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 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 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 01 In the year 1862 birth of alphons Diepenbrock, Dutch composer [or Sept 2]  

Sep 02 On this day in history birth of franjo Krežma, Croatian violinist (d. 1881)  

Sep 11 In the year 1862 birth of julian Byng, British army officer (d. 1935)  

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 Dirk Bos, Dutch liberal 2nd Member of parliament was born in the year 1862.  

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 25 Billy Hughes, seventh Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1952) was born in the year 1862.  

Sep 25 Leon Boellmann, French organist/composer (Variations Symphoniques) was born in the year 1862.  

Sep 27 Louis Botha, Greytown S Africa, 1st PM of South Africa (1910-19) was born in the year 1862.  

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

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 In the year 1862 birth of arthur De Greef, composer  

Oct 13 Mary Kingsley, English writer and explorer (d. 1900) was born in the year 1862.  

Oct 19 In the year 1862 birth of auguste Lumière, made 1st movie (Workers Leaving Lumière Factory)  

Nov 01 Johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer/conductor/organist (Cyrano) was born in the year 1862.  

Nov 04 In the year 1862 birth of eden Phillpotts, England, novelist/poet/playwright (Red Madymaynes)  

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 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 Alberto Williams, Buenos Aires Argentina, composer (Etrerno Reposo) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 23 Theo van Rysselberghe, Belgian painter (pointillism) was born in the year 1862.  

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 On this day in history joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81  

Jan 10 Samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47 on this day in history.  

Jan 18 In the year 1862 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 in the year 1862.  

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

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