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   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   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   On this day in history battle of Bird Creek, Indian Terr (High Shoal, Chusto-Talasah)   

Dec 13   On this day in history 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   On this day in history prince Albert, husband of England's Queen Victoria, dies in London.   

Dec 15   Charles Edgar Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US) on this day in history.   

Dec 15   On this day in history gualtiero Sanelli, composer, dies at 45   

Dec 16   Karol Joseph Lipinski, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

Dec 18   On this day in history lionel Monckton, composer   

Dec 19   On this day in history battle of Black Water   

Dec 19   Constance [Clara] Garnett, Brighton Engld, Russian-English translator on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1861 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   

Dec 26   Friedrich Engel, German mathematician (group theory) on this day in history.   

Dec 26   Philip St George Cocke, Confederate brig-gen, commits suicide at 52 in the year 1861.   

Dec 30   In the year 1861 uS, banks stops payments in gold   

Dec 31   In the year 1861 22,990 mm of rain falls in Cherrapunji Assam in 1861, world record   

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Jan 02   Helen Herron Taft, 1st lady (1909-12) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   William Renshaw, British champion tennis player (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

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   

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

Jan 17   In the year 1861 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   Hippolyte-Andre-Baptiste Chelard, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1861.   

Feb 18   Louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal affairs, dies at 74 in the year 1861.   

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

Mar 14   Abraham Louis Niedermeyer, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.