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 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 In the year 1861 louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal affairs, dies at 74  

Mar 10 Josepf Francois Snel, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 04 In the year 1861 death of john McLean, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1785)  

Apr 08 Elisha G Otis, US elevator builder (Otis), dies at 50 in the year 1861.  

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

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

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

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 in the year 1861.  

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 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 in the year 1861.  

Jun 06 On this day in history 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 Peter A de Genestet, vicar/poet, dies at 31 in the year 1861.  

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

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

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 Eliphalet Remington, American inventor, designer of the Remington rifle (b. 1793) died on this day in history.  

Aug 17 On this day in history 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 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 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 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 On this day in history birth of wilhelm von Polenz, German writer (Der Pfarrer von Breitendorf)  

Jan 18 On this day in history birth of hans Goldschmidt, German chemist  

Jan 18 In the year 1861 birth of raymond Huntington Woodman, composer