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 In the year 1862 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 In the year 1862 birth of adolphe Appia, Swiss set designer/theorist  

Sep 01 Alphons Diepenbrock, Dutch composer [or Sept 2] was born on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history birth of o Henry, [William Sydney Porter], short story writer  

Sep 11 In the year 1862 birth of o. Henry, American writer (d. 1910)  

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

Sep 19 Adeline De Walt Reynolds, Benton County IA, actress (Son of Dracula) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 21 In the year 1862 birth of james E. Talmage, LDS apostle and author (d. 1933)  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 30 On this day in history birth of georgy Eduardovich Konyus, composer  

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 In the year 1862 birth of albert Jeremiah Beveridge, US, politician/author (Progressive)  

Oct 10 On this day in history birth of arthur De Greef, composer  

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

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

Nov 01 On this day in history birth of johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer/conductor/organist (Cyrano)  

Nov 04 In the year 1862 birth of eden Phillpotts, England, novelist/poet/playwright (Red Madymaynes)  

Nov 15 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history birth of mark A Stein, archaeologist  

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Jan 01 In the year 1862 death of mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Russian physicist (b. 1801)  

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

Jan 10 On this day in history samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47  

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

Jan 20 Felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines died in the year 1862.  

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

Feb 03 In the year 1862 jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer, dies at 87  

Feb 07 Frantisek Jan Skroup, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1862.