Famous People Born In 1861
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Discover the most famous people born in 1861. The list includes people like Rabindranath Tagore, Jose Rizal, James Naismith, Rudolf Steiner, Madan Mohan Malaviya and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include philosophers, political leaders, military leaders and novelists born in 1861. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, France & India and many more countries.
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Jose Rizal(Filipino Nationalist and Writer Who is Considered One of the Greatest Heroes of the Philippines)
Birthdate: 19th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Calamba, Laguna
Died: December 30, 1896
Birthdate: 6th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Almonte, Mississippi Mills, Canada
Died: November 28, 1939
Birthdate: 7th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Died: August 7, 1941
Birthdate: 16th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Gilmanton, New Hampshire, United States
Died: May 7, 1896
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Fridtjof Nansen(Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and the First High Commissioner for Refugees Appointed by the League of Nations)
Birthdate: 10th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Oslo, Norway
Died: May 13, 1930
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Rudolf Steiner( Austrian Occultist, Social Reformer and Founder of 'Anthroposophy' Spiritualist Movement)
Birthdate: 27th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hungary ,Austrian
Died: March 30, 1925
Birthdate: 19th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Richmond
Died: February 23, 1931
Birthdate: 6th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Norwich, Connecticut, United States
Died: September 30, 1948
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Nettie Stevens(American Geneticist Known for Her Discovery of 'X and Y Sex Determining Chromosomes')
Birthdate: 7th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Cavendish, Vermont, United States
Died: May 4, 1912
Birthdate: 15th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ramsgate, Kent, England
Died: December 30, 1947
Birthdate: 8th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: March 18, 1947
Birthdate: 2nd August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Geraldton, Australia
Died: June 9, 1932
Birthdate: 23rd September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Felkirchen
Died: March 12, 1942
Birthdate: 2nd February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: November 3, 1949
Birthdate: 30th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: January 26, 1932
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: New York City, United States
Died: December 19, 1944
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Isaac Albeniz(Spanish Catalan Virtuoso Pianist & One of the Foremost Composers of the Post-Romantic Era)
Birthdate: 29th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Camprodon, Spain
Died: May 18, 1909
Birthdate: 2nd June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Died: May 22, 1943
Birthdate: 4th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York
Died: December 26, 1909
Birthdate: 25th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Allahabad, India
Died: November 12, 1946
Birthdate: 2nd August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Khulna
Died: June 16, 1944
Birthdate: 29th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Le Sueur
Died: July 28, 1939
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Georgy Lvov(8th Prime Minister of Russia (March 1917 - July 1917))
Birthdate: 2nd November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Dresden, Germany
Died: March 7, 1925
Birthdate: 17th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Arolsen, Germany
Died: September 1, 1922
Birthdate: 11th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Białochowo, Poland
Died: April 8, 1922
Birthdate: 9th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Wimbledon
Died: December 13, 1922
Birthdate: 20th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Calvert County
Died: November 23, 1919
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Halford Mackinder(British Geographer, Academic and One of the Founding Fathers of Both 'Geopolitics' and 'Geostrategy')
Birthdate: 15th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Gainsborough, England
Died: March 6, 1947
Birthdate: 6th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ghent
Died: September 8, 1947
Birthdate: 19th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Brighton, England
Died: December 17, 1946
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Georges Méliès(One of the First Filmmakers to Use Storyboards & Fictional Narratives in Movies)
Birthdate: 8th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: January 21, 1938
Birthdate: 20th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Eastbourne, United Kingdom
Died: May 16, 1947
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Luigi Facta(Former Prime Minister of Italy (February 1922 - October 1922))
Birthdate: 16th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Pinerolo, Italy
Died: November 5, 1930
Birthdate: 13th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kloster Bronnbach, Wertheim am Main, Germany
Died: July 31, 1942
Birthdate: 27th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bochnia, Poland
Died: June 26, 1940
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William Bateson(Biologist who was the first person to use the term genetics to describe the study of heredity)
Birthdate: 8th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Whitby, Yorkshire, England
Died: February 8, 1926
Birthdate: 2nd September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: November 24, 1939
Birthdate: 26th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: April 8, 1943
Birthdate: 26th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kentucky, United States
Died: November 30, 1944
Birthdate: 16th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Peterhof, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: April 26, 1929
Birthdate: 26th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire, now Georgia
Died: July 10, 1915
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Antoine Bourdelle(French Sculptor, Teacher and an Key Figure in the 'Art Deco Movement')
Birthdate: 30th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne, France
Died: October 1, 1929
Birthdate: 8th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
Died: September 27, 1944
Birthdate: 6th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Moselle, France
Died: December 19, 1897
Birthdate: 15th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Fleurier
Died: May 13, 1938
Birthdate: 2nd April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Westchester County, New York, United States
Died: March 24, 1918
Birthdate: 10th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: London, Clapham
Died: September 10, 1889
Birthdate: 4th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Rochester, New York, United States
Died: July 25, 1918
Birthdate: 26th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Étrépagny, France
Died: August 19, 1932
Birthdate: 15th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Fredericton
Died: June 8, 1929