Welcome! Check out today's birthdays, recent birthdays, or our birthday stats.

In the year 1862

339 Notable birthdays

Johanna van Gogh-Bonger

Dutch artist and art collector, widow of theo van gogh (1863-1925).

Born October 4th, 1862 in Amsterdam.

Died September 2nd, 1925 at 62 years old in Amsterdam.

Philipp Lenard

German physicist (1862-1947).

Born June 7th, 1862 in Bratislava. [ref]

Died May 20th, 1947 at 84 years old in Messelhausen. [ref]

Prince Henry of Prussia

Prussian prince and admiral (1862-1929).

Born August 14th, 1862 in Berlin.

Died April 20th, 1929 at 66 years old in Gut Hemmelmark (esophageal cancer).

Louis Botha

South african general and politician (1862-1919).

Born September 27th, 1862 in Greytown.

Died August 27th, 1919 at 56 years old in Pretoria (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic).

Frederick Delius

English composer (1862–1934).

Born January 29th, 1862 in Bradford.

Died June 10th, 1934 at 72 years old in Grez-sur-Loing (syphilis).

Victor, Prince Napoléon

Prince of france (1862-1926).

Born July 18th, 1862 in Paris. [ref]

Died May 3rd, 1926 at 63 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]

Billy Hughes

Australian politician (1862–1952), 7th prime minister of australia from 1915 to 1923.

Born September 25th, 1862 in London.

Died October 28th, 1952 at 90 years old in Sydney.

Loïe Fuller

American dancer (1862–1928).

Born January 15th, 1862 in Fullersburg.

Died January 1st, 1928 at 65 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris (pneumonia).

Arthur Schnitzler

Austrian writer (1862-1931).

Born May 15th, 1862 in Vienna. [ref]

Died October 21st, 1931 at 69 years old in Vienna (stroke, cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

Victoria of Baden

Queen consort of sweden (1907-1930).

Born August 7th, 1862 in Karlsruhe.

Died April 4th, 1930 at 67 years old in Rome.

birthdays 21 to 30 of 339

« 1861
1863 »

Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words. Plautus