Famous Deaths Happened In 1862

Jan 01 On this day in history death of mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Russian physicist (b. 1801)  

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 On this day in history jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer, dies at 87  

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

Feb 11 Elizabeth Siddal, British poet and artist (b. 1829) died on this day in history.  

Feb 21 Justinus A C Kerner, German family doctor/poet/writer, dies at 75 in the year 1862.  

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

Feb 27 On this day in history 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 Adrien de La Fage, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Mar 17 In the year 1862 fromental Halevy, [Elie Levy], French opera composer, dies at 62  

Mar 19 F Wilhelm von Schadow, German painter (Modern Vasari), dies at 73 in the year 1862.  

Mar 23 Karl Robert von Nesselrode, German chancellor, dies at 81 in the year 1862.  

Apr 03 On this day in history james Clark Ross, Arctic explorer, dies  

Apr 04 Harmen S Sytstra, Dutch poet/editor (Iduna), dies at 45 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 07 On this day in history sydney Nelson, composer, dies at 62  

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

Apr 10 William Harvey Lamb Wallace, US lawyer/brig-general, dies at 40 in the year 1862.  

Apr 19 Louis Powell Harvey, US governor of Wisconsin, drowns died in the year 1862.  

Apr 25 On this day in history 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 In the year 1862 lev A Ms, Russian nobleman/poet, dies at 40  

May 18 On this day in history william H Keim, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 48  

May 21 John Drew, Irish-born American actor (b. 1827) died in the year 1862.  

May 25 Johann N Nestroy, Aust actor (Einmal Keine Sorgen Haben), dies at 60 in the year 1862.  

May 28 Lev A Ms, Russian nobleman/poet, dies at 40 [5/16] on this day in history.  

May 29 Franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1862.  

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Jan 01 On this day in history birth of snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera)  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of sir Matthew Nathan, British Governor of Queensland and other places (d. 1939)  

Jan 08 Frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co) was born in the year 1862.  

Jan 17 In the year 1862 birth of john E Akkeringa, Dutch painter/etcher  

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

Jan 24 Edith Wharton[-Jones], US, novelist (Ethan Frome, House of Mirth) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 29 On this day in history birth of frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha)  

Jan 30 On this day in history birth of walter Johannes Damrosch, composer