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Born on Tuesday December 24, 1861
- Anna Maria Klok, Lommel, Limburg, België
- , Geffen († 1939)
- Alethia Ann Dillehay Kittrell <Ks023 ObBu>1 fr 4 "Lethie" "Lethia", Defeated Creek, Smith County, Tennessee († 1930)
- Aaltien Hofsteenge, Vries († 1919)
- Koenders, Hall († 1861)
- Aart REEDIJK, Numansdorp, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Schakelaar, Hattem († 1863)
- ADRIANA DE MAN, VUGHT († 1944)
- Johannes Dekkers, Geffen († 1939)
- Adriana de Man, Vught, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1944)
Died on Tuesday December 24, 1861
- Anthonetta van der Meijden (74), Boxtel, Nederland
- Abijah Adams (18)
- Antoon Ridderbeeks (0), St. Odiliënberg
- Anna Maria SCHOUREN (33), Blerick, Gemeente Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands
- Aloysius Johannes Aaltsz (0), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Catharina Geudens (33), Meerhout, België
- - Ramaaker (0), Hengeveld, Wijhe
- Antonetta van der Meijden (74), Vught
- Anna Gebina Phenenna Rötgers (70), Rhede
- Antonie Hijhuurs (45), Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 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
- Nieuw Amsterdamsch handels- en effectenblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Utrechtsche provinciale en stads-courant : algemeen advertentieblad
- Provinciale Drentsche en Asser courant
- Middelburgsche courant
Born on December 24
- 1843 » Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet and playwright († 1886)
- 1845 » George I of Greece († 1913)
- 1865 » Szymon Askenazy, Polish historian, educator, and diplomat, founded the Askenazy school († 1935)
- 1867 » Tevfik Fikret, Turkish poet and educator († 1915)
- 1868 » Charles Harvey Bollman, American naturalist († 1889)
- 1868 » Emanuel Lasker, German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher († 1941)
- 1869 » Henriette Roland Holst, Dutch poet, playwright, and politician († 1952)
- 1872 » Frederick Semple, American golfer and tennis player († 1927)
- 1875 » Émile Wegelin, French rower († 1962)
- 1877 » Sigrid Schauman, Finnish painter and critic († 1979)
Died on December 24
- 1844 » Friedrich Bernhard Westphal, Danish-German painter (b. 1803)
- 1863 » William Makepeace Thackeray, English author and poet (b. 1811)
- 1865 » Charles Lock Eastlake, English painter and historian (b. 1793)
- 1867 » José Mariano Salas, Mexican general and politician. President of Mexico (1846, 1859) and regent of the Second Mexican Empire(b. 1797)
- 1868 » Adolphe d'Archiac, French paleontologist and geologist (b. 1802)
- 1872 » William John Macquorn Rankine, Scottish physicist and engineer (b. 1820)
- 1873 » Johns Hopkins, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1795)
- 1879 » Anna Bochkoltz, German operatic soprano, voice teacher and composer (b. 1815)
- 1889 » Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate, Dutch pastor and poet (b. 1819)
- 1893 » B. T. Finniss, Australian politician, 1st Premier of South Australia (b. 1807)
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 3 » American Civil War: Delaware votes not to secede from the United States.
- February 18 » In Montgomery, Alabama, Jefferson Davis is inaugurated as the provisional President of the Confederate States of America.
- June 10 » American Civil War: Battle of Big Bethel: Confederate troops under John B. Magruder defeat a much larger Union force led by General Ebenezer W. Pierce in Virginia.
- 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.
- August 29 » American Civil War: The Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries gives Federal forces control of Pamlico Sound.
- October 17 » Aborigines kill Nineteen Europeans in the Cullin-la-ringo massacre.
The weather on Tuesday December 24, 1861
The temperature on December 24, 1861 was about -2.2 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI