Page 3: Famous Personalities Born In 1862

Aug 22 Claude Debussy, St Germain-en-Laye, composer (La Mer, Clair de lune) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 26 In the year 1862 birth of herbert Booth, American son of William and Catherine Booth (d. 1926)  

Aug 29 In the year 1862 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 on this day in history.  

Sep 01 Adolphe Appia, Swiss set designer/theorist was born in the year 1862.  

Sep 01 In the year 1862 birth of alphons Diepenbrock, Dutch composer [or Sept 2]  

Sep 02 On this day in history birth of franjo Krežma, Croatian violinist (d. 1881)  

Sep 11 Julian Byng, British army officer (d. 1935) was born in the year 1862.  

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

Sep 11 In the year 1862 birth of o. Henry, American writer (d. 1910)  

Sep 13 Dirk Bos, Dutch liberal 2nd Member of parliament was born on this day in history.  

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

Sep 21 James E. Talmage, LDS apostle and author (d. 1933) was born in the year 1862.  

Sep 25 In the year 1862 birth of billy Hughes, seventh Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1952)  

Sep 25 On this day in history birth of leon Boellmann, French organist/composer (Variations Symphoniques)  

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 on this day in history.  

Oct 03 John Briggs, cricketer (mighty England all-rounder late 19th century) was born in the year 1862.  

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

Oct 06 Albert Jeremiah Beveridge, US, politician/author (Progressive) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 10 Arthur De Greef, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Oct 19 In the year 1862 birth of auguste Lumière, made 1st movie (Workers Leaving Lumière Factory)  

Nov 01 In the year 1862 birth of johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer/conductor/organist (Cyrano)  

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 In the year 1862 birth of gerhart Hauptmann, Germany, author (Before Dawn-Nobel 1912)  

Nov 16 On this day in history birth of charles Thomas Biass Turner, cricketer (the "Terror")  

Nov 19 Billy Sunday, American evangelist (d. 1935) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 20 On this day in history birth of willem H Vliegen, Dutch typographer/co-founder/chairman (SDAP)  

Nov 23 Alberto Williams, Buenos Aires Argentina, composer (Etrerno Reposo) was born in the year 1862.  

Nov 23 In the year 1862 birth of theo van Rysselberghe, Belgian painter (pointillism)  

Nov 25 On this day in history birth of ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin, composer  

Nov 26 On this day in history birth of mark A Stein, archaeologist  

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Jan 01 On this day in history death of mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Russian physicist (b. 1801)  

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

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

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 in the year 1862.  

Jan 24 On this day in history 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 Frantisek Jan Skroup, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.