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 Herbert Booth, American son of William and Catherine Booth (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.

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 in the year 1862.

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 Franjo Krežma, Croatian violinist (d. 1881) was born on this day in history.

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

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 On this day in history birth of dirk Bos, Dutch liberal 2nd Member of parliament

Sep 19 In the year 1862 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 in the year 1862.

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 On this day in history birth of louis Botha, Greytown S Africa, 1st PM of South Africa (1910-19)

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

Oct 03 In the year 1862 birth of john Briggs, cricketer (mighty England all-rounder late 19th century)

Oct 04 Edward Stratemeyer, American author (d. 1930) was born in the year 1862.

Oct 06 In the year 1862 birth of albert Jeremiah Beveridge, US, politician/author (Progressive)

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

Oct 13 On this day in history birth of mary Kingsley, English writer and explorer (d. 1900)

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

Nov 01 In the year 1862 birth of johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer/conductor/organist (Cyrano)

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

Nov 15 Adolf Bartels, German folk art writer was born on this day in history.

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

Nov 16 Charles Thomas Biass Turner, cricketer (the "Terror") was born on this day in history.

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

Nov 20 In the year 1862 birth of willem H Vliegen, Dutch typographer/co-founder/chairman (SDAP)

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

Nov 23 In the year 1862 birth of theo van Rysselberghe, Belgian painter (pointillism)

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

Jan 05 Joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.

Jan 10 In the year 1862 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 In the year 1862 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 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.