In the year 1861
60 Notable deaths
Jonas Furrer
Swiss politician and member of the swiss federal council (1805-1861).
Born March 3rd, 1805 in Winterthur.
Died July 25th, 1861 at 56 years old in Bad Ragaz.
Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
French zoologist (1805-1861).
Born December 16th, 1805 in Paris.
Died November 10th, 1861 at 55 years old in Paris.
Francisco González Bocanegra
Mexican poet known for the lyrics of the mexican national anthem (1824–1861).
Born January 8th, 1824 in San Luis Potosí.
Died April 11th, 1861 at 37 years old in United States.
Friedrich Julius Stahl
German lawyer and politician (1802-1861).
Born January 16th, 1802 in Würzburg.
Died August 10th, 1861 at 59 years old in Bad Brückenau.
Moritz Schreber
German physician (1808–1861).
Born October 15th, 1808 in Leipzig.
Died November 10th, 1861 at 53 years old in Leipzig.
Louis Niedermeyer
Composer (1802-1861).
Born April 27th, 1802 in Nyon.
Died March 15th, 1861 at 58 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
John O'Donovan
Irish language scholar (1806–1861).
Born July 25th, 1806 in County Kilkenny.
Died December 10th, 1861 at 55 years old in Dublin.
Ippolito Nievo
Italian writer, journalist and patriot (1831-1861).
Born November 30th, 1831 in Padua.
Died March 4th, 1861 at 29 years old in Tyrrhenian Sea.
Pierre Bosquet
Marshal of france (1810-1861).
Born November 8th, 1810 in Mont-de-Marsan.
Died February 11th, 1861 at 50 years old in Pau.
Edward Dickinson Baker
American politician, lawyer and military leader (1811–1861).
Born February 24th, 1811 in London.
Died October 21st, 1861 at 50 years old in Leesburg.
Nikolay Dobrolyubov
Russian critic and philosopher.
Born February 5th, 1836 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died November 29th, 1861 at 25 years old in Saint Petersburg (tuberculosis).
Théophane Vénard
French missionary (1829–1861).
Born November 21st, 1829 in Saint-Loup-Lamairé. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1861 at 31 years old in Hanoi (decapitation).
Kinsley S. Bingham
American politician (1808-1861).
Born December 16th, 1808 in Camillus.
Died October 5th, 1861 at 52 years old in Green Oak Township.
Joanna Mary Boyce
English painter (1831-1861).
Born December 7th, 1831 in Maida Vale.
Died July 15th, 1861 at 29 years old in London (puerperal disorders).
Elijah Coleman Bridgman
First american missionary to china (1801-1861).
Born April 22nd, 1801 in Belchertown.
Died November 2nd, 1861 at 60 years old in Shanghai.
José María Linares
President of bolivia (1808-1861).
Died October 23rd, 1861 at 53 years old in Valparaíso.
Manuel Antônio de Almeida
Brazilian novelist, physician, teacher and literary critic (1831–1861).
Born November 17th, 1831 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died November 28th, 1861 at 30 years old in Macaé (drowning).
Zacharias Dase
German mental calculator.
Born June 23rd, 1824 in Hamburg.
Died September 11th, 1861 at 37 years old in Hamburg.
Jorge Córdova
President of bolivia (1822-1861).
Born April 23rd, 1822 in La Paz.
Died October 23rd, 1861 at 39 years old in La Paz.
László Teleki
Hungarian politician (1811–1861).
Born February 11th, 1814 in Pest.
Died May 8th, 1861 at 47 years old in Pest.
Matthias Ward
American politician (1805-1861).
Born October 13th, 1805 in Elbert County.
Died October 5th, 1861 at 55 years old in Raleigh.
Ernst Friedrich August Rietschel
German sculptor (1804–1861).
Born December 15th, 1804 in Pulsnitz.
Died February 21st, 1861 at 56 years old in Dresden.
Barnard Elliott Bee
United states army officer and confederate states army general during the american civil war (1824-1861).
Born February 8th, 1824 in Charleston.
Died July 22nd, 1861 at 37 years old in Manassas.
Theodor Mundt
German author and critic (1808–1861).
Born September 19th, 1808 in Potsdam.
Died November 30th, 1861 at 53 years old in Berlin.
Ernst Friedrich Zwirner
German architect (1802–1861).
Born February 28th, 1802 in Kotlarnia.
Died September 22nd, 1861 at 59 years old in Cologne.
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Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams