Historical Events In 1861

Jan 01   Porfirio Diaz conquers Mexico City on this day in history.   

Jan 01   President Lincoln declares slavery in Confederate states unlawful in the year 1861.   

Jan 02   Colonel Charles Stone is put in charge of organizing DC militia on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 02   On this day in history sC seizes inactive Fort Johnson in Charleston Harbor   

Jan 02   On this day in history sC seizes inactive Ft Johnson in Charleston Harbor   

Jan 03   On this day in history delaware legislature rejects proposal to join Confederacy   

Jan 03   US Fort Pulaski &Fort Jackson, Savannah, seized by Georgia on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Pres Buchanan appoints a fast on account of threatened succession in the year 1861.   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Fort Sumter in the year 1861.   

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

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   On this day in history heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer   

Jan 06   New York City NY mayor proposes New York become a free city, trading with N &S on this day in history.   

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

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   Mississippi becomes 2nd state to secede in the year 1861.   

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

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

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

Jan 11   In the year 1861 alabama becomes 4th state to secede   

Jan 11   On this day in history alabama secedes from the Union at the start of the U.S. Civil War.   

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

Jan 12   On this day in history fL state troops demand surrender of Fort Pickens   

Jan 12   FL state troops demand surrender of Ft Pickens in the year 1861.   

Jan 14   Fort Pikens FL falls into state hands in the year 1861.   

Jan 14   In the year 1861 ft Pikens, FL falls into state hands   

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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   On this day in history birth of heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer   

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

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

Jan 18   Raymond Huntington Woodman, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1861 frederik Willem IV, king Prussia (1840-61)/Germ (1849-61), dies at 65   

Jan 17   Lola Montez, Irish-born adventurer (b. 1821) died on this day in history.   

Jan 31   Franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1861 abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58