Page 13: Historical Events In 1861

Nov 30   French Gailliard, Belgian painter (Zeustempel in Athens) in the year 1861.   

Nov 30   In the year 1861 harper's Weekly publishes EE Beers' "All quiet along the Potomac"   

Dec 04   Lillian Russell, [Helen Leonard], US, singer/actress (Great Mogul) on this day in history.   

Dec 05   In the year 1861 armando V Diaz, Italian marshal/minister of War (1922-24)   

Dec 08   On this day in history aristide Maillol, France, painter/sculptor (Seated Woman)   

Dec 08   On this day in history william Durant auto manufacturer cofounder of Chevrolet, founder of General Motors, Durant Motors; was born   

Dec 09   Battle of Bird Creek, Indian Terr (High Shoal, Chusto-Talasah) on this day in history.   

Dec 13   Battle of Alleghany Summit, WV in the year 1861.   

Dec 14   Albert, prince consort of Engld/husband of Queen Victoria, dies at 42 in the year 1861.   

Dec 14   Prince Albert, husband of England's Queen Victoria, dies in London on this day in history.   

Dec 15   Charles Edgar Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US) in the year 1861.   

Dec 15   Gualtiero Sanelli, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1861.   

Dec 16   On this day in history karol Joseph Lipinski, composer, dies at 71   

Dec 17   On this day in history fritz Volbach, German musicologist/conductor/composer   

Dec 18   Lionel Monckton, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 19   On this day in history battle of Black Water   

Dec 19   On this day in history constance [Clara] Garnett, Brighton Engld, Russian-English translator   

Dec 20   On this day in history battle of Dranesville, VA   

Dec 21   In the year 1861 congress authorizes the Medal of Honor, the Nation's highest award, for Naval personnel.   

Dec 22   Erich Schaeder, German theologist (Theocentric Theology) on this day in history.   

Dec 22   Sara Jeannette Duncan, journalist, novelist, was born at Brantford, Ontario, she joined the Toronto Globe in 1886-87, as its first female full time journalist in the year 1861.   

Dec 26   On this day in history friedrich Engel, German mathematician (group theory)   

Dec 26   On this day in history philip St George Cocke, Confederate brig-gen, commits suicide at 52   

Dec 30   On this day in history uS, banks stops payments in gold   

Dec 31   On this day in history 22,990 mm of rain falls in Cherrapunji Assam in 1861, world record   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1861 birth of william Renshaw, British champion tennis player (d. 1904)   

Jan 06   Heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   George Exton Lloyd, Anglican bishop and theologian (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.   

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   

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

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   In the year 1861 francis Danby, Exmouth, painter, dies   

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

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 in the year 1861.   

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