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Born on Friday August 16, 1861
- Aaltje de Jong, Midlum († 1924)
- Adriaan Nicolaas Johan Hanedoes, Haarlemmermeer,,,huis Kraayveld
- Aaltje van Turnhout, Dubbeldam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1870)
- Adriana Mostert, Maasland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1861)
- Adriana van den Beukel, Monster
- Anna Brouwer, Avereest
- Anna Kreike, Aalsmeer, Noord-Holland, NL († 1925)
- Aaltje van TURNHOUT, Dubbeldam († 1870)
- Albertus Gerardus van Essen, Utrecht († 1929)
- van Otterlo, Rheden († 1861)
Died on Friday August 16, 1861
- Barbara Borgerhoff (65), Urmond (Stein), Limburg, Nederland
- Bartel Wytzes Postma (70), Gerkesklooster, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland
- Arie Cornelisse Ros (61), Scheveningen
- Arie Cornelisse ROS (61), Scheveningen, gemeente 's-Gravenhage (Z-H)
- Augustinus DE VREESE, Ruiselede,8755,West Vlaanderen,BELGIE
- Alida Maria Verhoek (37), Loosduinen, Zuid-Holland, NL
- Aafke Hedzers Zuidema (2), Opeinde, Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland
- Agnisse Rörik (71), höcklenkamp
- Anna Maria de Rooij (40)
- Anna (Antje) Jans van Houten (80), Heerenveen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 16, 1861 at Delpher
- Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Nederlandsche staatscourant
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Nieuw Amsterdamsch handels- en effectenblad
- Utrechtsche provinciale en stads-courant : algemeen advertentieblad
- Leydse courant
- Rotterdamsche courant
- De Oostpost : letterkundig, wetenschappelijk en commercieel nieuws- en advertentieblad
Born on August 16
- 1848 » Vladimir Sukhomlinov, Russian general († 1926)
- 1855 » James McGowen, Australian politician, 18th Premier of New South Wales († 1922)
- 1856 » Aparicio Saravia, Uruguayan general and politician († 1904)
- 1858 » Arthur Achleitner, German author († 1927)
- 1860 » Jules Laforgue, Uruguayan-French poet and author († 1887)
- 1860 » Martin Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke, English-Scottish cricketer († 1938)
- 1862 » Amos Alonzo Stagg, American baseball player and coach († 1965)
- 1864 » Elsie Inglis, Scottish surgeon and suffragette († 1917)
- 1865 » Mary Gilmore, Australian socialist, poet and journalist († 1962)
- 1868 » Bernarr Macfadden, American bodybuilder and publisher, founded Macfadden Publications († 1955)
Died on August 16
- 1836 » Marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1755)
- 1855 » Henry Colburn, English publisher (b. 1785)
- 1861 » Ranavalona I, Queen consort of Kingdom of Madagascar and then sovereign (b. 1778)
- 1878 » Richard Upjohn, English-American architect (b. 1802)
- 1886 » Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Indian mystic and philosopher (b. 1836)
- 1887 » Webster Paulson, English civil engineer (b. 1837)
- 1888 » John Pemberton, American pharmacist and chemist, invented Coca-Cola (b. 1831)
- 1893 » Jean-Martin Charcot, French neurologist and academic (b. 1825)
- 1899 » Robert Bunsen, German chemist and academic (b. 1811)
- 1900 » José Maria de Eça de Queirós, Portuguese journalist and author (b. 1845)
Names that were popular for boys in 1861
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Klaas
- Hendrikus
- Albert
Names that were popular for girls in 1861
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Wilhelmina
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Trijntje
- Neeltje
- Antje
- Elizabeth
- Mary
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1861
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
- From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 9 » Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union before the outbreak of the American Civil War.
- March 20 » An earthquake destroys Mendoza, Argentina.
- June 3 » American Civil War: Battle of Philippi (also called the Philippi Races): Union forces rout Confederate troops in Barbour County, Virginia, now West Virginia.
- June 17 » American Civil War: Battle of Vienna, Virginia.
- July 26 » American Civil War: George B. McClellan assumes command of the Army of the Potomac following a disastrous Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run.
- August 6 » Britain imposes the Lagos Treaty of Cession to suppress slavery in what is now Nigeria.
Weather August 16, 1861
The temperature on August 16, 1861 was about 16.9 °C. There was 25 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%.