Famous Deaths In 1861

Jan 02 Frederik Willem IV, king Prussia (1840-61)/Germ (1849-61), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 31 In the year 1861 franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53  

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 Louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal affairs, dies at 74 in the year 1861.  

Mar 10 Josepf Francois Snel, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1861.  

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

Mar 17 In the year 1861 petter Conrad Boman, composer, dies at 56  

Apr 04 On this day in history death of john McLean, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1785)  

Apr 08 Elisha G Otis, US elevator builder (Otis), dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Apr 11 Francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet (b. 1824) died in the year 1861.  

Apr 18 On this day in history heinrich August Neithardt, composer, dies at 67  

May 03 In the year 1861 anthony Philip Heinrich, composer, dies at 80  

May 09 Peter Ernst von Lasaulx, German philosopher and writer (b. 1805) died on this day in history.  

May 12 In the year 1861 christian Heinrich Hohmann, composer, dies at 50  

May 24 On this day in history death of elmer Ellsworth, US warrior (Chicago Zouaves), shot to death at 23  

Jun 01 John Q Marr, US Confederate captain, dies in battle at Fairfax Courthouse, the first Confederate death of the war in the year 1861.  

Jun 03 Stephen A Douglas, "Little Giant", senator (Lincoln Debates), dies on this day in history.  

Jun 05 John Garland, US Union colonel/brig-general, dies in battle in the year 1861.  

Jun 06 Giuseppe Concone, Italian singing teacher, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Jun 25 In the year 1861 death of abd-ul-Mejid, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1823)  

Jun 29 Elizabeth Barrett-Browning, writer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Jul 02 In the year 1861 peter A de Genestet, vicar/poet, dies at 31  

Jul 07 In the year 1861 john Willis Ellis, US governor of NC (1858-61), dies  

Jul 13 Robert Selden Garnett, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 41 in the year 1861.  

Jul 21 On this day in history francis Stebbins Bartow, Confederate colonel, dies in battle at 44  

Jul 22 On this day in history barnard Elliot Bee, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 37  

Jul 25 Jonas Furrer, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1805) died in the year 1861.  

Aug 10 Nathaniel Lyon, US Union brig-gen, dies in battle at 43 on this day in history.  

Aug 12 In the year 1861 death of eliphalet Remington, American inventor, designer of the Remington rifle (b. 1793)  

Aug 17 Alcée Louis la Branche, American Politician (b. 1806) died in the year 1861.  

Aug 22 Xianfeng, Emperor of China (b. 1831) died in the year 1861.  

Aug 29 On this day in history franz Joseph Glaser, composer, dies at 63  

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Jan 02 In the year 1861 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 On this day in history birth of george Exton Lloyd, Anglican bishop and theologian (d. 1940)  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 18 On this day in history birth of hans Goldschmidt, German chemist  

Jan 18 Raymond Huntington Woodman, composer was born in the year 1861.