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In the year 1862
348 Notable birthdays
George B. Cortelyou
American politician (1862-1940).
Born July 26th, 1862 in New York City.
Died October 23rd, 1940 at 78 years old in Long Island.
Cao Kun
Chinese general and warlord (1862–1938).
Born December 12th, 1862 in Tianjin.
Died May 15th, 1938 at 75 years old in Tianjin.
Frank Weston Benson
American painter (1862–1951).
Born March 24th, 1862 in Salem. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1951 at 89 years old in Salem.
John R. Commons
American economist and historian (1862–1945).
Born October 13th, 1862 in Darke County.
Died May 11th, 1945 at 82 years old in Fort Lauderdale. [ref]
A. C. Benson
English essayist and poet, 1862–1925 (1862–1925).
Born April 24th, 1862 in Crowthorne. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1925 at 63 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Leonid Pasternak
Russian artist (1862-1945).
Born April 3rd, 1862 in Odesa.
Died May 31st, 1945 at 83 years old in Oxford.
Helen Bannerman
Scottish author of children's books (1862–1946).
Born February 25th, 1862 in Edinburgh.
Died October 13th, 1946 at 84 years old in Edinburgh.
Mehmet Esat Bülkat
Ottoman army officer (1862–1952).
Born October 18th, 1862 in Ioannina.
Died November 2nd, 1952 at 90 years old in Istanbul.
John Thayer
American sportsman and businessman (1862-1912).
Born April 21st, 1862 in Philadelphia.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 49 years old in North Atlantic Ocean.
R. Austin Freeman
British writer (1862-1943).
Born April 11th, 1862 in Marylebone.
Died September 28th, 1943 at 81 years old in Gravesend.
Mikhail Dolivo-Dobrovolsky
Engineer (1862–1919).
Born January 3rd, 1862 in Odesa, Gatchina.
Died November 15th, 1919 at 57 years old in Heidelberg (cardiovascular disease).
Théo van Rysselberghe
Belgian painter (1862-1926).
Born November 23rd, 1862 in Ghent. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1926 at 64 years old in Le Lavandou. [ref]
Alexander Guchkov
Russian politician (1862–1936).
Born October 26th, 1862 in Moscow.
Died February 14th, 1936 at 73 years old in Paris.
Sergei Nilus
Russian writer (1862–1929).
Born September 9th, 1862 in Moscow. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1929 at 66 years old in Krutets (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Frank Shuman
American inventor (1862–1918).
Born January 23rd, 1862 in Brooklyn.
Died April 28th, 1918 at 56 years old in Philadelphia.
Henry McMahon
British military officer, colonial official and diplomat (1862–1949).
Born November 28th, 1862 in Shimla.
Died December 29th, 1949 at 87 years old in London.
Infanta María de la Paz of Spain
Spanish infanta (1862-1946).
Born June 23rd, 1862 in Madrid.
Died December 4th, 1946 at 84 years old in Munich.
Christopher Cradock
Royal navy admiral (1862-1914).
Born July 2nd, 1862 in Yorkshire.
Died November 1st, 1914 at 52 years old in Battle of Coronel.
Bajram Curri
Albanian politician (1862-1925).
Born January 16th, 1862 in Gjakova. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1925 at 63 years old in Tropojë District.
Justus D. Barnes
American actor (1862-1946).
Born October 2nd, 1862 in Little Falls.
Died February 6th, 1946 at 83 years old in Weedsport.
Walter Damrosch
German american conductor and composer (1862–1950).
Born January 30th, 1862 in Wrocław.
Died December 22nd, 1950 at 88 years old in New York City.
William Coley
American surgeon (1862-1936).
Born January 12th, 1862 in Westport.
Died April 16th, 1936 at 74 years old in New York City.
Edvard Westermarck
Finnish academic (1862–1939).
Born November 20th, 1862 in Helsinki.
Died September 3rd, 1939 at 76 years old in Tenala.
Florence Bascom
American geologist.
Born July 14th, 1862 in Williamstown. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1945 at 82 years old in Williamstown (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Adolphe Appia
Swiss architect (1862-1928).
Born September 1st, 1862 in Geneva. [ref]
Died February 29th, 1928 at 65 years old in Nyon. [ref]
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