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 On this day in history death of lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821)  

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 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 On this day in history josepf Francois Snel, composer, dies at 67  

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

Mar 17 Petter Conrad Boman, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Apr 04 John McLean, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1785) died on this day in history.  

Apr 08 On this day in history 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 In the year 1861 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 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history stephen A Douglas, "Little Giant", senator (Lincoln Debates), dies  

Jun 05 John Garland, US Union colonel/brig-general, dies in battle on this day in history.  

Jun 06 Giuseppe Concone, Italian singing teacher, dies at 59 in the year 1861.  

Jun 25 Abd-ul-Mejid, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1823) died in the year 1861.  

Jun 29 On this day in history elizabeth Barrett-Browning, writer, dies at 55  

Jul 02 Peter A de Genestet, vicar/poet, dies at 31 on this day in history.  

Jul 07 On this day in history john Willis Ellis, US governor of NC (1858-61), dies  

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

Jul 21 In the year 1861 francis Stebbins Bartow, Confederate colonel, dies in battle at 44  

Jul 22 Barnard Elliot Bee, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 37 in the year 1861.  

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

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 in the year 1861.  

Jan 14 In the year 1861 birth of wilhelm von Polenz, German writer (Der Pfarrer von Breitendorf)  

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

Jan 18 On this day in history birth of raymond Huntington Woodman, composer