Historical figures in 1861

The atlas holds 24 people and 60 moments here, in 1861. The most recorded lives are Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant and Henry David Thoreau. Among them Writers, Musicians and Composers and Political Leaders.

Notable people

  1. Abraham Lincoln

    in 1861

    10 moments here

    American lawyer, Illinois legislator, congressman, and sixteenth president of the United States.…

  2. Andrew Johnson

    in 1861

    3 moments here

    Andrew Johnson was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869 after serving as vice president, U.S.…

  3. Benito Juárez

    in 1861

    1 moment here

    Mexican lawyer, Liberal politician, and president of Mexico from 1858 until his death. A Zapotec from Oaxaca, Juárez led the Liberal government…

  4. Charles Darwin

    in 1861

    1 moment here

    English naturalist, geologist, and biologist whose observations during the global voyage of HMS Beagle and subsequent research led to his theory of…

  5. Empress Dowager Cixi

    in 1861

    3 moments here

    Empress Dowager Cixi (Yehe Nara Xingzhen) was a Manchu noblewoman who exercised decisive power in the Qing government as empress dowager and regent…

  6. George Sand

    in 1861

    1 moment here

    French novelist, memoirist, journalist, and political writer born Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin.…

  7. Giuseppe Verdi

    in 1861

    1 moment here

    Italian composer whose career transformed nineteenth-century opera. Born near Busseto, Verdi studied and worked in Busseto and Milan, then traveled…

  8. Henry David Thoreau

    in 1861

    5 moments here

    American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher associated with transcendentalism. Thoreau lived chiefly in and around Concord, Massachusetts,…

  9. James A. Garfield

    in 1861

    2 moments here

    James Abram Garfield was an Ohio educator, Union Army general, U.S. representative, and the 20th president of the United States.…

  10. James Buchanan

    in 1861

    2 moments here

    James Buchanan Jr. was an American lawyer, diplomat, senator, secretary of state, and the fifteenth president of the United States.…

  11. James Clerk Maxwell

    in 1861

    1 moment here

    Scottish physicist and mathematician whose career moved among Edinburgh, Galloway, Cambridge, Aberdeen, and London.…

  12. John Tyler

    in 1861

    2 moments here

    John Tyler was an American lawyer, Virginia politician, tenth vice president, and tenth president of the United States.…

  13. José Rizal

    in 1861

    1 moment here

    Filipino nationalist, writer, physician, and polymath whose reform advocacy, novels, exile, trial, and execution made him a central figure in…

  14. Jules Verne

    in 1861

    3 moments here

    French novelist, playwright, and poet whose documented life included residences and work in Nantes, Paris, Amiens, Auteuil, and Le Crotoy, together…

  15. Mark Twain

    in 1861

    3 moments here

    Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…

  16. Mikhail Vrubel

    in 1861

    1 moment here

    Russian painter, draughtsman, sculptor, ceramic artist, and theatrical designer associated with Symbolism and Russian Art Nouveau.…

  17. Millard Fillmore

    in 1861

    2 moments here

    Millard Fillmore was an American lawyer and politician from western New York who served in the New York Assembly, the U.S.…

  18. Nikola Tesla

    in 1861

    1 moment here

    Serbian-American engineer and inventor best known for foundational work on alternating-current power systems, the induction motor, high-frequency…

  19. Porfirio Díaz

    in 1861

    2 moments here

    José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori was a Mexican general and politician who led Mexico from 1876 to 1880 and from 1884 until his overthrow in 1911.…

  20. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    in 1861

    3 moments here

    Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…

  21. Queen Victoria

    in 1861

    2 moments here

    Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 1819–1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death, and…

  22. Rabindranath Tagore

    in 1861

    1 moment here

    Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…

  23. Ulysses S. Grant

    in 1861

    6 moments here

    Ulysses S. Grant was an American army officer, Union commander during the Civil War, and the 18th president of the United States.…

  24. William McKinley

    in 1861

    3 moments here

    William McKinley Jr. (1843–1901) was an American lawyer, Civil War veteran, Republican politician, governor of Ohio, and the 25th president of the…

Moments

  1. 1861 Unionist lobbying in Kentucky Andrew Johnson
  2. 1861 Unionist lobbying in Ohio Andrew Johnson
  3. 1861 Departure from Veracruz for the capital Benito Juárez
  4. 1861 Residence at Chuxiu Palace Empress Dowager Cixi
  5. 1861 Return to Beijing during the Xinyou Coup Empress Dowager Cixi
  6. 1861 Royal Institution colour-photography demonstration James Clerk Maxwell
  7. 1861 Journey through Christiania Jules Verne
  8. 1861 Journey through Telemark Jules Verne
  9. 1861 Scandinavian journey to Stockholm Jules Verne
  10. 1861 Arrives in Carson City Mark Twain
  11. 1861 Civil War return to Hannibal Mark Twain
  12. 1861 Visits Salt Lake City en route west Mark Twain
  13. 1861 Childhood in Kharkov Mikhail Vrubel
  14. 1861 Primary school attendance Nikola Tesla
  15. 1861 Arrival in Mexico City as deputy Porfirio Díaz
  16. 1861 Addressed Pennsylvania legislators Abraham Lincoln
  17. 1861 Arrived in snowy Cleveland Abraham Lincoln
  18. 1861 Arrived in Washington as president-elect Abraham Lincoln
  19. 1861 Called at the White House Abraham Lincoln
  20. 1861 Departed Springfield for Washington Abraham Lincoln
  21. 1861 Passed secretly through Baltimore Abraham Lincoln
  22. 1861 Received crowds in New York City Abraham Lincoln
  23. 1861 Stopped in Pittsburgh Abraham Lincoln
  24. 1861 Visited Independence Hall Abraham Lincoln
  25. 1861 Convalescence at Tamaris George Sand
  26. 1861 Presided over Peace Conference John Tyler
  27. 1861 Church visit and dinner with Lincoln Millard Fillmore
  28. 1861 Reception of President-elect Lincoln Millard Fillmore
  29. 1861 First presidential inauguration Abraham Lincoln
  30. 1861 Meeting Lincoln at Willard's Hotel James Buchanan
  31. 1861 Retirement to Wheatland James Buchanan
  32. 1861 Virginia Secession Convention John Tyler
  33. 1861 Recruitment meeting in Galena Ulysses S. Grant
  34. 1861 Arrival at St. Anthony Henry David Thoreau
  35. 1861 Chicago visit Henry David Thoreau
  36. 1861 Detroit stop Henry David Thoreau
  37. 1861 Mississippi River passage at Prairie du Chien Henry David Thoreau
  38. 1861 Niagara Falls visit Henry David Thoreau
  39. 1861 Born at Jorasanko mansion Rabindranath Tagore
  40. 1861 Flight through Cumberland Gap Andrew Johnson
  41. 1861 Birth in Calamba José Rizal
  42. 1861 Colonel with the 21st Illinois Ulysses S. Grant
  43. 1861 Railroad guard duty at Mexico Ulysses S. Grant
  44. 1861 Enlists and trains with the Poland Guards William McKinley
  45. 1861 Holidays at Torquay Charles Darwin
  46. 1861 First foreign journey: Berlin Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  47. 1861 First foreign journey: London Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  48. 1861 Battle of Xalatlaco Porfirio Díaz
  49. 1861 First foreign journey: Paris Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  50. 1861 Holiday in Killarney Queen Victoria

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