1862
Marcel Prévost, French novelist and playwright (died 1941)
Marcel Prévost was a French author and dramatist.
Marcel Prévost, French novelist and playwright (died 1941)
The 1860s
Explore 319 historical events from 1860–1869.
1862
Arthur Schnitzler, Austrian author and playwright (died 1931)
Arthur Schnitzler was an Austrian author and dramatist. He is considered one of the most significant representatives of Viennese Modernism. Schnitzler's works, which include psycho…
Arthur Schnitzler, Austrian author and playwright (died 1931)
1862
Josephus Daniels, American publisher and politician, 41st United States Secretary of the Navy (died 1948)
Josephus Daniels was a newspaper editor, Secretary of the Navy under President Woodrow Wilson, and U.S. Ambassador to Mexico under President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Josephus Daniels, American publisher and politician, 41st United States Secretary of the Navy (died 1948)
1862
American Civil War: Union Army troops occupy Baton Rouge, Louisiana
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: Union Army troops occupy Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1862
Southern slave Robert Smalls steals the steamboat Planter, spirits it through Confederate lines and hands it to the Unit
Robert Smalls was an American politician who was born into slavery in Beaufort, South Carolina. During the American Civil War, the still enslaved Smalls commandeered a Confederate …
Southern slave Robert Smalls steals the steamboat Planter, spirits it through Confederate lines and hands it to the Unit
1862
American Civil War: The Siege of Corinth ends in a Union victory, with General Henry Halleck capturing the critical rail
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: The Siege of Corinth ends in a Union victory, with General Henry Halleck capturing the critical rail
1862
American Civil War: Peninsula Campaign: Confederate forces under Joseph E
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: Peninsula Campaign: Confederate forces under Joseph E
1862
American Civil War: Peninsula Campaign: The Battle of Seven Pines (or the Battle of Fair Oaks) ends inconclusively, with
The Peninsula campaign of the American Civil War was a major Union operation launched in southeastern Virginia from March to July 1862, the first large-scale offensive in the Easte…
American Civil War: Peninsula Campaign: The Battle of Seven Pines (or the Battle of Fair Oaks) ends inconclusively, with
1862
Margaret Fountaine, English lepidopterist and diarist (died 1940)
Margaret Elizabeth Fountaine, was a Victorian lepidopterist, natural history illustrator, diarist, and traveller who published in The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation…
Margaret Fountaine, English lepidopterist and diarist (died 1940)
1862
Mirza Alakbar Sabir, Azerbaijani philosopher and poet (died 1911)
Mirza Ali-Akbar Tahirzada, commonly known by his pseudonym Sabir (صابر), was a satirist and poet in the Russian Empire, who played a leading role in development of Azerbaijani lite…
Mirza Alakbar Sabir, Azerbaijani philosopher and poet (died 1911)
1862
Henry David Thoreau, American essayist, poet, and philosopher (born 1817)
Henry David Thoreau was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living …
Henry David Thoreau, American essayist, poet, and philosopher (born 1817)
1862
American Civil War: Confederate troops evacuate Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River, leaving the way clear for Union tr
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: Confederate troops evacuate Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River, leaving the way clear for Union tr
1862
Edward Gibbon Wakefield, English politician (born 1796)
Edward Gibbon Wakefield was an English politician in colonial Canada and New Zealand. He is considered a key figure in the establishment in the 1830s, 1840s and 1850s of British co…
Edward Gibbon Wakefield, English politician (born 1796)
1862
John Drew, Irish-American actor and manager (born 1827)
John Drew was an Irish-American stage actor and theatre manager. Drew is a part of the multi-generational Drew acting family and the great-great-grandfather of actress Drew Barrymo…
John Drew, Irish-American actor and manager (born 1827)
1862
Franz Mirecki, Polish composer, music conductor, and music teacher (born 1791)
Franciszek (also spelled Franz) Wincenty Mirecki (1791–1862) was a Polish composer, music conductor, and music teacher.
Franz Mirecki, Polish composer, music conductor, and music teacher (born 1791)
1862
Slavery in Washington, D
Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia and commonly known as simply Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on…
Slavery in Washington, D
1862
Fertilisation of Orchids, the first book by Charles Darwin which demonstrated the power of natural selection in detail,
Fertilisation of Orchids is a book by English naturalist Charles Darwin published on 15 May 1862 under the full explanatory title On the Various Contrivances by Which British and F…
Fertilisation of Orchids, the first book by Charles Darwin which demonstrated the power of natural selection in detail,
1862
American Civil War: Confederate troops under Stonewall Jackson defeated a Union force at the Battle of Front Royal in Vi
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: Confederate troops under Stonewall Jackson defeated a Union force at the Battle of Front Royal in Vi
1862
American Civil War: Confederate troops under Joseph E
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: Confederate troops under Joseph E
1861
165 years ago
American President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government an…
American President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus
1861
165 years ago
The Great Comet of 1861 is discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
The Great Comet of 1861, formally designated as C/1861 J1 and 1861 II, is a long-period comet that was visible to the naked eye for approximately 3 months. It was categorized as a …
The Great Comet of 1861 is discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
1861
165 years ago
Pakistan's (then a part of British India) first railway line opens, from Karachi to Kotri
Pakistan Railways is the state-owned railway operator in Pakistan. Founded in 1886 as the North Western State Railway and headquartered in Lahore, it owns 7,540 kilometres of opera…
Pakistan's (then a part of British India) first railway line opens, from Karachi to Kotri
1861
165 years ago
The state of Virginia's secession convention votes to secede from the United States; Virginia later becomes the eighth s
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mount…
The state of Virginia's secession convention votes to secede from the United States; Virginia later becomes the eighth s
1861
165 years ago
American Civil War: Baltimore riot of 1861: A pro-Secession mob in Baltimore attacks United States Army troops marching
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: Baltimore riot of 1861: A pro-Secession mob in Baltimore attacks United States Army troops marching