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Born on Thursday October 24, 1861
- Anna Maria Wilhelmina Schmitz, Monheim am Rhein, Duitsland
- Anthonie Romeijn, Stolwijk († 1951)
- Adriana van de Laar de Veer, Aruba, Kleine Antillen
- Alida Cornelia Westerman, Delft († 1885)
- Aaltje Numeijer, Wieringen († 1933)
- Antje Balder, Broek op L'dijk († 1936)
- Amélie Victorine Joseph DELCOURT, Haisnes Lez la Bassée,Pas-de-Calais
- Abraham le Clercq, Voorhout, ZH, Nederland († 1861)
- Aaltje Schutrups, Odoorn, Drenthe, Nederland († 1932)
- Anna Elisabeth Maria Mijsbergen, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Died on Thursday October 24, 1861
- Aaltje Prophitius (26), Assen, Nederland
- Bernardus Johannes de Wijs (0), Tilburg (Brabant)
- Clementia Joanna Beniest (0), Oostende
- Aaltje (Cornelis) de Groot (64), egmond aan zee
- Aaltje Cornelisd de Groot (64), Egmond aan Zee
- Aaltje Cornelis de Groot (64), Egmond aan Zee
- Ameretta Shelton (39)
- Anna Maria Beatrix Beunen (45), Ohé en Laak
- Anna Maria Deelen (57), Heeze, NL
- Antonius Binst, Humbeek
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 24, 1861 at Delpher
- Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage
- De Noord-Brabanter : staat- en letterkundig dagblad
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Nederlandsche staatscourant
- Bredasche courant
- Nieuw Amsterdamsch handels- en effectenblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Utrechtsche provinciale en stads-courant : algemeen advertentieblad
- Provinciale Drentsche en Asser courant
Born on October 24
- 1838 » Annie Edson Taylor, American stuntwoman and educator († 1921)
- 1854 » Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom, Dutch chemist and academic († 1907)
- 1855 » James S. Sherman, American lawyer and politician, 27th Vice President of the United States († 1912)
- 1857 » Ned Williamson, American baseball player († 1894)
- 1868 » Alexandra David-Néel, Belgian-French explorer and author († 1969)
- 1872 » Peter O'Connor, Irish long jumper († 1957)
- 1875 » Konstantin Yuon, Russian painter and set designer († 1958)
- 1876 » Saya San, Burmese monk and activist († 1931)
- 1879 » B. A. Rolfe, American bandleader and producer († 1956)
- 1882 » Sybil Thorndike, English actress († 1976)
Died on October 24
- 1799 » Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1739)
- 1821 » Elias Boudinot, American lawyer and politician, 10th President of the Continental Congress (b. 1740)
- 1824 » Israel Bissell, American patriot post rider during American Revolutionary War (b. 1752)
- 1852 » Daniel Webster, American lawyer and politician, 14th United States Secretary of State (b. 1782)
- 1875 » Raffaello Carboni, Italian-Australian author and poet (b. 1817)
- 1898 » Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French painter and illustrator (b. 1824)
- 1915 » Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist and photographer (b. 1828)
- 1917 » James Carroll Beckwith, American painter and academic (b. 1852)
- 1922 » George Cadbury, English businessman (b. 1839)
- 1935 » Dutch Schultz, American mob boss (b. 1902)
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 26 » American Civil War: The state of Louisiana secedes from the Union.
- March 21 » Alexander Stephens gives the Cornerstone Speech.
- 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.
- August 10 » American Civil War: Battle of Wilson's Creek: A mixed force of Confederate, Missouri State Guard, and Arkansas State troops defeat outnumbered attacking Union forces in the southwestern part of the state.
- August 19 » First ascent of Weisshorn, fifth highest summit in the Alps.
- October 21 » American Civil War: Union forces under Colonel Edward Baker are defeated by Confederate troops in the second major battle of the war.
Weather October 24, 1861
The temperature on October 24, 1861 was about 7.1 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%.