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In the year 1862
348 Notable birthdays
Vilhelm Bjerknes
Norwegian physicist and meteorologist (*1862 – †1951).
Born March 14th, 1862 in Christiania.
Died April 9th, 1951 at 89 years old in Oslo.
Edward Granville Browne
British iranologist (1862–1926).
Born February 7th, 1862 in Stouts Hill.
Died January 5th, 1926 at 63 years old in Cambridge.
Vazha-Pshavela
Georgian writer, poet, noble (1861-1915).
Born May 27th, 1862 in Chargali.
Died July 10th, 1915 at 53 years old in Tbilisi.
Friedrich Meinecke
German historian, philosopher of history and university teacher (1862-1954).
Born October 30th, 1862 in Salzwedel.
Died February 7th, 1954 at 91 years old in West Berlin.
Henry Tonks
British artist (1862-1937).
Born April 9th, 1862 in Birmingham.
Died January 8th, 1937 at 74 years old in London.
John de Robeck
Royal navy admiral of the fleet (1862-1928).
Died January 20th, 1928 at 65 years old in London.
Claude A. Swanson
American lawyer and politician (1862–1939).
Born March 31st, 1862 in Swansonville.
Died July 7th, 1939 at 77 years old in Rapidan Camp.
Theodor Boveri
German geneticist (1862-1915).
Born October 12th, 1862 in Bamberg.
Died October 15th, 1915 at 53 years old in Würzburg.
Eliakim Hastings Moore
American mathematician (1862–1932).
Born January 26th, 1862 in Marietta.
Died December 30th, 1932 at 70 years old in Chicago.
Eugen Ehrlich
Austrian lawyer (1862–1922).
Born September 14th, 1862 in Chernivtsi.
Died May 2nd, 1922 at 59 years old in Vienna (diabetes).
Matthew Nathan
British colonial administrator (1862–1939).
Born January 3rd, 1862 in Paddington.
Died April 18th, 1939 at 77 years old in West Coker.
May Irwin
Actress and singer (1862-1938).
Born June 27th, 1862 in Whitby.
Died October 22nd, 1938 at 76 years old in New York City.
Hermann Gunkel
German evangelical theologian.
Born May 23rd, 1862 in Springe.
Died March 11th, 1932 at 69 years old in Halle (Saale).
Hjalmar Hammarskjöld
20th-century prime minister of sweden (1862-1953).
Born February 4th, 1862. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1953 at 91 years old in Engelbrekt church parish.
David George Hogarth
British archaeologist (1862-1927).
Born May 23rd, 1862 in Barton-upon-Humber. [ref]
Died November 6th, 1927 at 65 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Alexander Trepov
Prime minister of russia (1862-1928).
Born September 30th, 1862 in Kyiv.
Died November 10th, 1928 at 66 years old in Nice.
Eden Phillpotts
English author, poet and dramatist (1862–1960).
Born November 4th, 1862 in Mount Abu.
Died December 29th, 1960 at 98 years old in Exeter (disease).
Tang Shaoyi
First premier of the republic of china (1862-1938).
Born January 2nd, 1862 in Zhuhai.
Died September 30th, 1938 at 76 years old
Allvar Gullstrand
Swedish ophthalmologist (1862-1930).
Born June 5th, 1862 in Landskrona Parish. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1930 at 68 years old in Oscar Parish. [ref]
Edward German
English musician and composer (1862–1936).
Born February 17th, 1862 in Whitchurch.
Died November 11th, 1936 at 74 years old in London.
Edmund Charles Tarbell
American impressionist painter (1862-1938).
Born April 26th, 1862 in Groton. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1938 at 76 years old in New Castle. [ref]
Damrong Rajanubhab
Prince of siam (1862-1943).
Born June 21st, 1862 in Bangkok.
Died December 1st, 1943 at 81 years old in Bangkok.
Léon Boëllmann
French organist and composer.
Born September 25th, 1862 in Ensisheim.
Died October 11th, 1897 at 35 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Gaston Bussière
French painter (1862-1928).
Born April 24th, 1862 in Cuisery. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1928 at 66 years old in Saulieu.
Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff
German diplomat and politician (1862-1939).
Born November 14th, 1862 in London.
Died October 6th, 1939 at 76 years old in Geneva.
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