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 Andrew Fisher, 5th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1928) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 29 P M B Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgium, poet (Blue Bird, Nobel 1911) was born in the year 1862.  

Sep 01 On this day in history birth of adolphe Appia, Swiss set designer/theorist  

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 11 On this day in history birth of o Henry, [William Sydney Porter], short story writer  

Sep 11 On this day in history birth of o. Henry, American writer (d. 1910)  

Sep 13 Dirk Bos, Dutch liberal 2nd Member of parliament was born on this day in history.  

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

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 On this day in history 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 in the year 1862.  

Oct 04 In the year 1862 birth of edward Stratemeyer, American author (d. 1930)  

Oct 06 Albert Jeremiah Beveridge, US, politician/author (Progressive) was born in the year 1862.  

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

Oct 13 In the year 1862 birth of mary Kingsley, English writer and explorer (d. 1900)  

Oct 19 On this day in history 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 In the year 1862 birth of gerhart Hauptmann, Germany, author (Before Dawn-Nobel 1912)  

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

Nov 19 Billy Sunday, American evangelist (d. 1935) was born on this day in history.  

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

Nov 23 In the year 1862 birth of alberto Williams, Buenos Aires Argentina, composer (Etrerno Reposo)  

Nov 23 On this day in history birth of theo van Rysselberghe, Belgian painter (pointillism)  

Nov 25 Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin, composer was born in the year 1862.  

Nov 26 Mark A Stein, archaeologist was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jan 24 James McIntosh, US confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at about 33 in the year 1862.  

Feb 03 Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

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