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 In the year 1862 samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47  

Jan 18 On this day in history 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 in the year 1862.  

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

Feb 11 On this day in history death of elizabeth Siddal, British poet and artist (b. 1829)  

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

Feb 24 Bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Holger Danske), dies at 72 in the year 1862.  

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

Mar 01 In the year 1862 death of peter Barlow, English mathematician (b. 1776)  

Mar 02 Frederick West Lander, US Union brig-general/poet, dies at 40 in the year 1862.  

Mar 07 In the year 1862 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 Fromental Halevy, [Elie Levy], French opera composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Mar 19 In the year 1862 f Wilhelm von Schadow, German painter (Modern Vasari), dies at 73  

Mar 23 In the year 1862 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 On this day in history adley Hogan Gladden, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 51  

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 in the year 1862.  

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 Charles Ferguson Smith, US Union Gen-Maj, dies of infection at 55 in the year 1862.  

May 06 In the year 1862 henry David Thoreau, US writer/pacifist (Walden Pond), dies at 44  

May 16 On this day in history lev A Ms, Russian nobleman/poet, dies at 40  

May 18 William H Keim, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 48 on this day in history.  

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

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

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 In the year 1862 birth of snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera)  

Jan 03 In the year 1862 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 30 In the year 1862 birth of walter Johannes Damrosch, composer