Famous Birthdays In 1862

Aug 22 Claude Debussy, St Germain-en-Laye, composer (La Mer, Clair de lune) was born on this day in history.

Aug 26 In the year 1862 birth of herbert Booth, American son of William and Catherine Booth (d. 1926)

Aug 29 On this day in history birth of andrew Fisher, 5th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1928)

Aug 29 P M B Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgium, poet (Blue Bird, Nobel 1911) was born on this day in history.

Sep 01 Adolphe Appia, Swiss set designer/theorist was born on this day in history.

Sep 01 In the year 1862 birth of alphons Diepenbrock, Dutch composer [or Sept 2]

Sep 02 In the year 1862 birth of franjo Krežma, Croatian violinist (d. 1881)

Sep 11 Julian Byng, British army officer (d. 1935) was born in the year 1862.

Sep 11 O Henry, [William Sydney Porter], short story writer was born in the year 1862.

Sep 11 O. Henry, American writer (d. 1910) was born in the year 1862.

Sep 13 Dirk Bos, Dutch liberal 2nd Member of parliament was born in the year 1862.

Sep 19 On this day in history birth of adeline De Walt Reynolds, Benton County IA, actress (Son of Dracula)

Sep 21 James E. Talmage, LDS apostle and author (d. 1933) was born on this day in history.

Sep 25 In the year 1862 birth of billy Hughes, seventh Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1952)

Sep 25 Leon Boellmann, French organist/composer (Variations Symphoniques) was born in the year 1862.

Sep 27 In the year 1862 birth of louis Botha, Greytown S Africa, 1st PM of South Africa (1910-19)

Sep 30 Georgy Eduardovich Konyus, composer was born on this day in history.

Oct 03 John Briggs, cricketer (mighty England all-rounder late 19th century) was born on this day in history.

Oct 04 Edward Stratemeyer, American author (d. 1930) was born on this day in history.

Oct 06 Albert Jeremiah Beveridge, US, politician/author (Progressive) was born on this day in history.

Oct 10 Arthur De Greef, composer was born on this day in history.

Oct 13 Mary Kingsley, English writer and explorer (d. 1900) was born on this day in history.

Oct 19 Auguste Lumière, made 1st movie (Workers Leaving Lumière Factory) was born on this day in history.

Nov 01 Johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer/conductor/organist (Cyrano) was born in the year 1862.

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

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

Nov 15 In the year 1862 birth of gerhart Hauptmann, Germany, author (Before Dawn-Nobel 1912)

Nov 16 Charles Thomas Biass Turner, cricketer (the "Terror") was born in the year 1862.

Nov 19 In the year 1862 birth of billy Sunday, American evangelist (d. 1935)

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

Nov 23 Alberto Williams, Buenos Aires Argentina, composer (Etrerno Reposo) was born in the year 1862.

Nov 23 Theo van Rysselberghe, Belgian painter (pointillism) was born in the year 1862.

Nov 25 On this day in history birth of ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin, composer

Nov 26 Mark A Stein, archaeologist was born in the year 1862.

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

Jan 05 Joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1862.

Jan 10 On this day in history 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 Felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines died on this day in history.

Jan 24 On this day in history james McIntosh, US confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at about 33

Feb 03 On this day in history jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer, dies at 87

Feb 07 Frantisek Jan Skroup, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.