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 Lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821) died on this day in history.  

Jan 31 In the year 1861 franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53  

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 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 On this day in history abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58  

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 On this day in history elisha G Otis, US elevator builder (Otis), dies at 50  

Apr 11 Francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet (b. 1824) died in the year 1861.  

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

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

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 On this day in history death of elmer Ellsworth, US warrior (Chicago Zouaves), shot to death at 23  

Jun 01 John Q Marr, US Confederate captain, dies in battle at Fairfax Courthouse, the first Confederate death of the war on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1861 elizabeth Barrett-Browning, writer, dies at 55  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 13 Robert Selden Garnett, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 41 on this day in history.  

Jul 21 Francis Stebbins Bartow, Confederate colonel, dies in battle at 44 on this day in history.  

Jul 22 On this day in history barnard Elliot Bee, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 37  

Jul 25 On this day in history death of jonas Furrer, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1805)  

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

Aug 12 In the year 1861 death of eliphalet Remington, American inventor, designer of the Remington rifle (b. 1793)  

Aug 17 In the year 1861 death of alcée Louis la Branche, American Politician (b. 1806)  

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

Aug 29 In the year 1861 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 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 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 14 In the year 1861 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 in the year 1861.