Historical Events In 1862

Oct 16   In the year 1862 george Burgwyn Anderson, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 31  

Oct 17   On this day in history battle of Leetown & Thoroughfare Gap, VA  

Oct 18   On this day in history james Creighton, dies of rupture bladder from hitting HR on Oct 14th  

Oct 18   On this day in history morgan's raiders capture federal garrison at Lexington, KY  

Oct 19   Auguste Lumière, made 1st movie (Workers Leaving Lumière Factory) in the year 1862.  

Oct 19   On this day in history the birth of Auguste Lumiere, French photographic pioneer  

Oct 20   Amnesty proclaimed for escaped slaves of Suriname in the year 1862.  

Oct 22   Battle at Old Fort Wayne, Indian Territory on this day in history.  

Oct 30   In the year 1862 ormsby Mcknight Mitchel, US astronomer/Union-general-major, dies at 53  

Nov 01   Johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer/conductor/organist (Cyrano) on this day in history.  

Nov 03   In the year 1862 battle between gunboats at Bayou Teche, Louisiana  

Nov 04   In the year 1862 dr Richard Gatling patents Gatling machine gun (Indianapolis)  

Nov 04   On this day in history eden Phillpotts, England, novelist/poet/playwright (Red Madymaynes)  

Nov 04   On this day in history gatling gun patented  

Nov 04   The Gatling gun patented (Richard J Gatling) on this day in history.  

Nov 05   Ambrose Burnside replaces McClellen as head of Army of Potomac in the year 1862.  

Nov 06   Charles Davis Jameson, US Union brig-gen (Fair Oaks), dies at 35 on this day in history.  

Nov 06   In the year 1862 nY-San Francisco direct telegraphic link established  

Nov 06   NY-SF direct telegraphic link forms in the year 1862.  

Nov 09   On this day in history john Bordenave Villepigue, US Confederate brig-gen, dies at 32  

Nov 09   US Grant issues orders to bar Jews from serving under him on this day in history.  

Nov 11   On this day in history opera "La Forza Del Destino" is produced (St Petersburg Russia)  

Nov 13   Battle of Holly Spring, MS on this day in history.  

Nov 13   Ludwig Uhland, writer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Nov 15   In the year 1862 adolf Bartels, German folk art writer  

Nov 16   On this day in history charles Thomas Biass Turner, cricketer (the "Terror")  

Nov 17   On this day in history alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky, composer, dies at 63  

Nov 17   Confederate Sec of War George B Randolph resigns on this day in history.  

Nov 17   Confederate Secretary of War George B Randolph resigns in the year 1862.  

Nov 20   In the year 1862 armies of Mississippi/Kentucky merge as Army of Tennessee  

Nov 20   In the year 1862 confederate army of Tennessee, organizes under Gen Braxton Bragg  

Nov 20   On this day in history willem H Vliegen, Dutch typographer/co-founder/chairman (SDAP)  

Nov 23   On this day in history alberto Williams, Buenos Aires Argentina, composer (Etrerno Reposo)  

Nov 24   M Levy publishes Gustave Flauberts "Salammbo" on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   Snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Sir Matthew Nathan, British Governor of Queensland and other places (d. 1939) was born in the year 1862.  

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co)  

Jan 17   In the year 1862 birth of john E Akkeringa, Dutch painter/etcher  

Jan 23   In the year 1862 birth of david Hilbert, Königsberg East Prussia, mathematician  

Jan 24   In the year 1862 birth of edith Wharton[-Jones], US, novelist (Ethan Frome, House of Mirth)  

Jan 29   In the year 1862 birth of frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha)  

Jan 30   On this day in history birth of walter Johannes Damrosch, composer  

Jan 01   Mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Russian physicist (b. 1801) died in the year 1862.  

Jan 05   In the year 1862 joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81  

Jan 10   In the year 1862 samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47  

Jan 18   John Tyler, 10th US pres (1841-45), dies in Richmond Va at 71 on this day in history.  

Jan 20   On this day in history death of felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines  

Jan 24   James McIntosh, US confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at about 33 on this day in history.  

Feb 03   Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer, dies at 87 in the year 1862.  

Feb 07   On this day in history frantisek Jan Skroup, composer, dies at 61