Famous Deaths Happened In 1861

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

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 On this day in history francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Mar 17 Petter Conrad Boman, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1861.  

Apr 04 John McLean, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1785) died in the year 1861.  

Apr 08 In the year 1861 elisha G Otis, US elevator builder (Otis), dies at 50  

Apr 11 In the year 1861 death of francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet (b. 1824)  

Apr 18 Heinrich August Neithardt, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

May 03 Anthony Philip Heinrich, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 01 On this day in history 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 in the year 1861.  

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 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 Peter A de Genestet, vicar/poet, dies at 31 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 13 On this day in history robert Selden Garnett, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 41  

Jul 21 Francis Stebbins Bartow, Confederate colonel, dies in battle at 44 in the year 1861.  

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 on this day in history.  

Aug 10 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Aug 17 Alcée Louis la Branche, American Politician (b. 1806) died on this day in history.  

Aug 22 On this day in history death of xianfeng, Emperor of China (b. 1831)  

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

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Jan 02 Helen Herron Taft, 1st lady (1909-12) was born in the year 1861.  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of william Renshaw, British champion tennis player (d. 1904)  

Jan 06 Heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer was born in the year 1861.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 18 Hans Goldschmidt, German chemist was born in the year 1861.  

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