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Born on Monday February 11, 1861
- Adrianus Schut, Koedijk, The Netherlands
- Alberdina van Sommeren, Leeuwen († 1936)
- Anna Nuis, Ulfenburg, Waddewarden, Wangerland, Friesland, Nds., Deutschland († 1920)
- van der Bliek, Kattendijke
- Stengs, Heemskerk († 1861)
- Adriaan de Korte, Driewegen († 1937)
- Anna Catharina Schulte, Hagen Brd
- Anna Catharina Van Hooydonck, Antwerpen, België
- Toonstra, Gemeente Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Adrianus Verhaert, Ossendrecht, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1934)
Died on Monday February 11, 1861
- Anna Theresia SCHOLTEN (82), Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Nederland
- Anna Catharina Jacoba Claefsens, Doel
- Antje Ruurts Veltman (37), Grootegast, Grootegast, Groningen, Nederland
- Aaltje van Heerwaarden, Den Burg, Texel
- Antje Ruurts Veltman (37), Grootegast, Nederland
- Stengs (0), Heemskerk
- Antonetta Leenders (37), Eindhoven
- Albertdina IJgosse (3), Almelo, Overijssel, Nederland
- Aart Verdouw (32), Waarder,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anthonia van Kasteel (2), Utrecht, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 11, 1861 at Delpher
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Nieuw Amsterdamsch handels- en effectenblad
- Nieuw Amsterdamsch handels- en effectenblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Utrechtsche provinciale en stads-courant : algemeen advertentieblad
- Leydse courant
- Rotterdamsche courant
- De Oostpost : letterkundig, wetenschappelijk en commercieel nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Opregte Haarlemsche Courant
Born on February 11
- 1845 » Ahmet Tevfik Pasha, Ottoman soldier and politician, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire († 1936)
- 1847 » Thomas Edison, American engineer and businessman, developed the light bulb and phonograph († 1931)
- 1855 » Ellen Day Hale, American painter and author (b. 1855)
- 1860 » Rachilde, French author and playwright († 1953)
- 1863 » John F. Fitzgerald, American politician; Mayor of Boston († 1950)
- 1864 » Louis Bouveault, French chemist († 1909)
- 1869 » Else Lasker-Schüler, German poet and author († 1945)
- 1869 » Helene Kröller-Müller, German-Dutch art collector and philanthropist, founded the Kröller-Müller Museum († 1939)
- 1874 » Elsa Beskow, Swedish author and illustrator († 1953)
- 1881 » Carlo Carrà, Italian painter († 1966)
Died on February 11
- 1795 » Carl Michael Bellman, Swedish poet and composer (b. 1740)
- 1829 » Alexander Griboyedov, Russian poet, playwright, and composer (b. 1795)
- 1862 » Elizabeth Siddal, English poet and artist's model (b. 1829)
- 1868 » Léon Foucault, French physicist and academic (b. 1819)
- 1898 » Félix María Zuloaga, Mexican general and unconstitutional interim president (1858 and 1860-1862) (b. 1813)
- 1901 » Milan I of Serbia (b. 1855)
- 1917 » Oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician and epidemiologist (b. 1872)
- 1918 » Alexey Kaledin, Russian general (b. 1861)
- 1931 » Charles Algernon Parsons, English-Irish engineer, invented the steam turbine (b. 1854)
- 1940 » John Buchan, Scottish-Canadian historian and politician, Governor General of Canada (b. 1875)
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 4 » American Civil War: In Montgomery, Alabama, delegates from six break-away U.S. states meet and form the Confederate States of America.
- March 30 » Discovery of the chemical elements: Sir William Crookes announces his discovery of thallium.
- June 17 » American Civil War: Battle of Vienna, Virginia.
- July 26 » American Civil War: George B. McClellan assumes command of the Army of the Potomac following a disastrous Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run.
- October 24 » The first transcontinental telegraph line across the United States is completed.
- November 9 » The first documented football match in Canada is played at University College, Toronto.
The weather on Monday February 11, 1861
The temperature on February 11, 1861 was about 0.7 °C. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI