Historical Events In 1861

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

Nov 30   Harper's Weekly publishes EE Beers' "All quiet along the Potomac" in the year 1861.   

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) in the year 1861.   

Dec 08   William Durant auto manufacturer cofounder of Chevrolet, founder of General Motors, Durant Motors; was born on this day in history.   

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

Dec 13   On this day in history battle of Alleghany Summit, WV   

Dec 14   Albert, prince consort of Engld/husband of Queen Victoria, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

Dec 14   On this day in history prince Albert, husband of England's Queen Victoria, dies in London.   

Dec 15   On this day in history charles Edgar Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US)   

Dec 15   Gualtiero Sanelli, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1861.   

Dec 16   On this day in history karol Joseph Lipinski, composer, dies at 71   

Dec 17   In the year 1861 fritz Volbach, German musicologist/conductor/composer   

Dec 18   On this day in history lionel Monckton, composer   

Dec 19   In the year 1861 battle of Black Water   

Dec 19   Constance [Clara] Garnett, Brighton Engld, Russian-English translator in the year 1861.   

Dec 20   Battle of Dranesville, VA in the year 1861.   

Dec 21   On this day in history congress authorizes the Medal of Honor, the Nation's highest award, for Naval personnel.   

Dec 22   In the year 1861 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 in the year 1861.   

Dec 26   Friedrich Engel, German mathematician (group theory) on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   Helen Herron Taft, 1st lady (1909-12) was born in the year 1861.   

Jan 03   William Renshaw, British champion tennis player (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1861 birth of heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer   

Jan 06   In the year 1861 birth of george Exton Lloyd, Anglican bishop and theologian (d. 1940)   

Jan 13   In the year 1861 birth of max Nonne, German neurologist (d. 1959)   

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of wilhelm von Polenz, German writer (Der Pfarrer von Breitendorf)   

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

Jan 18   Raymond Huntington Woodman, composer was born on this day in history.   

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   Franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1861.   

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

Mar 14   Abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.