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Born on Sunday December 1, 1861
- Aart van Putten, Nijkerk, Gelderland, Nederland
- Adriana Van den Broeck, Wuustwezel,, Antwerpen, België († 1864)
- Adeliena Vlasveld, Valkenburg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- (m) Weber, Oberndorf, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Aaltje Koorn, Bovenkarspel († 1864)
- Alice Mary BICK, Swinfen, Lichfield, Vol 6B, P 317, Or L/20/390
- Agatha van der Putten, Vogelenzang, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1862)
- Alida van As, Vreeswijk, Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Nederland († 1886)
- Adrianus Kaal, Dubbeldam († 1861)
- Aaltjen van Dragt, Hattem († 1927)
Died on Sunday December 1, 1861
- Alfred Marie Joseph Louis Guido Eric PAAR (0), Stockholm Sweden
- Anna Catharina GOMMERS (73), Diepenbeek,, Limburg, België
- Adriana Stougie (28), Oud Beijerland
- Anna Christine Henche (26), Nenderoth, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hesse, Germany
- Aart Kornelisze Vedder (75), Nijkerk
- Anna Catharina Geyskens (70), Vorst Kempen, 2430, België
- Aart Cornelissen (Kornelisen, Kornelisze, Cnelissen, Knelissen) Bart Vedder (Vedders,Fedder,Veder,Verders,Feders,Ferder) (75), Nijkerk, Nederland
- Anna Catharina Geyskens, Laakdal (Vorst), Antwerpen, Belgie
- Aaltje Koskamp (66), Dinxperlo, Gelderland, Nederland
- Adriaan Jacobs Detmar (0), Veenendaal, Veenendaal, Utrecht, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 1, 1861 at Delpher
Born on December 1
- 1844 » Alexandra of Denmark († 1925)
- 1846 » Ledi Sayadaw, Burmese monk and philosopher († 1923)
- 1847 » Julia A. Moore, American poet († 1920)
- 1855 » John Evans, English-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Tasmania († 1943)
- 1869 » Eligiusz Niewiadomski, Polish painter and critic († 1923)
- 1871 » Archie MacLaren, English cricketer († 1944)
- 1871 » George Howard Williams, American politician and attorney, United States Senator from Missouri († 1963)
- 1883 » Henry Cadbury, American historian, scholar, and academic († 1974)
- 1884 » Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, German painter and etcher († 1976)
- 1886 » Rex Stout, American detective novelist († 1975)
Died on December 1
- 1825 » Alexander I, emperor and autocrat of Russia (b. 1777)
- 1865 » Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich, Swiss pastor, poet, and educator (b. 1796)
- 1866 » George Everest, Welsh geographer and surveyor (b. 1790)
- 1867 » Charles Gray Round, English lawyer and politician (b. 1797)
- 1884 » William Swainson, English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, Attorney-General of the Crown Colony of New Zealand (b. 1809)
- 1913 » Juhan Liiv, Estonian poet and author (b. 1864)
- 1914 » Alfred Thayer Mahan, American captain and historian (b. 1840)
- 1916 » Charles de Foucauld, French priest and martyr (b. 1858)
- 1923 » Virginie Loveling, Belgian author and poet (b. 1836)
- 1928 » José Eustasio Rivera, Colombian-American lawyer and poet (b. 1888)
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.
- January 19 » American Civil War: Georgia joins South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, and Alabama in declaring secession from the United States.
- February 1 » American Civil War: Texas secedes from the United States.
- February 4 » American Civil War: In Montgomery, Alabama, delegates from six break-away U.S. states meet and form the Confederate States of America.
- March 3 » Alexander II of Russia signs the Emancipation Manifesto, freeing serfs.
- March 21 » Alexander Stephens gives the Cornerstone Speech.
- April 12 » American Civil War: Battle of Fort Sumter. The war begins with Confederate forces firing on Fort Sumter, in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina.
The weather on Sunday December 1, 1861
The temperature on December 1, 1861 was about 6.7 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI