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Born on Wednesday December 25, 1861
- Adrianus Weyten, Meer († 1926)
- Alberdina Verhagen, 's-Hertogenbosch († 1862)
- Adriana Cornelia Pieternella de Greeuw, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1912)
- Adriana van der Sman, Wateringen,- († 1862)
- Adina Leona EARLYWINE, Edison
- Amelia Delia Boisvert, Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 1929)
- adriana christina vlamings, st.michelsgestel
- Andries Jacobus Schols, Leiden
- Adolphus Maria Penninger, België
- Adrianus en Petrus de Graauw, Princenhage, Nederland († 1932)
Died on Wednesday December 25, 1861
- Aaltje Cornelissen Kap (73), Lunteren, Gelderland, Nederland
- Adrianus Kriek (73), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Anthonie Bouman (Bouwman) (50), Wijk en Aalburg
- Arnoldus STRIK, Heesch
- Alphred Harris (76), Madison County, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
- Adriana Cornelia van Driel (27), De Werken en Sleeuwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Antonie Bouman (50), Wijk en Aalburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Aaltje Cornelisse Kap (73), Lunteren (Ede)
- Verheijen (0), Nijmegen
- Aaltje Kap (73), Lunteren
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 25, 1861 at Delpher
- Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage
- 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
- Leydse courant
- Rotterdamsche courant
- Arnhemsche courant
Born on December 25
- 1856 » Pud Galvin, American baseball player and manager († 1902)
- 1861 » Madan Mohan Malaviya, Indian educator, lawyer, and politician, President of the Indian National Congress († 1946)
- 1865 » Evangeline Booth, English 4th General of The Salvation Army († 1950)
- 1869 » Charles Finger, English-American journalist and author († 1941)
- 1870 » Helena Rubinstein, Polish-American businesswoman and philanthropist († 1965)
- 1873 » Otto Frederick Hunziker, Swiss-American agriculturalist and educator († 1959)
- 1874 » Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano and actress († 1944)
- 1875 » Francis Aveling, Canadian psychologist and priest († 1941)
- 1875 » Theodor Innitzer, Austrian cardinal († 1955)
- 1876 » Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 1st Governor-General of Pakistan († 1948)
Died on December 25
- 1796 » Velu Nachiyar, Queen of Sivagangai (b. 1730)
- 1824 » Barbara von Krüdener, German mystic and author (b. 1764)
- 1824 » William Lawless, Irish revolutionary, later French Army general (b. 1772)
- 1868 » Linus Yale, Jr., American engineer and businessman (b. 1821)
- 1875 » Young Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (b. 1851)
- 1880 » Fridolin Anderwert, Swiss lawyer and politician, President of the Swiss National Council (b. 1828)
- 1916 » Albert Chmielowski, Polish saint, founded the Albertine Brothers (b. 1845)
- 1921 » Vladimir Korolenko, Russian journalist, author, and activist (b. 1853)
- 1925 » Karl Abraham, German psychoanalyst and author (b. 1877)
- 1926 » Emperor Taishō of Japan (b. 1879)
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.
- February 10 » Jefferson Davis is notified by telegraph that he has been chosen as provisional President of the Confederate States of America.
- March 17 » The Kingdom of Italy is proclaimed.
- 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.
- September 3 » American Civil War: Confederate General Leonidas Polk invades neutral Kentucky, prompting the state legislature to ask for Union assistance.
- October 1 » Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management is published, going on to sell 60,000 copies in its first year and remaining in print until the present day
- October 21 » American Civil War: Union forces under Colonel Edward Baker are defeated by Confederate troops in the second major battle of the war.
The weather on Wednesday December 25, 1861
The temperature on December 25, 1861 was about -2.4 °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 94%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI