Famous Deaths Happened In 1862

Jan 01 Mikhail vasilievich ostrogradsky: Russian physicist (b. 1801)  

Jan 05 Joseph frohlich: Composer,  

Jan 10 Samuel colt: Inventor (6 shot revolver),  

Jan 18 John tyler: 10th us pres (1841-45),  

Jan 20 Felix zollicoffer: Gen killed after mistakenly riding into union lines  

Jan 24 James mcintosh: Us confederate brig-gen,  

Feb 03 Jean-baptiste biot: French physicist/astronomer,  

Feb 07 Frantisek jan skroup: Composer,  

Feb 11 Elizabeth siddal: British poet and artist (b. 1829)  

Feb 21 Justinus a c kerner: German family doctor/poet/writer,  

Feb 24 Bernard s ingemann: Danish author (holger danske),  

Feb 27 Gabriele dell' addolorata: Patron of ital catholic youth,  

Mar 01 Peter barlow: English mathematician (b. 1776)  

Mar 02 Frederick west lander: Us union brig-general/poet,  

Mar 07 Ben mcculloch: Us confederate brig-general (kia),  

Mar 08 Adrien de la fage: Composer,  

Mar 17 Fromental halevy: [elie levy], french opera composer,  

Mar 19 F wilhelm von schadow: German painter (modern vasari),  

Mar 23 Karl robert von nesselrode: German chancellor,  

Apr 03 James clark ross: Arctic explorer,  

Apr 04 Harmen s sytstra: Dutch poet/editor (iduna),  

Apr 06 Adley hogan gladden: Confederate brig-general,  

Apr 07 Sydney nelson: Composer,  

Apr 09 George w johnson: Us planter/confederate (gov-ky),  

Apr 10 William harvey lamb wallace: Us lawyer/brig-general,  

Apr 19 Louis powell harvey: Us governor of wisconsin, drowns  

Apr 25 Charles ferguson smith: Us union gen-maj,  

May 06 Henry david thoreau: Us writer/pacifist (walden pond),  

May 16 Lev a ms: Russian nobleman/poet,  

May 18 William h keim: Us union brig-general,  

May 21 John drew: Irish-born american actor (b. 1827)  

May 25 Johann n nestroy: Aust actor (einmal keine sorgen haben),  

May 28 Lev a ms: Russian nobleman/poet,  

May 29 Franciszek wincenty mirecki: Composer,  

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Jan 01 Snitz edwards: Hungary, actor (college, phantom of the opera)  

Jan 03 Sir matthew nathan: British governor of queensland and other places  

Jan 08 Frank nelson doubleday: Publisher/founder (doubleday & co)  

Jan 17 John e akkeringa: Dutch painter/etcher  

Jan 23 David hilbert: Königsberg east prussia, mathematician  

Jan 24 Edith wharton[-jones]: Us, novelist (ethan frome, house of mirth)  

Jan 29 Frederick delius: Bradford england, composer (hiawatha)  

Jan 30 Walter johannes damrosch: Composer