1861 in History

1861

Robert Bosch, German engineer and businessman, founded Robert Bosch GmbH (died 1942)

Robert Bosch, German engineer and businessman, founded Robert Bosch GmbH (died 1942)

1861

Bhikaiji Cama, Indian activist (died 1936)

Bhikaiji Cama, Indian activist (died 1936)

1861

Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, American poet and author (died 1933)

Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, American poet and author (died 1933)

1861

William Wrigley Jr., American businessman, founded Wrigley Company (died 1932)

William Wrigley Jr., American businessman, founded Wrigley Company (died 1932)

1861

Walter Rauschenbusch, American pastor and theologian (died 1918)

Walter Rauschenbusch, American pastor and theologian (died 1918)

1861

Frederic Remington, American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (died 1909)

Frederic Remington, American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (died 1909)

1861

Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian explorer, scientist, and humanitarian, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1930)

Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian explorer, scientist, and humanitarian, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1930)

1861

Julia A. Ames, American journalist, editor, and reformer (died 1891)

Julia A. Ames, American journalist, editor, and reformer (died 1891)

1861

J. B. Bury, Irish historian and scholar (died 1927)

J. B. Bury, Irish historian and scholar (died 1927)

1861

Richard Sears, American tennis player (died 1943)

Richard Sears, American tennis player (died 1943)

1861

Andrei Ryabushkin, Russian painter (died 1904)

Andrei Ryabushkin, Russian painter (died 1904)

1861

Antoine Bourdelle, French sculptor and painter (died 1929)

Antoine Bourdelle, French sculptor and painter (died 1929)