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Died on Tuesday September 24, 1861
- Adriana van den Bergh (88), Dordrecht
- Barbertje Ubbels (0), Monnickendam, Nederland
- Roosendaal (0), enkhuizen
- Adriana Petronella Paans Visser (70), De Werken en Sleeuwijk, Noord Brabant
- Anneke van Arkel (20), Herwijnen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anna Maria van den Helm (78), Uden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Bernardus de Bie (0), Klundert, Noord-Brabant, Nl
- Anna Weijers (66), Weurt (Beuningen)
- Anna Maria Machielsen (0), Raalte
- Catharina van den Heuvel (1), Willemstad, Curaçao
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from September 24, 1861 at Delpher
- Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage
- De Noord-Brabanter : staat- en letterkundig dagblad
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Nederlandsche staatscourant
- Nieuw Amsterdamsch handels- en effectenblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Utrechtsche provinciale en stads-courant : algemeen advertentieblad
- Provinciale Drentsche en Asser courant
- Middelburgsche courant
Born on September 24
- 1845 » Nikolai Anderson, Estonian philologist and author († 1905)
- 1858 » Eugene Foss, American businessman and politician, 45th Governor of Massachusetts († 1939)
- 1859 » Julius Klengel, German cellist and composer († 1933)
- 1861 » Bhikaiji Cama, Indian activist († 1936)
- 1870 » Georges Claude, French chemist and engineer, invented Neon lighting († 1960)
- 1871 » Lottie Dod, English tennis player, golfer, and archer († 1960)
- 1872 » Jaan Teemant, Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th State Elder of Estonia († 1941)
- 1873 » María de las Mercedes Adam de Aróstegui, Cuban pianist and composer († 1957)
- 1878 » Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Swiss author and poet († 1947)
- 1880 » Sarah Knauss, American super-centenarian, oldest verified American person ever († 1999)
Died on September 24
- 1802 » Alexander Radishchev, Russian author and critic (b. 1749)
- 1834 » Pedro I of Brazil (b. 1798)
- 1848 » Branwell Brontë, English painter and poet (b. 1817)
- 1863 » William Debenham, English businessman, founded Debenhams (b. 1794)
- 1889 » Charles Leroux, American balloonist and skydiver (b. 1856)
- 1889 » D. H. Hill, American general and academic (b. 1821)
- 1892 » Patrick Gilmore, Irish-American soldier and composer (b. 1829)
- 1896 » Louis Gerhard De Geer, Swedish lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Sweden (b. 1818)
- 1904 » Niels Ryberg Finsen, Faroese-Danish physician and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1860)
- 1929 » Mahidol Adulyadej, Thai prince (b. 1892)
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 11 » American Civil War: The United States House of Representatives unanimously passes a resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state.
- June 3 » American Civil War: Battle of Philippi (also called the Philippi Races): Union forces rout Confederate troops in Barbour County, Virginia, now West Virginia.
- 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
- October 24 » The first transcontinental telegraph line across the United States is completed.
- November 21 » American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis appoints Judah Benjamin Secretary of War.
The weather on Tuesday September 24, 1861
The temperature on September 24, 1861 was about 16.2 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 59%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI