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In the year 1862
367 Notable birthdays
Dummy Hoy
American baseball player (1862–1961).
Born May 23rd, 1862 in Houcktown.
Died December 15th, 1961 at 99 years old in Cincinnati.
Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy
British army officer & 12th governor-general of canada (1862-1935).
Born September 11th, 1862 in Middlesex.
Died June 6th, 1935 at 72 years old in Essex.
Aurel Stein
Hungarian-british archaeologist (1862-1943).
Born November 26th, 1862 in Pest.
Died October 26th, 1943 at 80 years old in Kabul.
Mary Kingsley
British ethnographer, scientific writer and explorer (1862–1900).
Born October 13th, 1862 in Islington.
Died June 3rd, 1900 at 37 years old in Cape Town (typhoid fever).
Savang Vadhana
Thai queen consort (1862–1955).
Born September 10th, 1862 in Bangkok, Grand Palace.
Died December 17th, 1955 at 93 years old in Bangkok.
Niko Pirosmani
Georgian artist (1862-1918).
Born May 17th, 1862 in Mirzaani.
Died May 5th, 1918 at 55 years old in Tbilisi (malnutrition, liver failure).
Siegbert Tarrasch
German chess player, chess writer, and chess theoretician (1862–1934).
Born March 5th, 1862 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1934 at 71 years old in Munich. [ref]
George Sutherland
Associate justice of the u.s. supreme court, united states senator, member of the united states house of representatives (1862-1942).
Born March 25th, 1862 in Stony Stratford.
Died July 18th, 1942 at 80 years old in Stockbridge.
Georges Feydeau
French writer (1862–1921).
Born December 8th, 1862 in rue de Clichy. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1921 at 58 years old in Rueil-Malmaison (syphilis).
Nitobe Inazō
Japanese educator, agricultural economist and diplomat (1862–1933).
Born September 1st, 1862 in Morioka.
Died October 15th, 1933 at 71 years old in Royal Jubilee Hospital (pancreatitis).
Helene Schjerfbeck
Finnish painter (1862–1946).
Born July 10th, 1862 in Helsinki.
Died January 23rd, 1946 at 83 years old in Saltsjöbaden.
Henry Newbolt
English writer (1862–1938).
Born June 6th, 1862 in Bilston.
Died April 19th, 1938 at 75 years old in London.
August Oetker
German food scientist (1862-1918).
Born January 6th, 1862 in Obernkirchen.
Died January 10th, 1918 at 56 years old in Bielefeld.
Oscar Underwood
American politician (1862–1929).
Born May 6th, 1862 in Louisville.
Died January 25th, 1929 at 66 years old in Woodlawn.
Silvio Gesell
German-argentine economist (1862–1930).
Born March 17th, 1862 in Sankt Vith.
Died March 11th, 1930 at 67 years old in Oranienburg, Eden Gemeinnützige Obstbau-Siedlung (pneumonia).
Vito Cascio Ferro
Member of the sicilian mafia (1862–1943).
Born January 22nd, 1862 in Palermo.
Died September 20th, 1943 at 81 years old in Palermo.
Maurice Barrès
French novelist (1862-1923).
Born August 19th, 1862 in Charmes.
Died December 4th, 1923 at 61 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (myocardial infarction).
Gurajada Apparao
Telugu writer and poet (1862-1915).
Born September 21st, 1862 in Elamanchili, Rayavaram.
Died November 30th, 1915 at 53 years old in Elamanchili.
Henri Pirenne
Belgian historian (1862-1935).
Born December 23rd, 1862 in Verviers.
Died October 25th, 1935 at 72 years old in Uccle. [ref]
Wil van Gogh
Dutch feminist and the sister of vincent and theo van gogh (1862–1941).
Born March 16th, 1862 in Zundert. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1941 at 79 years old in Ermelo. [ref]
Louis Barthou
French politician (1862-1934).
Born August 25th, 1862 in Oloron-Sainte-Marie.
Died October 9th, 1934 at 72 years old in Marseille.
May Morris
British artisan, embroidery designer, jeweler, socialist and editor (1862-1938).
Born March 25th, 1862 in Red House.
Died October 17th, 1938 at 76 years old in Kelmscott Manor, Kelmscott.
Albert J. Beveridge
American historian and politician (1862–1927).
Born October 6th, 1862 in Highland County. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1927 at 64 years old in Indianapolis. [ref]
Cao Kun
Chinese general and warlord (1862–1938).
Born December 12th, 1862 in Tianjin.
Died May 15th, 1938 at 75 years old in Tianjin.
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