About the day » Friday May 31, 1861Calender converter
May 30, 1861Born on Friday May 31, 1861
- Adriaan Diederik Vermeulen, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland († 1940)
- Aaltje Eylander, Heerde, Gelderland, Nederland
- Adriaan Diderik Vermeulen, Apeldoorn,Gemeente Apeldoorn,Gelderland,Netherlands († 1940)
- Adrianus de Leeuw, Hillegersberg († 1913)
- Albartha Geertruida van SWEDEN, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje Eilander († 1949)
- (Stillbirth) DIJK, Oldenzijl, Uithuizermeeden († 1861)
- Adriana Jasprina Bakker, Zwijndrecht († 1861)
- Anna Maria Barbara Vanweersch, Wittem,, Limburg, Nederland († 1917)
- Akke Sybes Reitsma, Vrouwenparochie
Died on Friday May 31, 1861
- Adam de Visser (85), Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands
- Antonia Warnars (72), Deventer, Provincie Overijssel, Nederland
- Adam Adriaanszoon DE VISSER (85), Hooge Zwaluwe, Gemeente Made en Drimmelen, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Aaltje Hoogweg (42), Rhenen, Utrecht, Nederland
- Adam Adriaanszn de Visser (85), Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe
- Arnoldus (Arend) Bouwmeester (51), Epe
- Aaltje Ypes Ruitenbach (80), Sneek huis no. 515, Sneek, Friesland, Nederland
- Anna Carolina Louisa SONNEVELD (0), Aarle-Rixtel
- Aaltje Ruitenbach (80), Sneek, Friesland, Nederland
- Andreas Adolphus Gadiot (75), Honef (D)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 31, 1861 at Delpher
- Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Nieuw Amsterdamsch handels- en effectenblad
- Utrechtsche provinciale en stads-courant : algemeen advertentieblad
- Nederlandsche staatscourant
- Leydse courant
- Rotterdamsche courant
- De Oostpost : letterkundig, wetenschappelijk en commercieel nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Opregte Haarlemsche Courant
Born on May 31
- 1847 » William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie, Canadian-Irish businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of Belfast († 1924)
- 1852 » Francisco Moreno, Argentinian explorer and academic († 1919)
- 1852 » Julius Richard Petri, German microbiologist, invented the Petri dish († 1921)
- 1857 » Pope Pius XI († 1939)
- 1858 » Graham Wallas, English socialist, social psychologist, and educationalist († 1932)
- 1860 » Walter Sickert, English painter († 1942)
- 1863 » Francis Younghusband, Indian-English captain and explorer († 1942)
- 1866 » John Ringling, American entrepreneur; one of the founders of the Ringling Brothers Circus († 1936)
- 1875 » Rosa May Billinghurst, British suffragette and women's rights activist (d.1953)
- 1879 » Frances Alda, New Zealand-Australian soprano († 1952)
Died on May 31
- 1831 » Samuel Bentham, English architect and engineer (b. 1757)
- 1832 » Évariste Galois, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1811)
- 1837 » Joseph Grimaldi, English actor, comedian and dancer, (b. 1779)
- 1846 » Philip Marheineke, German pastor and philosopher (b. 1780)
- 1847 » Thomas Chalmers, Scottish minister and economist (b. 1780)
- 1848 » Eugénie de Guérin, French author (b. 1805)
- 1899 » Stefanos Koumanoudis, Greek archaeologist, teacher and writer (b. 1818)
- 1908 » Louis-Honoré Fréchette, Canadian author, poet, and politician (b. 1839)
- 1909 » Thomas Price, Welsh-Australian politician, 24th Premier of South Australia (b. 1852)
- 1910 » Elizabeth Blackwell, English-American physician and educator (b. 1821)
Names that were popular for boys in 1861
- Jan
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Klaas
- Hendrikus
- Albert
Names that were popular for girls in 1861
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Wilhelmina
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Trijntje
- Neeltje
- Antje
- Elizabeth
- Mary
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.
- March 10 » El Hadj Umar Tall seizes the city of Ségou, destroying the Bamana Empire of Mali.
- March 19 » The First Taranaki War ends in New Zealand.
- April 27 » American President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus.
- August 29 » American Civil War: The Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries gives Federal forces control of Pamlico Sound.
- September 17 » Argentine Civil Wars: The State of Buenos Aires defeats the Argentine Confederation at the Battle of Pavón.
- October 9 » American Civil War: Union troops repel a Confederate attempt to capture Fort Pickens.
Weather May 31, 1861
The temperature on May 31, 1861 was about 13.5 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%.