1861
year
1861 (MDCCCLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1861st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 861st year of the 2nd millennium, the 61st year of the 19th century, and the 2nd year of the 1860s decade. As of the start of 1861, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
| Decades: | 1830s 1840s 1850s – 1860s – 1870s 1880s 1890s |
| Years: | 1858 1859 1860 – 1861 – 1862 1863 1864 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1861 MDCCCLXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2614 |
| Armenian calendar | 1310 ԹՎ ՌՅԺ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6611 |
| Bahá'í calendar | 17–18 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1782–1783 |
| Bengali calendar | 1268 |
| Berber calendar | 2811 |
| British Regnal year | 24 Vict. 1 – 25 Vict. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2405 |
| Burmese calendar | 1223 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7369–7370 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚申年 (Metal Monkey) 4557 or 4497 — to — 辛酉年 (Metal Rooster) 4558 or 4498 |
| Coptic calendar | 1577–1578 |
| Discordian calendar | 3027 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1853–1854 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5621–5622 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1917–1918 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1782–1783 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4961–4962 |
| Holocene calendar | 11861 |
| Igbo calendar | 861–862 |
| Iranian calendar | 1239–1240 |
| Islamic calendar | 1277–1278 |
| Japanese calendar | Man'en 2 / Bunkyū 1 (文久元年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1789–1790 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 12 days |
| Korean calendar | 4194 |
| Minguo calendar | 51 before ROC 民前51年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 393 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2403–2404 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金猴年 (male Iron-Monkey) 1987 or 1606 or 834 — to — 阴金鸡年 (female Iron-Rooster) 1988 or 1607 or 835 |
Events
change- The American Civil War begins.
- January 1 - Benito Juárez captures Mexico City.
- March 19 – The First Taranaki War ends in New Zealand.
- August 19 – First ascent of Weisshorn, fifth highest summit in the Alps.
- September – The first complete identified remains of Archaeopteryx are discovered in Germany.
Births
- for more information, see Category:1861 births.
Deaths
- for more information, see Category:1861 deaths.