{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1862

Aug 22 On this day in history birth of claude Debussy, St Germain-en-Laye, composer (La Mer, Clair de lune)  

Aug 26 Herbert Booth, American son of William and Catherine Booth (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 29 On this day in history birth of andrew Fisher, 5th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1928)  

Aug 29 P M B Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgium, poet (Blue Bird, Nobel 1911) was born in the year 1862.  

Sep 01 On this day in history birth of adolphe Appia, Swiss set designer/theorist  

Sep 01 On this day in history birth of alphons Diepenbrock, Dutch composer [or Sept 2]  

Sep 02 In the year 1862 birth of franjo Krežma, Croatian violinist (d. 1881)  

Sep 11 In the year 1862 birth of julian Byng, British army officer (d. 1935)  

Sep 11 O Henry, [William Sydney Porter], short story writer was born in the year 1862.  

Sep 11 O. Henry, American writer (d. 1910) was born in the year 1862.  

Sep 13 In the year 1862 birth of dirk Bos, Dutch liberal 2nd Member of parliament  

Sep 19 In the year 1862 birth of adeline De Walt Reynolds, Benton County IA, actress (Son of Dracula)  

Sep 21 On this day in history birth of james E. Talmage, LDS apostle and author (d. 1933)  

Sep 25 On this day in history birth of billy Hughes, seventh Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1952)  

Sep 25 Leon Boellmann, French organist/composer (Variations Symphoniques) was born in the year 1862.  

Sep 27 On this day in history birth of louis Botha, Greytown S Africa, 1st PM of South Africa (1910-19)  

Sep 30 Georgy Eduardovich Konyus, composer was born in the year 1862.  

Oct 03 John Briggs, cricketer (mighty England all-rounder late 19th century) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 04 Edward Stratemeyer, American author (d. 1930) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 06 In the year 1862 birth of albert Jeremiah Beveridge, US, politician/author (Progressive)  

Oct 10 Arthur De Greef, composer was born in the year 1862.  

Oct 13 Mary Kingsley, English writer and explorer (d. 1900) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 19 Auguste Lumière, made 1st movie (Workers Leaving Lumière Factory) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 01 Johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer/conductor/organist (Cyrano) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 04 Eden Phillpotts, England, novelist/poet/playwright (Red Madymaynes) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 15 On this day in history birth of adolf Bartels, German folk art writer  

Nov 15 On this day in history birth of gerhart Hauptmann, Germany, author (Before Dawn-Nobel 1912)  

Nov 16 In the year 1862 birth of charles Thomas Biass Turner, cricketer (the "Terror")  

Nov 19 On this day in history birth of billy Sunday, American evangelist (d. 1935)  

Nov 20 Willem H Vliegen, Dutch typographer/co-founder/chairman (SDAP) was born in the year 1862.  

Nov 23 On this day in history birth of alberto Williams, Buenos Aires Argentina, composer (Etrerno Reposo)  

Nov 23 Theo van Rysselberghe, Belgian painter (pointillism) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 25 In the year 1862 birth of ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin, composer  

Nov 26 In the year 1862 birth of mark A Stein, archaeologist  

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Jan 01 Mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Russian physicist (b. 1801) died on this day in history.  

Jan 05 Joseph Frohlich, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1862.  

Jan 10 On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.  

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