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 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 in the year 1861.  

Feb 12 In the year 1861 hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72  

Feb 18 In the year 1861 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.  

Mar 17 On this day in history petter Conrad Boman, composer, dies at 56  

Apr 04 In the year 1861 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 In the year 1861 death of francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet (b. 1824)  

Apr 18 Heinrich August Neithardt, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1861.  

May 03 On this day in history anthony Philip Heinrich, composer, dies at 80  

May 09 On this day in history death of peter Ernst von Lasaulx, German philosopher and writer (b. 1805)  

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

May 24 Elmer Ellsworth, US warrior (Chicago Zouaves), shot to death at 23 died in the year 1861.  

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

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

Jun 05 On this day in history john Garland, US Union colonel/brig-general, dies in battle  

Jun 06 On this day in history giuseppe Concone, Italian singing teacher, dies at 59  

Jun 25 Abd-ul-Mejid, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1823) died on this day in history.  

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

Jul 02 On this day in history peter A de Genestet, vicar/poet, dies at 31  

Jul 07 John Willis Ellis, US governor of NC (1858-61), dies in the year 1861.  

Jul 13 In the year 1861 robert Selden Garnett, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 41  

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

Jul 22 Barnard Elliot Bee, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

Jul 25 In the year 1861 death of jonas Furrer, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1805)  

Aug 10 In the year 1861 nathaniel Lyon, US Union brig-gen, dies in battle at 43  

Aug 12 Eliphalet Remington, American inventor, designer of the Remington rifle (b. 1793) died in the year 1861.  

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

Aug 22 Xianfeng, Emperor of China (b. 1831) died on this day in history.  

Aug 29 Franz Joseph Glaser, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1861.  

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Jan 02 In the year 1861 birth of helen Herron Taft, 1st lady (1909-12)  

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

Jan 06 In the year 1861 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 Max Nonne, German neurologist (d. 1959) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1861.  

Jan 18 In the year 1861 birth of raymond Huntington Woodman, composer