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What Happened In May 1861 In History

Historical Events for May, 1861

  • 6th » American Civil War: Arkansas secedes from the Union (American Civil War) or Union.
  • 6th » American Civil War: Richmond, Virginia is declared the new capital of the Confederate States of America.
  • 8th » American Civil War: Richmond, Virginia is named the capital of the Confederate States of America.
  • 13th » American Civil War: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom issues a "proclamation of Neutrality (international relations) or neutrality" which recognizes the Confederate States of America e.g breakaway states as having belligerent rights.
  • 13th » The Great Comet of 1861 is discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor, New South Wales, Australia.
  • 20th » American Civil War: The state of Kentucky proclaims its neutral country e.g neutrality, which will last until September 3 when Confederate States of America named Confederate forces enter the state. Meanwhile, the State of North Carolina secedes from the
  • 24th » American Civil War: Union (American Civil War) known as Union troops occupy Alexandria, Virginia.
  • 29th » The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce is founded, in Hong Kong.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1861

  • 6th » Motilal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician (d. 1931)
  • 7th » Rabindranath Tagore, Indian author and poet, Nobel Prize in Literature or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1941)
  • 11th » Frederick Russell Burnham, American soldier and adventurer (d. 1947)
  • 16th » H. H. Holmes, American serial killer (d. 1896)
  • 19th » Nellie Melba, Australian soprano (d. 1931)
  • 21st » Abel Ayerza, Argentinian physician (d. 1918)
  • 24th » Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland, Maltese politician, 4th Prime Minister of Malta (d. 1940)

Famous Deaths for May 1861

  • 9th » Peter Ernst von Lasaulx, German philologist and politician (b. 1805)
  • 22nd » Thornsbury Bailey Brown, American soldier (b. 1829)
  • 24th » Elmer E. Ellsworth, American colonel (b. 1837)

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