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In the year 1861
308 Notable birthdays
August Bier
Surgeon (1861-1949).
Born November 24th, 1861 in Bad Arolsen, Helsen. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1949 at 87 years old in Sauen. [ref]
Prince Francis Joseph of Battenberg
Bulgarian prince (1861–1924).
Born September 24th, 1861 in Padua.
Died July 31st, 1924 at 62 years old in Schaffhausen.
Anton Arensky
Russian composer, pianist and professor of music.
Born August 11th, 1861 in Veliky Novgorod.
Died February 25th, 1906 at 44 years old in Zelenogorsk (tuberculosis). [ref]
Michel Verne
French writer.
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.
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]
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