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Born on Sunday January 6, 1861
- Aart Vos, Huizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Nijsten, Geulle, Meerssen
- Aaltje Spil, Den Helder
- Abbott Lawrence Rotch, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America († 1912)
- Feikje Volbeda, Sneek
- Anna Broere, Sommelsdijk († 1939)
- Adolph Kels, Landkreis Mettmann, Ratingen, Rheinland, Deutschland
- Adrianus Konstand Dalebout, Burgh (Gem.Schouwen-Duiveland), Zeeland, Nederland Nederland
- Agatha van Heeringen, Vinkeveen († 1949)
- Antje Pieters Obdam, Venhuizen, Drechterland, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Died on Sunday January 6, 1861
- Anne Marie Weiss (92), Memmelshoffen,67250,Bas-Rhin,Alsace,FRANCE
- Aarjen Balder (1), Broek op Langedijk, Nederland
- antoon Jansen (van rossum), heteren (Gelderland)
- Annegien Harms Huis (50)
- Antonia Jansen (van Rossum) (4), Heteren
- Abraham Jacobs (76), Coitsville Twp, Mahoning, OH
- Alida Halkers (56), Pijnacker
- Anna Maria Denijs (0), Schagen
- Adriana WELBORN (43), Ridderkerk
- Antoon Jansen van Rossum (2), Heteren(Randwijk)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 6, 1861 at Delpher
Born on January 6
- 1856 » Giuseppe Martucci, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor († 1909)
- 1857 » Hugh Mahon, Irish-Australian publisher and politician, 10th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs († 1931)
- 1857 » William Russell, American lawyer and politician, 37th Governor of Massachusetts († 1896)
- 1859 » Samuel Alexander, Australian-English philosopher and academic († 1938)
- 1861 » George Lloyd, English-Canadian bishop and theologian († 1940)
- 1861 » Victor Horta, Belgian architect, designed Hôtel van Eetvelde († 1947)
- 1870 » Gustav Bauer, German journalist and politician, 11th Chancellor of Germany († 1944)
- 1872 » Alexander Scriabin, Russian pianist and composer († 1915)
- 1874 » Fred Niblo, American actor, director, and producer († 1948)
- 1878 » Adeline Genée, Danish-born British ballerina († 1970)
Died on January 6
- 1829 » Josef Dobrovský, Czech philologist and historian (b. 1753)
- 1831 » Rodolphe Kreutzer, French violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1766)
- 1840 » Frances Burney, English author and playwright (b. 1752)
- 1852 » Louis Braille, French educator, invented Braille (b. 1809)
- 1855 » Giacomo Beltrami, Italian jurist, explorer, and author (b. 1779)
- 1882 » Richard Henry Dana, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1815)
- 1884 » Gregor Mendel, Czech geneticist and botanist (b. 1822)
- 1885 » Bharatendu Harishchandra, Indian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1850)
- 1896 » Thomas W. Knox, American journalist and author (b. 1835)
- 1902 » Lars Hertervig, Norwegian painter (b. 1830)
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.
- March 17 » The Kingdom of Italy is proclaimed.
- March 21 » Alexander Stephens gives the Cornerstone Speech.
- April 29 » American Civil War: Maryland's House of Delegates votes not to secede from the Union.
- July 16 » American Civil War: At the order of President Abraham Lincoln, Union troops begin a 25-mile march into Virginia for what will become the First Battle of Bull Run, the first major land battle of the war.
- October 24 » The first transcontinental telegraph line across the United States is completed.
- December 26 » American Civil War: The Trent Affair: Confederate diplomatic envoys James Murray Mason and John Slidell are freed by the United States government, thus heading off a possible war between the United States and the United Kingdom.
Weather January 6, 1861
The temperature on January 6, 1861 was about -5.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%.