1862 in History
27 events found for 1862
Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, English ornithologist and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Com
Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, English ornithologist and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Com
Marcel Prévost, French novelist and playwright (died 1941)
Marcel Prévost, French novelist and playwright (died 1941)
Arthur Schnitzler, Austrian author and playwright (died 1931)
Arthur Schnitzler, Austrian author and playwright (died 1931)
Margaret Fountaine, English lepidopterist and diarist (died 1940)
Margaret Fountaine, English lepidopterist and diarist (died 1940)
Josephus Daniels, American publisher and politician, 41st United States Secretary of the Navy (died 1948)
Josephus Daniels, American publisher and politician, 41st United States Secretary of the Navy (died 1948)
Mirza Alakbar Sabir, Azerbaijani philosopher and poet (died 1911)
Mirza Alakbar Sabir, Azerbaijani philosopher and poet (died 1911)
Allvar Gullstrand, Swedish ophthalmologist and optician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1930)
Allvar Gullstrand, Swedish ophthalmologist and optician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1930)
Henry Newbolt, English historian, author, and poet (died 1938)
Henry Newbolt, English historian, author, and poet (died 1938)
Philipp Lenard, Slovak-German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1947)
Philipp Lenard, Slovak-German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1947)
John Ulric Nef, Swiss-American chemist and academic (died 1915)
John Ulric Nef, Swiss-American chemist and academic (died 1915)
Carolyn Wells, American novelist and poet (died 1942)
Carolyn Wells, American novelist and poet (died 1942)
Damrong Rajanubhab, Thai historian and author (died 1943)
Damrong Rajanubhab, Thai historian and author (died 1943)
May Irwin, Canadian-American actress and singer (died 1938)
May Irwin, Canadian-American actress and singer (died 1938)
William Henry Bragg, English physicist, chemist, and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1942)
William Henry Bragg, English physicist, chemist, and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1942)
George Nuttall, American-British bacteriologist (died 1937)
George Nuttall, American-British bacteriologist (died 1937)
Florence Bascom, American geologist and educator (died 1945)
Florence Bascom, American geologist and educator (died 1945)