Famous Birthdays In 1862

Aug 22 Claude Debussy, St Germain-en-Laye, composer (La Mer, Clair de lune) was born in the year 1862.

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 in the year 1862.

Aug 29 P M B Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgium, poet (Blue Bird, Nobel 1911) was born on this day in history.

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

Sep 01 On this day in history 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 in the year 1862.

Sep 11 In the year 1862 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 On this day in history 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 in the year 1862.

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 in the year 1862.

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 on this day in history.

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 in the year 1862.

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

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

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

Nov 04 Eden Phillpotts, England, novelist/poet/playwright (Red Madymaynes) was born in the year 1862.

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

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 on this day in history.

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

Nov 20 Willem H Vliegen, Dutch typographer/co-founder/chairman (SDAP) was born in the year 1862.

Nov 23 Alberto Williams, Buenos Aires Argentina, composer (Etrerno Reposo) was born in the year 1862.

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

Nov 25 In the year 1862 birth of ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin, composer

Nov 26 In the year 1862 birth of mark A Stein, archaeologist

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Jan 01 Mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Russian physicist (b. 1801) died on this day in history.

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

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

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

Jan 20 Felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines died on this day in history.

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 Frantisek Jan Skroup, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.