Famous Deaths Happened In 1862

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

Jan 05 In the year 1862 joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81  

Jan 10 Samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47 in the year 1862.  

Jan 18 In the year 1862 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 In the year 1862 james McIntosh, US confederate brig-gen, dies in battle at about 33  

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

Feb 24 In the year 1862 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 In the year 1862 death of peter Barlow, English mathematician (b. 1776)  

Mar 02 In the year 1862 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 Fromental Halevy, [Elie Levy], French opera composer, dies at 62 in the year 1862.  

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

Mar 23 On this day in history karl Robert von Nesselrode, German chancellor, dies at 81  

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 In the year 1862 adley Hogan Gladden, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 51  

Apr 07 Sydney Nelson, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

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 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 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 On this day in history death of john Drew, Irish-born American actor (b. 1827)  

May 25 In the year 1862 johann N Nestroy, Aust actor (Einmal Keine Sorgen Haben), dies at 60  

May 28 In the year 1862 lev A Ms, Russian nobleman/poet, dies at 40 [5/16]  

May 29 Franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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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 in the year 1862.  

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

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