Famous Deaths Happened In 1862

Jan 01 In the year 1862 death of mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Russian physicist (b. 1801)  

Jan 05 In the year 1862 joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81  

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 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 on this day in history.  

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.  

Feb 11 In the year 1862 death of elizabeth Siddal, British poet and artist (b. 1829)  

Feb 21 Justinus A C Kerner, German family doctor/poet/writer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Feb 24 On this day in history bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Holger Danske), dies at 72  

Feb 27 In the year 1862 gabriele dell' Addolorata, patron of Ital Catholic youth, dies at 23  

Mar 01 Peter Barlow, English mathematician (b. 1776) died on this day in history.  

Mar 02 On this day in history frederick West Lander, US Union brig-general/poet, dies at 40  

Mar 07 On this day in history ben McCulloch, US Confederate brig-general (KIA), dies at 50  

Mar 08 On this day in history adrien de La Fage, composer, dies at 56  

Mar 17 On this day in history fromental Halevy, [Elie Levy], French opera composer, dies at 62  

Mar 19 On this day in history f Wilhelm von Schadow, German painter (Modern Vasari), dies at 73  

Mar 23 On this day in history karl Robert von Nesselrode, German chancellor, dies at 81  

Apr 03 James Clark Ross, Arctic explorer, dies on this day in history.  

Apr 04 Harmen S Sytstra, Dutch poet/editor (Iduna), dies at 45 in the year 1862.  

Apr 06 Adley Hogan Gladden, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 51 in the year 1862.  

Apr 07 In the year 1862 sydney Nelson, composer, dies at 62  

Apr 09 George W Johnson, US planter/Confederate (gov-Ky), dies at about 50 on this day in history.  

Apr 10 William Harvey Lamb Wallace, US lawyer/brig-general, dies at 40 on this day in history.  

Apr 19 On this day in history death of louis Powell Harvey, US governor of Wisconsin, drowns  

Apr 25 In the year 1862 charles Ferguson Smith, US Union Gen-Maj, dies of infection at 55  

May 06 Henry David Thoreau, US writer/pacifist (Walden Pond), dies at 44 in the year 1862.  

May 16 Lev A Ms, Russian nobleman/poet, dies at 40 on this day in history.  

May 18 William H Keim, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 48 in the year 1862.  

May 21 In the year 1862 death of john Drew, Irish-born American actor (b. 1827)  

May 25 On this day in history johann N Nestroy, Aust actor (Einmal Keine Sorgen Haben), dies at 60  

May 28 In the year 1862 lev A Ms, Russian nobleman/poet, dies at 40 [5/16]  

May 29 On this day in history franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer, dies at 71  

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Jan 01 Snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera) was born in the year 1862.  

Jan 03 Sir Matthew Nathan, British Governor of Queensland and other places (d. 1939) was born in the year 1862.  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co)  

Jan 17 John E Akkeringa, Dutch painter/etcher was born in the year 1862.  

Jan 23 David Hilbert, Königsberg East Prussia, mathematician was born in the year 1862.  

Jan 24 In the year 1862 birth of edith Wharton[-Jones], US, novelist (Ethan Frome, House of Mirth)  

Jan 29 In the year 1862 birth of frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha)  

Jan 30 Walter Johannes Damrosch, composer was born on this day in history.