Historical figures in 1861

The atlas holds 9 people and 26 moments here, in 1861. The most recorded lives are Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. 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. 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.…

  3. 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…

  4. 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…

  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. 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…

  7. Rabindranath Tagore

    in 1861

    1 moment here

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

  8. 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…

  9. 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…

Moments

  1. 1861 Residence at Chuxiu Palace Empress Dowager Cixi
  2. 1861 Return to Beijing during the Xinyou Coup Empress Dowager Cixi
  3. 1861 Journey through Christiania Jules Verne
  4. 1861 Journey through Telemark Jules Verne
  5. 1861 Scandinavian journey to Stockholm Jules Verne
  6. 1861 Arrives in Carson City Mark Twain
  7. 1861 Civil War return to Hannibal Mark Twain
  8. 1861 Visits Salt Lake City en route west Mark Twain
  9. 1861 Primary school attendance Nikola Tesla
  10. 1861 Addressed Pennsylvania legislators Abraham Lincoln
  11. 1861 Arrived in snowy Cleveland Abraham Lincoln
  12. 1861 Arrived in Washington as president-elect Abraham Lincoln
  13. 1861 Called at the White House Abraham Lincoln
  14. 1861 Departed Springfield for Washington Abraham Lincoln
  15. 1861 Passed secretly through Baltimore Abraham Lincoln
  16. 1861 Received crowds in New York City Abraham Lincoln
  17. 1861 Stopped in Pittsburgh Abraham Lincoln
  18. 1861 Visited Independence Hall Abraham Lincoln
  19. 1861 First presidential inauguration Abraham Lincoln
  20. 1861 Born at Jorasanko mansion Rabindranath Tagore
  21. 1861 Holidays at Torquay Charles Darwin
  22. 1861 First foreign journey: Berlin Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  23. 1861 First foreign journey: London Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  24. 1861 First foreign journey: Paris Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  25. 1861 Regency from the Hall of Mental Cultivation Empress Dowager Cixi
  26. 1861 Arrival for La forza del destino Giuseppe Verdi

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