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October 27, 1861 
October 25, 1861
Born on Saturday October 26, 1861
- Cornelia van Dieden, Deursen en Dennenburg († 1902)
- Albert Jan Wunnink, Den Ham († 1886)
- Aatje Lojinga, Harlingen
- Antonetta Adriana Notenboom
- Anna Gesina Wilhelmina Kneijber, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1861)
- Anna Catharina Geubbelmans, Mol,Antwerpen,Belgium
- Adrianus Uydens, Rijkevorsel, België
- Adrianus van Gils, Zevenbergen († 1862)
- Aimée Jeanne RAPIN, Paris 75015, France († 1906)
- Anthonie Jooren, Lage Zwaluwe, Drimmelen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Died on Saturday October 26, 1861
- Anna Cornelia Hermans (27), Zandvliet
- Aaltje Bakker (72), Schellinkhout, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Aaltje Oedzes Feenstra (3), Blija
- Andries Jans Formsma (12), Kollum, Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, Friesland, Nederland
- Adriana van der Leer (73), Barendrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje Rood (0), Winkel
- Abraham vonk, Kleinemeer gem. Sappemeer
- "Herman"nes BILLION (75), Hengelo, Overijssel, Nederland
- Anna Helena Dinger (38), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje (Jans) Bakker (72), Schellinkhout, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 26, 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
- Nieuw Amsterdamsch handels- en effectenblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Utrechtsche provinciale en stads-courant : algemeen advertentieblad
- Provinciale Drentsche en Asser courant
Born on October 26
- 1849 » Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, German mathematician and academic († 1917)
- 1850 » Grigore Tocilescu, Romanian archaeologist and historian († 1909)
- 1854 » C. W. Post, American businessman, founded Post Foods († 1914)
- 1860 » Frank Eaton, American marshal and author († 1958)
- 1865 » Benjamin Guggenheim, American businessman († 1912)
- 1869 » Washington Luís, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 13th President of Brazil († 1957)
- 1871 » Guillermo Kahlo, German-Mexican photographer († 1941)
- 1873 » A. K. Fazlul Huq, Bangladeshi-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 5th Pakistani Minister of Interior († 1962)
- 1873 » Thorvald Stauning, Danish union leader and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Denmark († 1942)
- 1874 » Martin Lowry, English chemist and academic († 1936)
Died on October 26
- 1803 » Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1721)
- 1806 » John Graves Simcoe, English general and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (b. 1752)
- 1817 » Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Dutch-Austrian chemist and botanist (b. 1727)
- 1864 » William T. Anderson, American captain (b. 1838)
- 1866 » John Kinder Labatt, Irish-Canadian brewer, founded the Labatt Brewing Company (b. 1803)
- 1871 » Robert Anderson (Civil War), American general (b. 1805)
- 1890 » Carlo Collodi, Italian journalist and author (b. 1826)
- 1896 » Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour, French philosopher, academic, and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1827)
- 1902 » Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American activist (b. 1815)
- 1909 » Itō Hirobumi, Japanese samurai and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1841)
Names that were popular for boys in 1861
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Franciscus
- Hendrikus
- Dirk
- Wilhelmus
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1861
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Hendrika
- Wilhelmina
- Adriana
- Elizabeth
- Jacoba
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Helena
- Petronella
- Marie
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.
- June 1 » American Civil War: The Battle of Fairfax Court House is fought.
- June 17 » American Civil War: Battle of Vienna, Virginia.
- July 21 » American Civil War: First Battle of Bull Run: At Manassas Junction, Virginia, the first major battle of the war begins and ends in a victory for the Confederate army.
- October 17 » Aborigines kill Nineteen Europeans in the Cullin-la-ringo massacre.
- October 21 » American Civil War: Union forces under Colonel Edward Baker are defeated by Confederate troops in the second major battle of the war.
- November 9 » The first documented football match in Canada is played at University College, Toronto.
The weather on Saturday October 26, 1861
The temperature on October 26, 1861 was about 11.0 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI