Famous People Who Died In 1861
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Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1861. This list includes people like Albert, Prince Consort, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Frederick William IV of Prussia, Henry Gray and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, emperors & kings, poets and journalists who died in 1861. This list includes people from England, United States, Germany and many more countries.
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Birthdate: August 26, 1819
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Schloss Schloss Rosenau, Coburg, Rödental, Germany
Died: December 14
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning(English poet of the Victorian era, best known for her 'Sonnets From the Portuguese' and 'Aurora Leigh.)
Birthdate: March 6, 1806
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kelloe, Durham, England
Died: June 29
Birthdate: August 17, 1786
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Coburg, Germany
Died: March 16
Birthdate: March 9, 1814
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Morintsy, Ukraine
Died: March 10
5
Abdülmecid I
(Sultan of the Ottoman Empire)
Birthdate: April 23, 1823
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: İstanbul Eyaleti
Died: June 25
6
Elisha Otis
(Inventor, Businessperson)
Birthdate: August 3, 1811
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Halifax, Vermont, United States
Died: April 8
Birthdate: 1827 AD
Birthplace: Belgravia
Died: June 13
8
Lola Montez
(Spanish Dancer, Courtesan, and Mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria)
Birthdate: February 17, 1821
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Grange, Ireland
Died: January 17
9
Xianfeng Emperor
(Emperor)
Birthdate: July 17, 1831
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Yuanmingyuan Park, Beijing, China
Died: August 22
Birthdate: March 17, 1777
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Rathfriland, County Down, Ireland
Died: June 7
11
William Lyon Mackenzie
(1st Mayor of Toronto, Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada (1851–1858))
Birthdate: March 12, 1795
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Dundee, Scotland
Died: August 28
Birthdate: October 15, 1795
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: January 2
Birthdate: January 1, 1819
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Died: November 13
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Adam Jerzy Czartoryski
(Statesman)
Birthdate: January 14, 1770
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: July 15
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Utagawa Kuniyoshi
(Artist)
Birthdate: January 1, 1798
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Died: April 14
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Eliphalet Remington
(Engineer Who founded the "Remington Arms")
Birthdate: October 28, 1793
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Suffield, Connecticut, United States
Died: August 12
17
William John Wills
(Explorer)
Birthdate: January 5, 1834
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Totnes, Devon, England
Died: June 28
18
Henri Mouhot
(French Naturalist Who Explored Angkor and Informed the Western World about It)
Birthdate: May 15, 1826
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Montbéliard, Doubs, France
Died: November 10
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Friedrich Carl von Savigny
(Jurist)
Birthdate: February 21, 1779
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Frankfurt, Germany
Died: October 25
Birthdate: October 28, 1780
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Suhl, Germany
Died: December 18
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Richard Oastler
(British Industrial Reformer)
Birthdate: December 20, 1789
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Leeds, England
Died: August 22
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Herbert Coleridge
(Philologist)
Birthdate: October 7, 1830
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: United Kingdom
Died: April 23
Birthdate: April 23, 1813
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Brandon, Vermont, United States
Died: June 3
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Heinrich Marschner
(Composer)
Birthdate: August 16, 1795
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Zittau, Germany
Died: December 16
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Mikhail Dmitrievich Gorchakov
(Military general)
Birthdate: February 28, 1793
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: May 18
26
Ranavalona I
(Antananarivo, Madagascar)
Birthdate: 1788 AD
Birthplace: Ambatomanoina, Madagascar
Died: August 16
Birthdate: January 9, 1781
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: West Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Died: March 30
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José María Obando
(Politician)
Birthdate: August 8, 1795
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Miranda, Colombia
Died: April 29
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Nikolay Dobrolyubov
(Literary Critic)
Birthdate: February 5, 1836
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Died: November 29
30
Franz Anton von Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky
(Former Minister-President of the Austrian Empire)
Birthdate: January 31, 1778
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Prague, Czechia
Died: April 4
31
Charles Philipon
(French Caricaturist, Lithographer, and Journalist)
Birthdate: April 19, 1800
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lyon, France
Died: January 25
32
John McLean
(Jurist and politician)
Birthdate: March 11, 1785
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Died: April 4
33
Mariana Carcelen
(Aristocrat)
Birthdate: July 27, 1805
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Real Audiencia of Quito, Spanish Empire
Died: December 15
34
Friedrich Christoph Schlosser
(Historian)
Birthdate: November 17, 1776
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Jever, Germany
Died: September 23
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Manuel Antônio de Almeida
(Brazilian Satirical Writer, Medician and Teacher)
Birthdate: November 17, 1831
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died: November 28
36
Robert O'Hara Burke
(Explorer)
Birthdate: May 6, 1821
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: St. Clerah’s, Ireland
Died: June 28
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Ludwig Friedrich Leopold von Gerlach
(Prussian general)
Birthdate: September 17, 1790
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: January 10
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George Gurnett
(journalist, politician)
Birthdate: 1792 AD
Birthplace: England
Died: November 17
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George Tucker
(Former Politician, Writer, whose literary works include The Valley of Shenandoah (1824))
Birthdate: August 20, 1775
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: St. George's Island, Bermuda
Died: April 10
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Jean-Baptiste Henri-Dominique Lacordaire
(Journalist)
Birthdate: May 12, 1802
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: France
Died: November 21
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Eugène Scribe
(French dramatist)
Birthdate: December 24, 1791
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 20
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Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
(Zoologist)
Birthdate: December 16, 1805
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: November 10
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Pedro V of Portugal
(King)
Birthdate: September 16, 1837
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Necessidades Palace, Lisbon, Portugal
Died: November 11
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Infante Carlos, Count of Montemolin
(Noble)
Birthdate: January 31, 1818
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Madrid, Spain
Died: January 13
Birthdate: March 22, 1815
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Hucknall, England
Died: September 10
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Henri Murger
(French author)
Birthdate: March 27, 1822
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: January 28
47
Jonas Furrer
(Swiss Lawyer and Politician)
Birthdate: March 3, 1805
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Winterthur, Switzerland
Died: July 25
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Sir James Graham, 2nd Baronet
(Statesman)
Birthdate: June 1, 1792
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cumberland, England
Died: October 25
49
Jonker Afrikaner
(Politician)
Birthdate: 1785 AD
Birthplace: South Africa
Died: August 18
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Joachim Lelewel
(Polish Historian)
Birthdate: March 22, 1786
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: May 29