{--page_num--}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 Herbert Booth, American son of William and Catherine Booth (d. 1926) was born in the year 1862.  

Aug 29 Andrew Fisher, 5th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1928) was born in the year 1862.  

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

Sep 01 In the year 1862 birth of adolphe Appia, Swiss set designer/theorist  

Sep 01 Alphons Diepenbrock, Dutch composer [or Sept 2] was born on this day in history.  

Sep 02 Franjo Krežma, Croatian violinist (d. 1881) was born in the year 1862.  

Sep 11 Julian Byng, British army officer (d. 1935) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1862.  

Sep 19 Adeline De Walt Reynolds, Benton County IA, actress (Son of Dracula) was born in the year 1862.  

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 Leon Boellmann, French organist/composer (Variations Symphoniques) was born on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1862 birth of john Briggs, cricketer (mighty England all-rounder late 19th century)  

Oct 04 On this day in history birth of edward Stratemeyer, American author (d. 1930)  

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 On this day in history 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 In the year 1862 birth of adolf Bartels, German folk art writer  

Nov 15 Gerhart Hauptmann, Germany, author (Before Dawn-Nobel 1912) was born in the year 1862.  

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 in the year 1862.  

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 Mark A Stein, archaeologist was born on this day in history.  

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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 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 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 07 Frantisek Jan Skroup, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.