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July 4, 1861Born on Friday July 5, 1861
- Ane Postma, Arum († 1861)
- Antoon (Anton) Straatman, Hengelo (Bronkhorst)
- Adriana Slotemaker, Kloosterstraat,Beverwijk († 1942)
- Adrianus Geerts, Weelde, België († 1941)
- Antje Waldus, Boijl, Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland († 1931)
- Adolph Davisohn, Konitz, Pomerania, Poland
- Angelina Liekens, Heist-op-den-Berg,, Antwerpen, België († 1901)
- Adam den Haan, Sint Annaland, Zeeland, Nederland
- Adam Antoine Alphonse Diederen, Maastricht, Limburg, Nederland († 1861)
- Abraham Moerwijk, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1936)
Died on Friday July 5, 1861
- Antonet van der Heijden (46), Oss
- Anne Mulder (69), Blankenham, Ijsselham, Overijssel, Netherlands
- AntoniaTheodorus Blumers (0), Dantumadeel
- Fioole (0), Klundert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Attje Wopkes De Jong (57)
- Adriaantje van der Voet (9), Lekkerkerk
- Alida van Schaik, Werkhoven
- Aafje Ariensdr Jongewaard (41), Purmerend, Netherlands
- Anna Maria Josepha Heidendal (2), Ubach over Worms, Landgraaf
- Van Leeuwenkamp, Utrecht, Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 5, 1861 at Delpher
- Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Nederlandsche staatscourant
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Nieuw Amsterdamsch handels- en effectenblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Utrechtsche provinciale en stads-courant : algemeen advertentieblad
- Leydse courant
- Rotterdamsche courant
Born on July 5
- 1853 » Cecil Rhodes, English-South African businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Cape Colony († 1902)
- 1857 » Clara Zetkin, German theorist and activist († 1933)
- 1857 » Julien Tiersot, French musicologist and composer († 1936)
- 1860 » Mathieu Jaboulay, French surgeon († 1913)
- 1860 » Robert Bacon, American colonel and politician, 39th United States Secretary of State († 1919)
- 1862 » George Nuttall, American-British bacteriologist († 1937)
- 1862 » Horatio Caro, English chess master († 1920)
- 1864 » Stephan Krehl, German composer († 1924)
- 1867 » A. E. Douglass, American astronomer († 1962)
- 1872 » Édouard Herriot, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France († 1957)
Died on July 5
- 1819 » William Cornwallis, English admiral and politician (b.1744)
- 1826 » Stamford Raffles, English politician, founded Singapore (b. 1782)
- 1833 » Nicéphore Niépce, French inventor, created the first known photograph (b. 1765)
- 1859 » Charles Cagniard de la Tour, French physicist and engineer (b. 1777)
- 1862 » Heinrich Georg Bronn, German geologist and paleontologist (b. 1800)
- 1863 » Lewis Armistead, American general (b. 1817)
- 1884 » Victor Massé, French composer (b. 1822)
- 1908 » Jonas Lie, Norwegian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1833)
- 1920 » Max Klinger, German painter and sculptor (b. 1857)
- 1927 » Albrecht Kossel, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1853)
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 20 » An earthquake destroys Mendoza, Argentina.
- 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.
- August 5 » The United States Army abolishes flogging.
- September 17 » Argentine Civil Wars: The State of Buenos Aires defeats the Argentine Confederation at the Battle of Pavón.
- 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
- 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.
Weather July 5, 1861
The temperature on July 5, 1861 was about 21.6 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%.