West  

Oct 04 Joao Marcellino Arroyo, composer was born on this day in history.  

Oct 08 In the year 1861 birth of theodore Roberts, SF CA, actor (Roaring Road, 10 Commandments)  

Oct 10 In the year 1861 birth of fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic explorer/humanitarian (Nobel 1922)  

Oct 14 Artur Gavazzi, Croatian geographer (d. 1944) was born in the year 1861.  

Oct 14 Bjarni Thorsteinsson, composer was born on this day in history.  

Oct 16 In the year 1861 birth of j. B. Bury, Irish historian (d. 1927)  

Oct 26 Richard D Sears, Boston, tennis champ, US Open (1881) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 29 In the year 1861 birth of andrei Ryabushkin, Russian painter (d. 1904)  

Oct 30 Antoine Bourdelle, French sculptor (d. 1929) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 03 On this day in history birth of johann Peter Kirsch, Luxembourg church historian/archaeologist  

Nov 06 In the year 1861 birth of james A Naismith, inventor (basketball)  

Nov 07 On this day in history birth of jeff Milton, American lawman (d. 1947)  

Nov 10 Robert T A Innes, Edinburgh Scotland, astronomer (Proxima Centauri) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 14 Frederick Jackson Turner, Wisc, historian/educator (Harvard U) was born in the year 1861.  

Nov 16 On this day in history birth of vaclav Suk, composer  

Nov 18 Dorothy Dix, pseudonym of US journalist Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer (d. 1951) was born in the year 1861.  

Nov 21 Joao da Cruz, Brazilian poet was born in the year 1861.  

Nov 23 Konstantin Korovin, Russian painter (d. 1939) was born in the year 1861.  

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

Nov 30 In the year 1861 birth of ludwig Thuille, composer  

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

Dec 05 Armando V Diaz, Italian marshal/minister of War (1922-24) was born on this day in history.  

Dec 08 In the year 1861 birth of aristide Maillol, France, painter/sculptor (Seated Woman)  

Dec 08 On this day in history birth of william Crapo Durant, founded General Machine  

Dec 15 Charles Edgar Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US) was born on this day in history.  

Dec 16 In the year 1861 birth of antonio de La Gandara, French painter (d. 1917)  

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

Jan 17 In the year 1861 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 Francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 12 On this day in history 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 Josepf Francois Snel, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1861.  

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