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December 27, 1861 
December 25, 1861
Died on Thursday December 26, 1861
- Alberdina Niessen (0), IJsselstein
- Adrianus Stuivenberg (41), Wageningen
- * Maria Francina Hijndrina Vonk (66), Zwolle
- Adrianus (Jannes) Gaal (25), Steenwijkerwold
- Cornelia van Herpt (75), Baardwijk
- Antonij Gerhard Dolderman (6), Deventer
- Adrianus Johannes van Ewijk (5), Ingen
- Antonetta van den HURK (74), Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Benjamin Stofkoper (60), Vlissingen
- Apolonia van Streepen (38), Kloosterburen, De Marne, Groningen, Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 26, 1861 at Delpher
Born on December 26
- 1852 » Johannes François Snelleman, Dutch zoologist, orientalist, and ethnographer († 1938)
- 1853 » René Bazin, French author and academic († 1932)
- 1854 » José Yves Limantour, Mexican financier and politician, Mexican Secretary of Finance († 1935)
- 1859 » William Stephens, American lawyer and politician, 24th Governor of California († 1944)
- 1863 » Charles Pathé, French record producer, co-founded Pathé Records († 1957)
- 1864 » Yun Chi-ho, Korean activist and politician († 1945)
- 1867 » Phan Bội Châu, Vietnamese activist († 1940)
- 1869 » Mathieu Cordang, Dutch cyclist († 1942)
- 1872 » Norman Angell, English journalist, academic, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate († 1967)
- 1873 » Thomas Wass, English cricketer († 1953)
Died on December 26
- 1863 » Francis Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont, Irish politician, Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone (b. 1775)
- 1869 » Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille, French physician and physiologist (b. 1797)
- 1890 » Heinrich Schliemann, German-Italian archaeologist and author (b. 1822)
- 1909 » Frederic Remington, American painter and illustrator (b. 1861)
- 1923 » Dietrich Eckart, German journalist, poet, and politician (b. 1868)
- 1925 » Jan Letzel, Czech architect, designed the Hiroshima Peace Memorial (b. 1880)
- 1929 » Albert Giraud, Belgian poet (b. 1860)
- 1931 » Melvil Dewey, American librarian and educator, created the Dewey Decimal Classification (b. 1851)
- 1933 » Anatoly Lunacharsky, Russian journalist and politician (b. 1875)
- 1933 » Henry Watson Fowler, English lexicographer and educator (b. 1858)
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.
- May 6 » American Civil War: Arkansas secedes from the Union.
- August 5 » The United States Army abolishes flogging.
- August 19 » First ascent of Weisshorn, fifth highest summit in the Alps.
- November 7 » The first Melbourne Cup horse race is held in Melbourne, Australia.
- November 28 » American Civil War: The Confederate States of America accept a rival state government's pronouncement that declares Missouri to be the 12th state of the Confederacy.
- December 21 » Medal of Honor: Public Resolution 82, containing a provision for a Navy Medal of Valor, is signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln.
The weather on Thursday December 26, 1861
The temperature on December 26, 1861 was about -1.2 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI