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March 23, 1861Born on Sunday March 24, 1861
- , Coevorden († 1936)
- Ankje Bijlstra, Holwerd, Dongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1937)
- Alberdina Constantia Hubenet, dwingelo († 1945)
- André Joseph de Pierpont, Andoy, Wierde, Namur († 1954)
- Adriaan (= Aart ) Sip, Epe, Gelderland, Nederland
- Adrianus van Vliet, Naaldwijk, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1861)
- Angelus Deveugele, Ingooigem (BE)
- Agatha Meijer, Lisse († 1904)
- Albertus Sakes Hoogema, Bolsward († 1861)
- Trentelman, Deventer († 1861)
Died on Sunday March 24, 1861
- Adrianus De Schutter (64), Brasschaat, Antwerpen, België
- Anna Catharina GUBBELS (77), Weert, 3230, Limburg, Nederland
- Annigje Verhoef (78), Meerkerk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje Krooshof (0), Noordijk
- Trentelman (0), Deventer
- Annigjen Bisschop (68), Smilde
- Annegien Jacobs Bisschop (71), Smilde, Nederland
- Adriaantje Quik (67), Hedel, Gelderland, Nederland
- Akke Gabes Langhout (0), Baarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Adriana Jan de Rooij, Goirle, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 24, 1861 at Delpher
Born on March 24
- 1848 » Honoré Beaugrand, Canadian journalist and politician, 18th Mayor of Montreal († 1906)
- 1850 » Silas Hocking, English minister and author († 1935)
- 1854 » Henry Lefroy, Australian politician, 11th Premier of Western Australia († 1930)
- 1855 » Andrew W. Mellon, American banker, financier, and diplomat, 49th United States Secretary of the Treasury († 1937)
- 1855 » Olive Schreiner, South African author and activist († 1920)
- 1862 » Frank Weston Benson, American painter and educator († 1951)
- 1869 » Émile Fabre, French author and playwright († 1955)
- 1871 » Alec Hurley, English music hall singer († 1913)
- 1874 » Harry Houdini, Hungarian-Jewish American magician and actor († 1926)
- 1874 » Luigi Einaudi, Italian economist and politician, 2nd President of the Italian Republic († 1961)
Died on March 24
- 1824 » Louis Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux, French lawyer (b. 1753)
- 1838 » Abraham Hume, English floriculturist and Tory politician (b. 1748/49)
- 1869 » Antoine-Henri Jomini, French-Russian general (b. 1779)
- 1881 » Achille Ernest Oscar Joseph Delesse, French geologist and mineralogist (b. 1817)
- 1882 » Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet and educator (b. 1807)
- 1887 » Ivan Kramskoi, Russian painter and critic (b. 1837)
- 1888 » Vsevolod Garshin, Russian author (b. 1855)
- 1905 » Jules Verne, French novelist, poet, and playwright (b. 1828)
- 1909 » John Millington Synge, Irish playwright and poet (b. 1871)
- 1915 » Margaret Lindsay Huggins, Anglo-Irish astronomer (b. 1848)
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 11 » American Civil War: Alabama secedes from the United States.
- January 21 » American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate.
- April 29 » American Civil War: Maryland's House of Delegates votes not to secede from the Union.
- June 17 » American Civil War: Battle of Vienna, Virginia.
- August 10 » American Civil War: Battle of Wilson's Creek: A mixed force of Confederate, Missouri State Guard, and Arkansas State troops defeat outnumbered attacking Union forces in the southwestern part of the state.
- September 17 » Argentine Civil Wars: The State of Buenos Aires defeats the Argentine Confederation at the Battle of Pavón.
The weather on Sunday March 24, 1861
The temperature on March 24, 1861 was about 15.1 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 44%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI