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In the year 1861
313 Notable birthdays
Hans Goldschmidt
German chemist & entrepreneur (1861–1923).
Born January 18th, 1861 in Berlin.
Died May 21st, 1923 at 62 years old in Baden-Baden.
Rabindranath Tagore
Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath (1861–1941).
Born May 6th, 1861 in Kolkata. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1941 at 80 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
H. H. Holmes
American serial killer (1861-1896).
Born May 16th, 1861 in Gilmanton.
Died May 7th, 1896 at 34 years old in Moyamensing Prison (hanging).
José Rizal
Filipino nationalist and writer (1861-1896).
Born June 19th, 1861 in Calamba. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1896 at 35 years old in Manila (ballistic trauma).
James Naismith
Canadian-american coach; inventor of basketball.
Born November 6th, 1861 in Almonte.
Died November 28th, 1939 at 78 years old in Lawrence.
Rudolf Steiner
Austrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist (1861–1925).
Born February 27th, 1861 in Donji Kraljevec. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1925 at 64 years old in Dornach. [ref]
Mehmed VI
36th and last sultan of the ottoman empire (1918–1922).
Born January 14th, 1861 in Istanbul.
Died May 16th, 1926 at 65 years old in Sanremo (stroke).
Motilal Nehru
Indian lawyer and politician (1861–1931).
Born May 6th, 1861 in Agra. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1931 at 69 years old in Lucknow. [ref]
Georges Méliès
French filmmaker and illusionist (1861–1938).
Born December 8th, 1861 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1938 at 76 years old in Paris (cancer).
Fridtjof Nansen
Norwegian polar explorer and diplomat; nobel peace prize laureate (1861-1930).
Born October 10th, 1861 in Vestre Aker. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1930 at 68 years old in Polhøgda (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
British senior officer during the first world war (1861-1928).
Born June 19th, 1861 in Charlotte Square. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1928 at 66 years old in Princes Gate.
Alfred North Whitehead
English mathematician and philosopher (1861–1947).
Born February 15th, 1861 in Ramsgate.
Died December 30th, 1947 at 86 years old in Cambridge.
Madan Mohan Malaviya
Indian educator and politician.
Born December 25th, 1861 in Prayagraj.
Died November 12th, 1946 at 84 years old in Varanasi.
Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt
American socialite and the first wife of theodore roosevelt (1861–1884).
Born July 29th, 1861 in Chestnut Hill.
Died February 14th, 1884 at 22 years old in Manhattan (Bright's disease).
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Bulgarian ruler (1861–1948).
Born February 26th, 1861 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1948 at 87 years old in Coburg. [ref]
Edith Roosevelt
First lady of the united states (1901-1909).
Born August 6th, 1861 in New York City.
Died September 30th, 1948 at 87 years old in Oyster Bay.
Lou Andreas-Salomé
German-russian psychoanalyst and author.
Born February 12th, 1861 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 5th, 1937 at 75 years old in Göttingen (kidney failure).
William Crapo Durant
American automotive businessman (1861–1947).
Born December 8th, 1861 in Boston.
Died March 18th, 1947 at 85 years old in New York City.
Bhikaiji Cama
Indian activist (1861-1936).
Born September 24th, 1861 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1936 at 74 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Nettie Stevens
American geneticist.
Born July 7th, 1861 in Cavendish.
Died May 4th, 1912 at 50 years old in Baltimore (breast cancer).
Erich von Falkenhayn
Chief of germany's general staff during the first two years of the first world war (1861-1922).
Born September 11th, 1861 in Białochowo.
Died April 8th, 1922 at 60 years old in Lindstedt Castle.
Prafulla Chandra Ray
Indian chemist, educationist, poet, historian, industrialist and philanthropist..
Born August 2nd, 1861 in Khulna.
Died June 16th, 1944 at 82 years old in Kolkata.
Nellie Melba
Australian opera singer.
Born May 19th, 1861 in Melbourne, Richmond. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1931 at 69 years old in Sydney (sepsis). [ref]
William Ellsworth Robinson
American magician (1861–1918).
Born April 2nd, 1861 in New York City.
Died March 24th, 1918 at 56 years old in London.
Solomon R. Guggenheim
American businessman and museum founder (1861-1949).
Born February 2nd, 1861 in Philadelphia.
Died November 3rd, 1949 at 88 years old in New York City.
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