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In the year 1861
276 Notable birthdays
Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
British army general (1861-1936).
Born April 23rd, 1861 in Nottinghamshire. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1936 at 75 years old in London (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Frederick Jackson Turner
American historian (1861-1932).
Born November 14th, 1861 in Portage.
Died March 14th, 1932 at 70 years old in San Marino.
Helen Herron Taft
First lady to william howard taft (1861-1943).
Born June 2nd, 1861 in Cincinnati.
Died May 22nd, 1943 at 81 years old in Washington, D.C..
Frederick Russell Burnham
Father of scouting; military scout; soldier of fortune; oil man; writer; rancher.
Born May 11th, 1861 in Blue Earth County.
Died September 1st, 1947 at 86 years old in Santa Barbara.
Henry Gantt
American engineer (1861-1919).
Born May 20th, 1861 in Calvert County.
Died November 23rd, 1919 at 58 years old in Montclair.
Maximilian von Spee
German admiral.
Born June 22nd, 1861 in Copenhagen.
Died December 8th, 1914 at 53 years old in South Atlantic Ocean (killed in action).
Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick
British countess.
Born December 10th, 1861 in 27 And 28, Berkeley Square W1. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1938 at 76 years old in Easton Lodge. [ref]
Edith Cowan
Australian politician - first female in an australian parliament.
Born August 2nd, 1861 in Geraldton.
Died June 9th, 1932 at 70 years old in Subiaco.
Halford Mackinder
English geographer, academic, and politician (1861-1947).
Born February 15th, 1861 in Gainsborough. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1947 at 86 years old in Bournemouth. [ref]
Ranavalona III
Last sovereign of the kingdom of madagascar (1861-1917).
Born November 22nd, 1861.
Died May 23rd, 1917 at 55 years old in Algiers (embolism).
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