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 Franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53 in the year 1861.  

Feb 10 On this day in history francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies  

Feb 12 Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Feb 18 Louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal affairs, dies at 74 in the year 1861.  

Mar 10 On this day in history josepf Francois Snel, composer, dies at 67  

Mar 14 On this day in history abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58  

Mar 17 In the year 1861 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 on this day in history.  

Apr 18 On this day in history heinrich August Neithardt, composer, dies at 67  

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

May 09 On this day in history death of peter Ernst von Lasaulx, German philosopher and writer (b. 1805)  

May 12 Christian Heinrich Hohmann, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

May 24 Elmer Ellsworth, US warrior (Chicago Zouaves), shot to death at 23 died in the year 1861.  

Jun 01 In the year 1861 john Q Marr, US Confederate captain, dies in battle at Fairfax Courthouse, the first Confederate death of the war  

Jun 03 In the year 1861 stephen A Douglas, "Little Giant", senator (Lincoln Debates), dies  

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 in the year 1861.  

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

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

Jul 21 On this day in history francis Stebbins Bartow, Confederate colonel, dies in battle at 44  

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 in the year 1861.  

Aug 10 In the year 1861 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 in the year 1861.  

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

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Jan 02 In the year 1861 birth of helen Herron Taft, 1st lady (1909-12)  

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

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 On this day in history birth of max Nonne, German neurologist (d. 1959)  

Jan 14 Wilhelm von Polenz, German writer (Der Pfarrer von Breitendorf) was born in the year 1861.  

Jan 18 Hans Goldschmidt, German chemist was born on this day in history.  

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