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 In the year 1862 birth of herbert Booth, American son of William and Catherine Booth (d. 1926)

Aug 29 Andrew Fisher, 5th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1928) was born on this day in history.

Aug 29 On this day in history birth of p M B Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgium, poet (Blue Bird, Nobel 1911)

Sep 01 Adolphe Appia, Swiss set designer/theorist was born in the year 1862.

Sep 01 On this day in history birth of alphons Diepenbrock, Dutch composer [or Sept 2]

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

Sep 11 Julian Byng, British army officer (d. 1935) was born on this day in history.

Sep 11 O Henry, [William Sydney Porter], short story writer was born in the year 1862.

Sep 11 O. Henry, American writer (d. 1910) was born in the year 1862.

Sep 13 On this day in history birth of dirk Bos, Dutch liberal 2nd Member of parliament

Sep 19 On this day in history birth of adeline De Walt Reynolds, Benton County IA, actress (Son of Dracula)

Sep 21 On this day in history birth of james E. Talmage, LDS apostle and author (d. 1933)

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 In the year 1862 birth of georgy Eduardovich Konyus, composer

Oct 03 On this day in history birth of john Briggs, cricketer (mighty England all-rounder late 19th century)

Oct 04 Edward Stratemeyer, American author (d. 1930) was born on this day in history.

Oct 06 On this day in history birth of albert Jeremiah Beveridge, US, politician/author (Progressive)

Oct 10 In the year 1862 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 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 Gerhart Hauptmann, Germany, author (Before Dawn-Nobel 1912) was born on this day in history.

Nov 16 Charles Thomas Biass Turner, cricketer (the "Terror") was born in the year 1862.

Nov 19 In the year 1862 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 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 On this day in history 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 Samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47 on this day in history.

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

Jan 20 On this day in history 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 Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer, dies at 87 in the year 1862.

Feb 07 On this day in history frantisek Jan Skroup, composer, dies at 61