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 in the year 1862.  

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

Aug 29 In the year 1862 birth of p M B Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgium, poet (Blue Bird, Nobel 1911)  

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 in the year 1862.  

Sep 02 Franjo Krežma, Croatian violinist (d. 1881) was born in the year 1862.  

Sep 11 On this day in history birth of julian Byng, British army officer (d. 1935)  

Sep 11 O Henry, [William Sydney Porter], short story writer was born on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1862.  

Sep 25 Billy Hughes, seventh Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1952) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1862.  

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 In the year 1862 birth of arthur De Greef, composer  

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

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

Nov 15 On this day in history birth of adolf Bartels, German folk art writer  

Nov 15 Gerhart Hauptmann, Germany, author (Before Dawn-Nobel 1912) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Feb 07 In the year 1862 frantisek Jan Skroup, composer, dies at 61