Historical Events In 1861

Jan 01   In the year 1861 porfirio Diaz conquers Mexico City   

Jan 01   President Lincoln declares slavery in Confederate states unlawful on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Colonel Charles Stone is put in charge of organizing DC militia in the year 1861.   

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

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

Jan 02   In the year 1861 sC seizes inactive Fort Johnson in Charleston Harbor   

Jan 02   SC seizes inactive Ft Johnson in Charleston Harbor in the year 1861.   

Jan 03   In the year 1861 delaware legislature rejects proposal to join Confederacy   

Jan 03   On this day in history uS Fort Pulaski &Fort Jackson, Savannah, seized by Georgia   

Jan 04   In the year 1861 pres Buchanan appoints a fast on account of threatened succession   

Jan 04   In the year 1861 president Buchanan appoints a fast on account of threatened succession   

Jan 04   US Fort Morgan, Mobile, seized by Alabama in the year 1861.   

Jan 05   On this day in history 250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Fort Sumter   

Jan 05   250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Ft Sumter on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Alabama troops seize Forts Morgan & Gaines at Mobile Bay on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Florida troops seize Federal arsenal at Apalachicola in the year 1861.   

Jan 06   Heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 06   New York City NY mayor proposes New York become a free city, trading with N &S in the year 1861.   

Jan 07   Florida troops takeover Fort Marion at St Augustine in the year 1861.   

Jan 07   Florida troops takeover Ft Marion at St Augustine on this day in history.   

Jan 09   1st hostile act of Civil War; Star of West fired on, Sumter, SC in the year 1861.   

Jan 09   On this day in history mississippi becomes 2nd state to secede   

Jan 09   The first hostile act of Civil War; Star of the West fired on, Sumter SC on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history colonel Moody names Lulu Island (near Vancouver) for Lulu Sweet, an American actress appearing in theatrical performances for the Royal Engineers   

Jan 10   Florida becomes 3rd state to secede from US on this day in history.   

Jan 10   In the year 1861 fort Jackson & Fort Philip are taken over by Los Angeles state troops   

Jan 10   US forts & property seized by Mississippi in the year 1861.   

Jan 11   Alabama becomes 4th state to secede on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Alabama secedes from the Union at the start of the U.S. Civil War in the year 1861.   

Jan 11   Mexico City captured by Juárez (Liberal) in War of the Reform on this day in history.   

Jan 12   In the year 1861 fL state troops demand surrender of Fort Pickens   

Jan 12   In the year 1861 fL state troops demand surrender of Ft Pickens   

Jan 14   On this day in history fort Pikens FL falls into state hands   

Jan 14   Ft Pikens, FL falls into state hands on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history 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   Heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer was born in the year 1861.   

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   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.   

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

Feb 10   Francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 12   Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1861.   

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.