Page 13: Historical Events In 1861

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

Nov 30   On this day in history harper's Weekly publishes EE Beers' "All quiet along the Potomac"   

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

Dec 05   Armando V Diaz, Italian marshal/minister of War (1922-24) on this day in history.   

Dec 08   Aristide Maillol, France, painter/sculptor (Seated Woman) in the year 1861.   

Dec 08   William Durant auto manufacturer cofounder of Chevrolet, founder of General Motors, Durant Motors; was born in the year 1861.   

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

Dec 13   In the year 1861 battle of Alleghany Summit, WV   

Dec 14   Albert, prince consort of Engld/husband of Queen Victoria, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

Dec 14   In the year 1861 prince Albert, husband of England's Queen Victoria, dies in London.   

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

Dec 15   In the year 1861 gualtiero Sanelli, composer, dies at 45   

Dec 16   Karol Joseph Lipinski, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1861.   

Dec 17   In the year 1861 fritz Volbach, German musicologist/conductor/composer   

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

Dec 19   Battle of Black Water on this day in history.   

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

Dec 20   Battle of Dranesville, VA in the year 1861.   

Dec 21   On this day in history congress authorizes the Medal of Honor, the Nation's highest award, for Naval personnel.   

Dec 22   In the year 1861 erich Schaeder, German theologist (Theocentric Theology)   

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   In the year 1861 philip St George Cocke, Confederate brig-gen, commits suicide at 52   

Dec 30   In the year 1861 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   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   In the year 1861 birth of heinrich Gottlieb Noren, composer   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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 in the year 1861.   

Jan 31   Franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53 in the year 1861.   

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1861 abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58