Famous Deaths In 1862

Jan 01 In the year 1862 death of mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Russian physicist (b. 1801)  

Jan 05 Joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Jan 10 Samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47 on this day in history.  

Jan 18 John Tyler, 10th US pres (1841-45), dies in Richmond Va at 71 in the year 1862.  

Jan 20 On this day in history 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 On this day in history jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer, dies at 87  

Feb 07 Frantisek Jan Skroup, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1862.  

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 Bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Holger Danske), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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

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 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 in the year 1862.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 06 Adley Hogan Gladden, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 51 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 19 On this day in history death of louis Powell Harvey, US governor of Wisconsin, drowns  

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

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

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

May 18 On this day in history william H Keim, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 48  

May 21 In the year 1862 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 On this day in history 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 Sir Matthew Nathan, British Governor of Queensland and other places (d. 1939) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co)  

Jan 17 John E Akkeringa, Dutch painter/etcher was born on this day in history.  

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