What happened in 1861?

American Civil War begins

Major Events · Charleston, South Carolina

Confederate forces fire on Fort Sumter, beginning the American Civil War.

Battle of Fort Sumter

Wars & Conflicts

Bombardment of Fort Sumter, immediate cause and first battle of the American Civil War

First Battle of Bull Run

Wars & Conflicts

1861 first major land battle of the American Civil War

Battle of Wilson's Creek

Wars & Conflicts · Greene County

1861 battle of the American Civil War

occupation of Araucanía

Wars & Conflicts · Araucanía Region

Series of military campaigns, agreements and penetrations to incorporate the southern part of Chile

Battle of Big Bethel

Wars & Conflicts · Tabb

1861 early battle of the American Civil War

Battle of Belmont

Wars & Conflicts · Belmont

Battle of the American Civil War

Battle of Pavón

Wars & Conflicts

1861 battle

Battle of Ball's Bluff

Wars & Conflicts · Loudoun County

1861 battle of the American Civil War

Siege of Lexington

Wars & Conflicts · Lexington

1861 battle of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War

Battle of Blackburn's Ford

Wars & Conflicts · Prince William County

1861 battle of the American Civil War

Battle of Philippi

Wars & Conflicts · Barbour County

1861 early battle of the American Civil War

Battle of Rich Mountain

Wars & Conflicts · Randolph County

1861 battle of the American Civil War

Battle of Hoke's Run

Wars & Conflicts · Berkeley County

1861 battle of the American Civil War

Battle of Fairfax Court House

Wars & Conflicts · Fairfax

1861 battle of the American Civil War

Battle of Aquia Creek

Wars & Conflicts · Stafford County

1861 battle of the American Civil War

Montenegrin–Ottoman War of 1861–62

Wars & Conflicts · Montenegro

War between the Principality of Montenegro and the Ottoman Empire

Battle of Cheat Mountain

Wars & Conflicts · Pocahontas County

1861 battle of the American Civil War

Battle of Boonville

Wars & Conflicts · Boonville

1861 minor skirmish of the American Civil War

Battle of Carnifex Ferry

Wars & Conflicts · Nicholas County

1861 battle of the American Civil War

Battle of Port Royal

Wars & Conflicts

1861 battle of the American Civil War

Battle of Ky Hoa

Wars & Conflicts

1861 battle

Battle of Camp Allegheny

Wars & Conflicts · Pocahontas County

1861 United States historic place

Battle of Greenbrier River

Wars & Conflicts · Pocahontas County

1861 battle of the American Civil War

Action at Springfield

Wars & Conflicts · Springfield

1861 battle of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War

Battle of Sewell's Point

Wars & Conflicts

1861 battle

Battle of Round Mountain

Wars & Conflicts · Payne County

1861 battle of the American Civil War in Oklahoma

Battle of Vienna

Wars & Conflicts · Vienna

1861 battle of the American Civil War

Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries

Wars & Conflicts

1861 battle of the American Civil War

Battle of Dranesville

Wars & Conflicts · Fairfax County

1861 battle of the American Civil War

First Battle of Mesilla

Wars & Conflicts · Mesilla

1861 battle

Battle of Shanghai

Wars & Conflicts · Shanghai

1861 major engagement of the Taiping Rebellion

Battle of Santa Rosa Island

Wars & Conflicts · Pensacola

1861 battle of the American Civil War

Battle of Corrick's Ford

Wars & Conflicts · Tucker County

1861 battle of the American Civil War

Battle of Dry Wood Creek

Wars & Conflicts · Vernon County

American Civil War battle fought in Sep 1861 in Missouri

Battle of Barbourville

Wars & Conflicts · Barbourville

1861 battle of the American Civil War

Battle of Mount Zion Church

Wars & Conflicts · Boone County

Battle of the American Civil War

Battle of Arlington Mills

Wars & Conflicts · Arlington County

1861 battle of the American Civil War

Battle of Chusto-Talasah

Wars & Conflicts · Tulsa County

1861 battle of the American Civil War in Oklahoma

Battle of Anqing

Wars & Conflicts · Anqing

Siege of the Taiping Rebellion (1860–61)

Action at Blue Mills Landing

Wars & Conflicts · Clay County

1861 battle of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War

Battle of Camp Wildcat

Wars & Conflicts · Laurel County

1861 early battle of the American Civil War

Battle of Chustenahlah

Wars & Conflicts · Osage County

American Civil War battle

Battle of Kessler's Cross Lanes

Wars & Conflicts · Nicholas County

Battle of the American Civil War August 21, 1861

Battle of Cole Camp

Wars & Conflicts · Benton County

1861 skirmish of the American Civil War

Battle of Sacramento

Wars & Conflicts · Sacramento

1861 battle of the American Civil War

Siege of Tubac

Wars & Conflicts · Tubac

1861 event during the Apache Wars in Arizona

Battle of Muriq

Wars & Conflicts · Shkodër

1861 military conflict in Albania

Battle of Athens

Wars & Conflicts · Clark County

1861 American Civil War battle

Occupation of Ningbo

Wars & Conflicts · Ningbo

1861–1862 occupation by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom

Battle of Rowlett's Station

Wars & Conflicts · Hart County

1861 battle of the American Civil War

Battle of Charleston

Wars & Conflicts · Mississippi County

1861 battle of the American Civil War

Battle of Canada Alamosa

Wars & Conflicts

Part of the American Civil War in New Mexico Territory (1861)

Battle of Cookes Canyon

Wars & Conflicts · Cookes Range

Part of the Apache Wars (1861)

Battle of Bolivar Heights

Wars & Conflicts · Bolivar Heights

1861 American Civil War battle

First Battle of Mount Pamaton

Wars & Conflicts · Mount Pamaton

1861 battle

Battle of Mount Pamaton

Wars & Conflicts · Borneo

1861–1862 battle

Battle of Gloucester Point

Wars & Conflicts · Gloucester Point

Battle in the American civil war

Battle of Scary Creek

Wars & Conflicts

1861 battle of the American Civil War

Battle of Pig Point

Wars & Conflicts

1861 battle of the American Civil War

Battle of Pinos Altos

Wars & Conflicts · Pinos Altos

1861 attack during the Apache Wars in Arizona

Battle of the Florida Mountains

Wars & Conflicts · Florida Mountains

Part of the Apache War (1861)

Battle of Mathias Point

Wars & Conflicts

1861 battle of the American Civil War

Battle of San Felipe del Obraje

Wars & Conflicts · San Felipe del Progreso Municipality

1861 battle in Mexico

Engagement near Carthage

Wars & Conflicts · Jasper County

1861 battle of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War

Battle of the Head of Passes

Wars & Conflicts · Head of Passes

1861 battle of the American Civil War

Capture of My Tho

Wars & Conflicts · Mỹ Tho

1861 naval battle

Yavapai Wars

Wars & Conflicts · Arizona

Part of the Apache Wars

Engagement at Fredericktown

Wars & Conflicts · Madison County

1861 battle of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War

Skirmish at Blackwater Creek

Wars & Conflicts · Johnson County

American Civil War skirmish

Fort McAllister

Wars & Conflicts

fort in Georgia

Fort Boykin

Wars & Conflicts

place in Virginia listed on National Register of Historic Places

Fort Reading

Wars & Conflicts

historic site in Shasta County, California, United States

Fort Albany

Wars & Conflicts

historical fort in Arlington, Virginia, United States

Camp Parapet

Wars & Conflicts

Civil War fortification at Shrewsbury, Louisiana, United States

Battery Garesché

Wars & Conflicts

historical fort in Arlington County, Virginia, United States

Paola's post

Wars & Conflicts

trading post in Kansas

Fort Palmetto

Wars & Conflicts

fort in South Carolina

Tsushima Incident

Wars & Conflicts · Tsushima Island

1860 diplomatic incident

Spanish Province of Santo Domingo

Wars & Conflicts · Dominican Republic

1861 Santo Domingo Rejoins Spain as an overseas province

Capture of Bien Hoa

Wars & Conflicts · Biên Hòa

Bombardment of Qui Nhon

Wars & Conflicts · Quy Nhon

1861 bombardment

Treaty of Fort Wise

Politics & Government · Fort Lyon

1861 treaty between the United States and representatives of the Cheyenne and Arapaho

Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation between China and Germany

Politics & Government · Tianjin

1861 China-Prussia treaty

Henri Mouhot died

People · Luang Prabang

French explorer (1826–1861)

Robert O'Hara Burke died

People · Cooper Creek

Died in Cooper Creek. Australian explorer (1821–1861).

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha died

People · Windsor Castle

Consort of Queen Victoria from 1840 to 1861 (1819–1861)

Jakob Philipp Fallmerayer died

People · Munich

Austrian historian (1790-1861)

Henry Gray died

People · London

British anatomist (1827–1861)

Elisha Otis died

People · New York City

Founder of Otis Elevator Co.

Ferdinand Deppe died

People · Charlottenburg

German naturalist (1795-1861)

William John Wills died

People · Cooper Creek

Died in Cooper Creek. British surveyor (1834–1861).

Ludwig Becker died

People · Rödelheim

German-born Australian artist, explorer, naturalist (1808-1861)

Macgregor Laird died

People · London

British explorer (1808–1861)

Henry Francis Fynn died

People · Durban

English traveller, trader and diarist (1803-1861)

Pierre Berthier died

People · Paris

French geologist

Eliphalet Remington died

People · Ilion

American firearm designer (1793–1861)

Albert Niemann died

People · Goslar

German chemist (1834–1861)

Melchor Ocampo died

People · Tepeji del Río de Ocampo Municipality

Mexican politician (1814-1861)

Pierre Frédéric Sarrus died

People · Saint-Affrique

French mathematician

Zacharias Dase died

People · Hamburg

German mental calculator

Ferdinand Joachimsthal died

People · Wrocław

German mathematician (1818-1861)

Eaton Hodgkinson died

People · Salford

British engineer

Edwin James died

People · Burlington

American botanist and geologist (1797-1861)

Samuel Clegg died

People · Manchester

English civil engineer

Ludwig Immanuel Magnus died

People · Berlin

German mathematician

Augusto Bravard died

People · Mendoza

French paleontologist (1803-1861)

Marcellin Jobard died

People · Brussels

Belgian inventor, lithographer and photographer (1792–1861)

George Bishop died

People · Nice

English astronomer of the nineteenth century

William Cubitt died

People · London Borough of Lambeth

British civil engineer

James Cumming died

People · London

British chemist (1777-1861)

Alexander Bielaski died

People · Mississippi County

Union United States Army officer (1811-1861)

Jacob Eichenbaum died

People · Kyiv

Galician-Jewish maskil, educator, poet and mathematician

Charles Pasley died

People · London

British Army officer

Joseph Chaley died

People · Tunis

(1795-1861), French civil engineer

Charles Cheffins died

People · London

British engineer and cartographer (1807–1861)

John Patch died

People · Yarmouth

Canadian fisherman

John Hutchinson died

People · Fiji

Surgeon

John Work died

People · Victoria

Chief factor of the Hudson Bay Company

Henry Dangar died

People · Sydney

Surveyor and pastoralist in New South Wales, Australia (1796–1861)

Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska died

People · Warsaw

Polish composer

Giovanni Battista Velluti died

People · Dolo

Italian opera singer, castrato

Anthony Philip Heinrich died

People · New York City

Czech-American conductor and composer

Elisabeth Frösslind died

People · Göteborgs Kristine församling

Swedish actor and singer

Rose Chéri died

People · 16th arrondissement of Paris

French actress (1824-1861)

Christian Niemann Rosenkilde died

People · Copenhagen

Danish actor and writer

Edmond Roche died

People · Paris

French poet and librettist

Ferdinand Pelzer died

People · London

German classical guitarist (1801-1861)

Carlotta Marchionni died

People · Turin

Italian actress (1796-1861)

Christian Frederik Barth died

People · Middelfart

Danish oboist

Johann August Stöger died

People · Prague

Singer, musician and actor (1791-1861)

Margarethe Carl died

People

German singer and opera singer

Andrew Anderson died

People · Scotland

Draughts player (1799–1861)

Johanne Spindler died

People · Jægersborg Parish

Danish ballet dancer and stage actress

Rabindranath Tagore born

People · Kolkata

Born in Kolkata. Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath (1861–1941).

Fridtjof Nansen born

People · Vestre Aker

Born in Vestre Aker. Norwegian polar explorer and diplomat; Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1861-1930).

Alfred North Whitehead born

People · Ramsgate

Born in Ramsgate. English mathematician and philosopher (1861–1947).

José Rizal born

People · Calamba

Born in Calamba. Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath (1861–1896).

Rudolf Steiner born

People · Donji Kraljevec

Born in Donji Kraljevec. Austrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist (1861–1925).

Lou Andreas-Salomé born

People · Saint Petersburg

Born in Saint Petersburg. German-Russian essayist, philosopher, and psychoanalyst (1861–1937).

Ferdinand I of Bulgaria born

People · Vienna

Born in Vienna. Bulgarian ruler (1861–1948).

Italo Svevo born

People · Trieste

Born in Trieste. Italian writer (1861-1928).

James Naismith born

People · Almonte

Born in Almonte. Canadian-American coach; inventor of basketball.

Georgy Lvov born

People · Dresden

Born in Dresden. Russian statesman and the first post-imperial prime minister of Russia (1861-1925).

Pehr Evind Svinhufvud born

People · Sääksmäki

Born in Sääksmäki. President of Finland (1861–1945).

Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig born

People · Charlotte Square

Born in Charlotte Square. British senior officer during the First World War (1861-1928).

Erich von Falkenhayn born

People · Białochowo

Born in Białochowo. Chief of Germany's General Staff during the first two years of the First World War (1861-1922).

Vazha-Pshavela born

People · Chargali

Born in Chargali. Georgian writer, poet, noble (1861-1915).

Armando Diaz born

People · Naples

Born in Naples. Italian general (1861-1928).

Frederick Jackson Turner born

People · Portage

Born in Portage. American historian (1861-1932).

Pierre Duhem born

People · 2nd arrondissement of Paris

Born in 2nd arrondissement of Paris. French physicist and historian of science (1861-1916).

Santiago Rusiñol i Prats born

People · Barcelona

Born in Barcelona. Catalan author and painter; (1861-1931).

Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland born

People · Arvfurstens palats

Born in Arvfurstens palats. Swedish prince (1861-1951); third son of Oscar II of Sweden and Sophia of Nassau.

Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby born

People · Nottinghamshire

Born in Nottinghamshire. British Army general (1861-1936).

Jurji Zaydan born

People · Beirut

Born in Beirut. Lebanese novelist, journalist, editor and teacher (1861-1914).

John Bagnell Bury born

People · County Monaghan

Born in County Monaghan. Anglo-Irish historian and classical scholar (1861–1927).

Madan Mohan Malaviya born

People · Prayagraj

Born in Prayagraj. Indian educator and politician.

Maurice Blondel born

People · Dijon

Born in Dijon. French philosopher (1861-1949).

James Mark Baldwin born

People · Columbia

Born in Columbia. American philosopher and psychologist (1861–1934).

Frederick Russell Burnham born

People · Blue Earth County

Born in Blue Earth County. Father of scouting; military scout; soldier of fortune; oil man; writer; rancher (1861–1947).

Nobu Shirase born

People · Konoura

Born in Konoura. Japanese explorer of the Antarctic (1861-1946).

Henri Mathias Berthelot born

People · Feurs

Born in Feurs. French general (1861–1931).

Rei Nikola Ivanov v born

People · Kalofer

Born in Kalofer. Bulgarian general (1861-1940).

Racho Petrov born

People · Shumen

Born in Shumen. Bulgarian general (1861-1942).

Kliment Boyadzhiev born

People · Ohrid

Born in Ohrid. Bulgarian general.

Prince Francis Joseph of Battenberg born

People · Padua

Born in Padua. Bulgarian prince (1861–1924).

Reginald Wingate born

People · Port Glasgow

Born in Port Glasgow. British general, administrator and diplomat (1861–1953).

José Gil Fortoul born

People · Barquisimeto

Born in Barquisimeto. Venezuelan politician, writer and historian (1861–1943).

Frederick William IV of Prussia died

People · Potsdam

Died in Potsdam. King of Prussia (1795–1861).

Xianfeng Emperor died

People · Chengde Mountain Resort and its outlying temples

Died in Chengde Mountain Resort and its outlying temples. The ninth emperor (and the seventh after defeating Ming) of the Qing Dynasty (1831-1861).

Pedro V of Portugal died

People · Lisbon

Died in Lisbon. King of Portugal from 1853 to 1861.

Ranavalona III born

People · Amparibe

Born in Amparibe. Last sovereign of the Kingdom of Madagascar (1861-1917).

Ranavalona I died

People · Rova of Antananarivo

Died in Rova of Antananarivo. Queen of Imerina (1828-1861).

Gülistü Kadin died

People · Istanbul

Died in Istanbul. A consort of Sultan Abdulmejid I (1831–1861).

Émile Haug born

People · Drusenheim

Born in Drusenheim. French geologist (1861–1927).

Edwin Robert Anderson Seligman born

People · New York City

Born in New York City. United States economist (1861–1939).

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Science & Technology · Cambridge

Private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, founded 1861

Chapman University

Science & Technology

American private university in Orange County, California

Østervold Observatory

Science & Technology

Former astronomical observatory of the University of Copenhagen in Denmark

Hakgala Botanical Garden

Science & Technology

Botanical garden in Sri Lanka

State University of New York at Oswego

Science & Technology

Public college in Oswego, New York

Mater Misericordiae University Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in County Dublin, Ireland

Botanical garden of Saint Petersburg State University

Science & Technology

Asklepios Klinik Altona

Science & Technology · Othmarschen

Hospital in Hamburg, Germany

University of Washington

Science & Technology

Public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States

EMMS Nazareth Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Israel

Saqqara Tablet

Exploration & Discovery · Saqqara

Ancient stone engraving from the Ramesside Period of Egypt

Kurkh Monoliths

Exploration & Discovery · British Museum

Assyrian stelae

Vaca Muerta

Exploration & Discovery

Meteorite

Vidus Street

Exploration & Discovery · Centrs

Street in Riga, Latvia

Vostrus Stele

Exploration & Discovery · Caen

Ancient Roman funerary stele

Borjes expedition

Exploration & Discovery · Lazio

1861 military expedition

White Top

Exploration & Discovery

West Virginia place listed on National Register of historic Places

Fort Huger

Exploration & Discovery

archaeological site in Isle of Wight County, United States of America

Cold Springs Station Site

Exploration & Discovery

historic stagecoach station site

Fort Marrow

Exploration & Discovery

West Virginia place listed on National Register of historic Places

Fort Crafford

Exploration & Discovery

historic archaeological site located at Fort Eustis, Newport News, Virginia

Cathedral of St Louis

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral in Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Cathedral of Our Lady, Tromsø

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Tromsø municipality, Northern Norway

Cathedral of Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil

Synagoge

Religion & Belief Systems

Religious building in Delft, South Holland, the Netherlands

Synagogue in Samokov

Religion & Belief Systems

Ballarat Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems · Ballarat East

Heritage-listed synagogue in Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia

Al-Qadim Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Sarawak, Malaysia

Old Synagogue in Katowice

Religion & Belief Systems

Bogoroditse-Rozhdestvensky cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Destroyed cathedral in Krasnoyarsk, Russia

Liebfrauenkirche

Religion & Belief Systems

Filial church in Mülheim, Germany

Heilig Geist

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Landau an der Isar, Lower Bavaria, Germany

St Andrew's Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Anglican cathedral in Singapore

Brentwood Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems · Brentwood

Roman Catholic cathedral in Brentwood, Essex, England, UK

St Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Monaghan, Ireland

St. Raphael's Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Dubuque, Iowa

Saint Pancras Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Catholic church in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK

St. Michael's Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Springfield, Massachusetts

Church of the Transfiguration

Religion & Belief Systems

Russian Orthodox church in Obukhovka, Azovsky District, Rostov Oblast, Russia

St. Ann Cathedral, Uruguaiana

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Uruguaiana, Brazil

Adalbert of Prague church in Mikołów

Religion & Belief Systems

Historic church in Mikołów, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Synagogue in Turek

Religion & Belief Systems

Center Methodist Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Massachusetts, United States of America

City Road Baptist Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Bristol, England, UK

Temple protestant de Médis

Religion & Belief Systems

Church located in Charente-Maritime, in France

Couvent de Deschambault

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Quebec, Canada

St Saviour's Church, St. Dominick Street, Dublin

Religion & Belief Systems

Dominican priory church in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

St Peter's Church, Great Windmill Street

Religion & Belief Systems

Former church in London

Christian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

historic church on NY 10 at East Delhi in Delaware County, New York

Lemont Methodist Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Illinois, United States of America

Otter Lake Community Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New York, United States of America

Saint John's Lutheran Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Michigan, United States of America

Saint Michael's Roman Catholic Church & Rectory

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Pennsylvania, United States of America

First Congregational Church of Otto

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New York, United States of America

First Congregational Church of Clearwater

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Clearwater, Minnesota, United States

Cross Roads Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Maryland, United States of America

First Baptist Church of Interlaken

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New York, United States of America

Elizaville Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Kentucky, United States of America

Muir Church of Christ

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Michigan, United States of America

Fuling Catholic Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in city of Chongqing, China

San Michele di Castrofino Chapel

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel in Serra Riccò, Italy

Penrose Methodist Chapel

Religion & Belief Systems · Penrose

Chapel in St Ervan, Cornwall, England, UK

Klimsenhorn Chapel on Mount Pilatus

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel at Klimsenhorn in the municipality of Hergiswil in the canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland

Chapelle du couvent des Dominicains de Nancy

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel located in Meurthe-et-Moselle, in France

Hoge Vuurseweg 2, Lage-Vuursche

Religion & Belief Systems · Lage Vuursche

St Patrick's Church, Bolton

Religion & Belief Systems · Bolton

Catholic church building in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Znamenskaya Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Yaroslavl, Russia

Swjaty křiž zapadnje Baćonja

Religion & Belief Systems · Storcha

Betkreuz Säuritz, bei Dorfstraße 9

Religion & Belief Systems · Säuritz

Stöcklstraße 8 Chemnitz

Religion & Belief Systems

Cultural heritage monument in Chemnitz-Harthau, Saxony, Germany

The Old Vicarage And Attached Railings, Gate And Wall

Religion & Belief Systems · Somers Town

Clergy house in Camden, London, England, UK

Harland and Wolff

Economy & Trade · Belfast

Northern Irish heavy industrial company

National bank of Liechtenstein

Economy & Trade · Vaduz

Public company

Junghans

Economy & Trade · Schramberg

German watch and clock manufacturer. founded 1861

Bank of New Zealand

Economy & Trade · Auckland

Financial institution located in New Zealand

Tampella

Economy & Trade · Tampere

Former Finnish industrial company

Kneissl

Economy & Trade · Kufstein

Company

Grodno tobacco factory

Economy & Trade

Largest cigarette producer in Belarus located in Grodno

Associated Banc-Corp

Economy & Trade · Green Bay

American regional banker

Charles Connell and Company

Economy & Trade · Scotstoun

Scottish shipbuilding company

Banco di Napoli

Economy & Trade · Naples

Former Italian banking subsidiary

Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce

Economy & Trade · Hong Kong

Nonprofit business advocacy group in Hong Kong

Morris & Co.

Economy & Trade · London

Decorative arts firm founded by William Morris

Royal London Group

Economy & Trade · London

British Insurer

Mälarenergi

Economy & Trade · Västerås

Swedish company

Sicilcassa

Economy & Trade · Palermo

Provincial Bank of Canada

Economy & Trade · Place d'Armes

Former Canadian bank, succeeded by the National Bank of Canada

Lansburgh's

Economy & Trade · Washington, D.C.

Defunct department store chain based in Washington, DC

Baker Hansen

Economy & Trade · Østerås

Norwegian family-owned bakery

Beetsuikerfabriek Dordrecht

Economy & Trade · Dordrecht

Cofra Holding

Economy & Trade · Zug

Swiss financial and real estate company

Bedford Lemere & Co.

Economy & Trade · London

Firm of British architectural photographers (active circa 1867-1944)

Iron City Brewing Company

Economy & Trade · Pittsburgh

Beer company located in Pennsylvania, U.S.

Wright Stephenson

Economy & Trade · Dunedin

New Zealand stock and station agency

Northern Co-operative Society

Economy & Trade · Aberdeen

Former retail co-operative in Scotland

Phoenix Foundry, Auckland

Economy & Trade · Auckland

New Zealand manufacturing company (1861-1952)

Red Wing Pottery

Economy & Trade · Minnesota

American stoneware, pottery, or dinnerware items made in Red Wing, Minnesota

Wyke Farms

Economy & Trade · Somerset

UK dairy products company

Merchants Bank of Canada

Economy & Trade · Montreal

Former chartered bank based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Cassa di Risparmio di Calabria e Lucania

Economy & Trade · Cosenza

Buckley & Taylor

Economy & Trade · Oldham

British engineering company

Blacks Outdoor Retail

Economy & Trade · Bury

British retailer, headquartered in Bury, Greater Manchester, England

Gregg's

Economy & Trade · Auckland

New Zealand food and beverage company, best known for their coffee, desserts, and condiments

Fenner plc

Economy & Trade · Hessle

British-based manufacturer of industrial belting

Jackson and Walford

Economy & Trade · London

British publisher

J Thomas & Co. Pvt. Ltd.

Economy & Trade · Kolkata

Indian company

Yash Birla Group

Economy & Trade · Mumbai

Indian industrial conglomerate

Fremlin's Brewery

Economy & Trade · Maidstone

Brewery in Maidstone, Kent, England

Great Flood of 1862

Disasters & Pandemics · California

Flood in Oregon, Nevada, and California, occurring from December 1861 to January 1862

1861 Mendoza earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

1861 earthquake in Mendoza Province, Argentina

1861 Sumatra earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Natural disaster in Indonesia

1861 Eliki earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Major Greek earthquake centred near Gulf of Corinth

Camp Jackson Affair

Disasters & Pandemics · St. Louis

Massacre during American Civil War

Baltimore riot of 1861

Social Movements & Revolutions · Baltimore

1861 civil riot against Union troops during the American Civil War

Guerra de los Padres

Social Movements & Revolutions · Honduras

(War of the Priests in Spanish) a 19th-century conflict in Honduras

Loja Uprising

Social Movements & Revolutions · Loja

1861 socialist uprising in Andalusia, Spain

Mensa Christi Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Nazareth, Israel

Saint-Bernard de la Chapelle

Architecture & Engineering

Church located in Paris, in France

Jaganmohan Palace

Architecture & Engineering

Building in India

Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, Cap-Haïtien

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti

St Michael's Church, Brighton

Architecture & Engineering · Brighton

Grade I listed church in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

Noul Neamț Monastery

Architecture & Engineering

Architectural monument of national importance in Moldova

Fjærland Church

Architecture & Engineering · Fjærland

Church building in Sogndal, Norway

Bryn Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Bærum, Akershus, Norway

Imsland Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Vindafjord, Rogaland, Norway

Holsen Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Sunnfjord, Norway

Søgne Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Søgne, Southern Norway

Stamnes Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Vaksdal, Norway

Alvdal Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway

Todalen Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Surnadal, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

St. John's Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark

Église Notre Dame Saint-Vincent

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Lyon, France

Werl Pilgrimage Churches

Architecture & Engineering

Baroque pilgrimage church in Werl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Monastery of Dominicans Sisters in Tarnobrzeg

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Tarnobrzeg, Poland

Tangen Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Stange, Innlandet, Norway

Myking Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Alver, Norway

Holy Transfiguration Church

Architecture & Engineering

Eastern Orthodox church in Kėdainiai, Lithuania

Åsnes Finnskog Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Åsnes, Innlandet, Norway

Ølve Church

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Kvinnherad, Norway

Vangsnes Church

Architecture & Engineering · Vangsnes

Church building in Vik, Norway

Trysil Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Trysil, Innlandet, Norway

Sørum Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Gran, Innlandet, Norway

St Martin-on-the-Hill, Scarborough

Architecture & Engineering

Grade I listed church in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Parish Church of St Ricarius Or St Riquier

Architecture & Engineering · Aberford

Church building in Aberford, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Augustine Congregational Church

Architecture & Engineering · Edinburgh

Places of Worship in Scotland site

Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Bramcote

Architecture & Engineering · Bramcote

Church in Bramcote, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Boston

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Boston, United States

Palácio do Grão-Pará

Architecture & Engineering

Palace in the city of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Our Savior’s Kvindherred Lutheran Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Iowa, United States of America

South Church, Andover, Massachusetts

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Massachusetts, United States

Church of St John the Baptist

Architecture & Engineering · Parnell

Church building in Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand

St Luke's Church, Dunham on the Hill

Architecture & Engineering · Dunham-on-the-Hill

Grade II listed church in Dunham-on-the-Hill and Hapsford, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, UK

All Saints Church, Fleet

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Hart, United Kingdom

Arlington Street Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Massachusetts, United States of America

Fort Fisher

Architecture & Engineering

Confederate fort in Wilmington, North Carolina

Fort Bourguignon

Architecture & Engineering

Fort Jackson

Architecture & Engineering

Historical fort in Arlington, Virginia, United States

Fort Bunker Hill

Architecture & Engineering · Fort Bunker Hill Park

Historical fort in Washington, D.C., United States

Grain Fort

Architecture & Engineering

Fort at the mouth of the Medway, Kent, UK

Fort Corcoran

Architecture & Engineering

Historical fort in Arlington, Virginia, United States

Fort Stevens

Architecture & Engineering · Brightwood

Historic fort in Washington, D.C.

