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 In the year 1862 samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47  

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

Jan 20 In the year 1862 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 In the year 1862 jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer, dies at 87  

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

Feb 11 On this day in history death of elizabeth Siddal, British poet and artist (b. 1829)  

Feb 21 Justinus A C Kerner, German family doctor/poet/writer, dies at 75 in the year 1862.  

Feb 24 Bernard S Ingemann, Danish author (Holger Danske), dies at 72 in the year 1862.  

Feb 27 Gabriele dell' Addolorata, patron of Ital Catholic youth, dies at 23 on this day in history.  

Mar 01 On this day in history death of peter Barlow, English mathematician (b. 1776)  

Mar 02 On this day in history 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 On this day in history adrien de La Fage, composer, dies at 56  

Mar 17 On this day in history fromental Halevy, [Elie Levy], French opera composer, dies at 62  

Mar 19 In the year 1862 f Wilhelm von Schadow, German painter (Modern Vasari), dies at 73  

Mar 23 Karl Robert von Nesselrode, German chancellor, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Apr 03 In the year 1862 james Clark Ross, Arctic explorer, dies  

Apr 04 In the year 1862 harmen S Sytstra, Dutch poet/editor (Iduna), dies at 45  

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

Apr 07 In the year 1862 sydney Nelson, composer, dies at 62  

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

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 In the year 1862 charles Ferguson Smith, US Union Gen-Maj, dies of infection at 55  

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

May 16 Lev A Ms, Russian nobleman/poet, dies at 40 in the year 1862.  

May 18 William H Keim, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 48 on this day in history.  

May 21 John Drew, Irish-born American actor (b. 1827) died on this day in history.  

May 25 Johann N Nestroy, Aust actor (Einmal Keine Sorgen Haben), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

May 28 Lev A Ms, Russian nobleman/poet, dies at 40 [5/16] in the year 1862.  

May 29 On this day in history franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer, dies at 71  

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Jan 01 On this day in history birth of snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera)  

Jan 03 In the year 1862 birth of sir Matthew Nathan, British Governor of Queensland and other places (d. 1939)  

Jan 08 In the year 1862 birth of frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co)  

Jan 17 John E Akkeringa, Dutch painter/etcher was born in the year 1862.  

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 In the year 1862 birth of walter Johannes Damrosch, composer