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 on this day in history.  

Jan 10 In the year 1862 samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47  

Jan 18 John Tyler, 10th US pres (1841-45), dies in Richmond Va at 71 on this day in history.  

Jan 20 Felix Zollicoffer, Gen killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines died on this day in history.  

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 Frantisek Jan Skroup, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1862.  

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

Feb 21 In the year 1862 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 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 in the year 1862.  

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

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

Mar 19 F Wilhelm von Schadow, German painter (Modern Vasari), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Mar 23 Karl Robert von Nesselrode, German chancellor, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 04 On this day in history harmen S Sytstra, Dutch poet/editor (Iduna), dies at 45  

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 09 In the year 1862 george W Johnson, US planter/Confederate (gov-Ky), dies at about 50  

Apr 10 In the year 1862 william Harvey Lamb Wallace, US lawyer/brig-general, dies at 40  

Apr 19 Louis Powell Harvey, US governor of Wisconsin, drowns died on this day in history.  

Apr 25 Charles Ferguson Smith, US Union Gen-Maj, dies of infection at 55 in the year 1862.  

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

May 16 Lev A Ms, Russian nobleman/poet, dies at 40 in the year 1862.  

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

May 21 John Drew, Irish-born American actor (b. 1827) died on this day in history.  

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

May 28 Lev A Ms, Russian nobleman/poet, dies at 40 [5/16] in the year 1862.  

May 29 In the year 1862 franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer, dies at 71  

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Jan 01 Snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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