Garrison Point Fort

Architecture & Engineering

Fort in Sheerness, Kent, England, UK

Cliffe Fort

Architecture & Engineering

Fortification

Antiquarium in Pompeii

Architecture & Engineering · Pompeii

Museum in Italy

St. Michael's Church

Architecture & Engineering · Berlin-Mitte

Parish church in Berlin-Mitte, Germany

Wellington Monument

Architecture & Engineering

Obelisk in Dublin

Chapel of Saint Roch

Architecture & Engineering · A Moureira

Neoclassical chapel in Pontevedra (Spain)

King Charles Albert chapel

Architecture & Engineering · Freguesia de Massarelos

Romanticist cenotaph in Oporto, Portugal

Agios Konstantinos and Agia Eleni Church

Architecture & Engineering

Kazan Church, Luhansk

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Luhansk, Ukraine

Holy Trinity church (Cenobium of Alexander Nevsky Lavra)

Architecture & Engineering

USS Cairo

Architecture & Engineering

1861 City-class ironclad

32nd Indiana Monument

Architecture & Engineering

US Civil War monument

St. Benedict's Catholic Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Nebraska, United States of America

Asbury Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Raynham, United States of America

Quincy National Cemetery

Architecture & Engineering

historic veterans cemetery in Adams County, Illinois

Monticello Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in South Carolina, United States of America

Sievi Church

Architecture & Engineering · Sievi parish village

Church building in Sievi, Finland

Transfiguration Church, Pasjane

Architecture & Engineering · Pasjan

Cultural heritage monument of Kosovo

Casa de Azulejo

Architecture & Engineering · Saúde

House in Salvador, Bahia

Palais Garnier

Sports & Entertainment · 9th arrondissement of Paris

Opera house in Paris, France

Lado Meskhishvili State Drama Theatre

Sports & Entertainment · Kutaisi

Theatre in Kutaisi, Georgia

Lope de Vega Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Valladolid, Spain

Oxford Music Hall

Sports & Entertainment · West End

Former theatre and cinema in London, England

Melbourne Cup

Sports & Entertainment · Flemington Racecourse

Australian horse race held at Flemington, Melbourne each year

Kingdom of Italy founded

Empires & Countries · Rome

Kingdom of Italy was founded, with its capital at Rome.

Kingdom of Sardinia dissolved

Empires & Countries · Turin

Kingdom of Sardinia ceased to exist, having been centered at Turin.

Kingdom of the Two Sicilies dissolved

Empires & Countries · Naples

Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ceased to exist, having been centered at Naples.

Union founded

Empires & Countries · Washington, D.C.

Union was founded, with its capital at Washington, D.C..

Bamana Empire dissolved

Empires & Countries · Ségou

Bamana Empire ceased to exist, having been centered at Ségou.

mutasarrifate of Mount Lebanon founded

Empires & Countries · Deyr el-Qamar

mutasarrifate of Mount Lebanon was founded, with its capital at Deyr el-Qamar.

State of Buenos Aires dissolved

Empires & Countries · Buenos Aires

State of Buenos Aires ceased to exist, having been centered at Buenos Aires.

Jefferson Territory dissolved

Empires & Countries

Jefferson Territory ceased to exist.

First Republic (Dominican Republic) dissolved

Empires & Countries · Santo Domingo

First Republic (Dominican Republic) ceased to exist, having been centered at Santo Domingo.

Alabama in the American Civil War founded

Empires & Countries

Alabama in the American Civil War was founded.

Alabama in the American Civil War dissolved

Empires & Countries

Alabama in the American Civil War ceased to exist.

Italy founded

Empires & Countries · Rome

Italy was founded, with its capital at Rome.

Kansas founded

Empires & Countries · Topeka

Kansas was founded, with its capital at Topeka.

Confederate States of America founded

Empires & Countries · Montgomery

Confederate States of America was founded, with its capital at Montgomery.

State of Scott founded

Empires & Countries · Huntsville

State of Scott was founded, with its capital at Huntsville.