Page 3: Famous Personalities Born 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 Herbert Booth, American son of William and Catherine Booth (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 29 In the year 1862 birth of andrew Fisher, 5th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1928)  

Aug 29 On this day in history birth of p M B Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgium, poet (Blue Bird, Nobel 1911)  

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

Sep 01 Alphons Diepenbrock, Dutch composer [or Sept 2] was born in the year 1862.  

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 11 In the year 1862 birth of o Henry, [William Sydney Porter], short story writer  

Sep 11 O. Henry, American writer (d. 1910) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 13 In the year 1862 birth of dirk Bos, Dutch liberal 2nd Member of parliament  

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 On this day in history birth of billy Hughes, seventh Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1952)  

Sep 25 In the year 1862 birth of leon Boellmann, French organist/composer (Variations Symphoniques)  

Sep 27 Louis Botha, Greytown S Africa, 1st PM of South Africa (1910-19) was born in the year 1862.  

Sep 30 Georgy Eduardovich Konyus, composer was born in the year 1862.  

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 in the year 1862.  

Oct 06 On this day in history birth of albert Jeremiah Beveridge, US, politician/author (Progressive)  

Oct 10 Arthur De Greef, composer was born in the year 1862.  

Oct 13 Mary Kingsley, English writer and explorer (d. 1900) was born in the year 1862.  

Oct 19 In the year 1862 birth of auguste Lumière, made 1st movie (Workers Leaving Lumière Factory)  

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

Nov 04 Eden Phillpotts, England, novelist/poet/playwright (Red Madymaynes) was born on this day in history.  

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

Nov 15 On this day in history birth of gerhart Hauptmann, Germany, author (Before Dawn-Nobel 1912)  

Nov 16 In the year 1862 birth of charles Thomas Biass Turner, cricketer (the "Terror")  

Nov 19 Billy Sunday, American evangelist (d. 1935) was born in the year 1862.  

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 Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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Jan 01 On this day in history death of mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Russian physicist (b. 1801)  

Jan 05 On this day in history joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81  

Jan 10 Samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47 on this day in history.  

Jan 18 In the year 1862 john Tyler, 10th US pres (1841-45), dies in Richmond Va at 71  

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

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