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In the year 1861
343 Notable birthdays
Anton Arensky
Russian composer, pianist and professor of music.
Born August 11th, 1861 in Veliky Novgorod.
Died March 10th, 1906 at 44 years old in Zelenogorsk (tuberculosis).
Michel Verne
French writer (1861–1925).
Born August 3rd, 1861 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1925 at 63 years old in Toulon (stomach cancer).
Richard Sears
American tennis player (1861-1943).
Born October 16th, 1861 in Boston.
Died April 8th, 1943 at 81 years old in Boston.
Joseph Bell
British engineer (1861–1912).
Born March 12th, 1861 in Farlam.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 51 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (sinking of the RMS Titanic).
Pauline Johnson
Canadian poet and performer (1861–1913).
Born March 10th, 1861 in Six Nations of the Grand River 40.
Died March 7th, 1913 at 51 years old in Vancouver (breast cancer).
Frederick Hopkins
English biochemist.
Born June 20th, 1861 in Eastbourne.
Died May 16th, 1947 at 85 years old in Cambridge.
Antoine Bourdelle
French painter and sculptor (1861–1929).
Born October 30th, 1861 in Montauban. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1929 at 67 years old in Le Vésinet.
Auguste Vaillant
Sentenced to death in france.
Born December 27th, 1861 in Charleville-Mézières.
Died February 5th, 1894 at 32 years old in Paris, 11th arrondissement of Paris (decapitation by guillotine). [ref]
Eugen Steinach
Austrian physiologist and sexologist (1861-1944).
Born January 28th, 1861 in Hohenems.
Died May 14th, 1944 at 83 years old in Territet.
Konstantin Korovin
Russian artist (1861-1939).
Born December 5th, 1861 in Moscow.
Died September 11th, 1939 at 77 years old in Paris.
Ralph Modjeski
United states civil engineer (1861–1940).
Born January 27th, 1861 in Kraków, Bochnia.
Died June 26th, 1940 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Peter Cooper Hewitt
(1861-1921) american electrical engineer who invented the first mercury-vapor lamp.
Born November 13th, 1861 in New York City.
Died August 25th, 1921 at 59 years old in Paris.
Stanislas de Guaita
French writer (1861-1897).
Born April 6th, 1861 in Alteville Castle.
Died December 19th, 1897 at 36 years old in Paris (drug overdose).
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Austrian-american singer (1861–1936).
Born June 15th, 1861 in Libeň.
Died November 17th, 1936 at 75 years old in Hollywood (leukemia).
Elizabeth Bisland
American writer and journalist.
Born February 11th, 1861 in St. Mary Parish. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1929 at 67 years old in Charlottesville (pneumonia). [ref]
James D. Phelan
American politician, united states senator (1861–1930).
Born April 20th, 1861 in San Francisco.
Died August 7th, 1930 at 69 years old in Saratoga.
James Mark Baldwin
American philosopher and psychologist (1861–1934).
Born January 12th, 1861 in Columbia.
Died November 8th, 1934 at 73 years old in Paris. [ref]
Reginald Wingate
British general, administrator and diplomat (1861–1953).
Born June 25th, 1861 in Port Glasgow.
Died January 29th, 1953 at 91 years old in Dunbar.
Charles Sumner Hamlin
American politician (1861-1938).
Born August 30th, 1861 in Boston. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1938 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C..
Philip Burne-Jones
English artist (1861–1926).
Born October 1st, 1861 in London.
Died June 21st, 1926 at 64 years old in London.
Lazăr Edeleanu
Romanian chemist (1861–1941).
Born September 1st, 1861 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1941 at 79 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
James Mooney
American ethnographer (1861–1921).
Born February 10th, 1861 in Richmond.
Died December 22nd, 1921 at 60 years old in Washington, D.C..
Santiago Rusiñol i Prats
Catalan author and painter; (1861-1931).
Born February 25th, 1861 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died June 13th, 1931 at 70 years old in Aranjuez. [ref]
Eduard I, Duke of Anhalt
Last ruling duke of anhalt (1861-1918).
Born April 18th, 1861 in Dessau.
Died September 13th, 1918 at 57 years old in Berchtesgaden.
Maurice Blondel
French philosopher (1861-1949).
Born November 2nd, 1861 in Dijon.
Died June 4th, 1949 at 87 years old in Aix-en-Provence.
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