Famous Deaths Happened 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 In the year 1861 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 in the year 1861.  

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 In the year 1861 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 Heinrich August Neithardt, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1861.  

May 03 In the year 1861 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 On this day in history christian Heinrich Hohmann, composer, dies at 50  

May 24 In the year 1861 death of elmer Ellsworth, US warrior (Chicago Zouaves), shot to death at 23  

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 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 In the year 1861 giuseppe Concone, Italian singing teacher, dies at 59  

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 In the year 1861 peter A de Genestet, vicar/poet, dies at 31  

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

Jul 22 In the year 1861 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 Nathaniel Lyon, US Union brig-gen, dies in battle at 43 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1861 death of xianfeng, Emperor of China (b. 1831)  

Aug 29 Franz Joseph Glaser, composer, dies at 63 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 On this day in history birth of william Renshaw, British champion tennis player (d. 1904)  

Jan 06 In the year 1861 birth of heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer  

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 on this day in history.  

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 Raymond Huntington Woodman, composer was born on this day in history.