Famous Deaths Happened In 1862

Jan 01 Mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Russian physicist (b. 1801) died in the year 1862.  

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 In the year 1862 john Tyler, 10th US pres (1841-45), dies in Richmond Va at 71  

Jan 20 Felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines died in the year 1862.  

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 Frantisek Jan Skroup, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Feb 11 Elizabeth Siddal, British poet and artist (b. 1829) died in the year 1862.  

Feb 21 On this day in history justinus A C Kerner, German family doctor/poet/writer, dies at 75  

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

Feb 27 Gabriele dell' Addolorata, patron of Ital Catholic youth, dies at 23 in the year 1862.  

Mar 01 Peter Barlow, English mathematician (b. 1776) died in the year 1862.  

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

Mar 07 Ben McCulloch, US Confederate brig-general (KIA), dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Mar 08 In the year 1862 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 F Wilhelm von Schadow, German painter (Modern Vasari), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Mar 23 In the year 1862 karl Robert von Nesselrode, German chancellor, dies at 81  

Apr 03 In the year 1862 james Clark Ross, Arctic explorer, dies  

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 Sydney Nelson, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1862.  

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 19 In the year 1862 death of louis Powell Harvey, US governor of Wisconsin, drowns  

Apr 25 Charles Ferguson Smith, US Union Gen-Maj, dies of infection at 55 on this day in history.  

May 06 On this day in history henry David Thoreau, US writer/pacifist (Walden Pond), dies at 44  

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

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

May 21 On this day in history 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 Lev A Ms, Russian nobleman/poet, dies at 40 [5/16] on this day in history.  

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

Jan 08 In the year 1862 birth of frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co)  

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

Jan 23 On this day in history birth of david Hilbert, Königsberg East Prussia, mathematician  

Jan 24 Edith Wharton[-Jones], US, novelist (Ethan Frome, House of Mirth) was born in the year 1862.  

Jan 29 Frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer (Hiawatha) was born on this day in history.  

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