Birthdays Date 1862 | History by KabAstro

Edith Wharton (1862-1937)

Jan 24 American Pulitzer prize-winning novelist (Ethan Frome, House of Mirth), born in New York City

Jan 29 Frederick Delius, British composer (A Mass of Life; Brigg Fair; In a Summer Garden), born in Bradford, England (d. 1934)
Jan 30 Walter Damrosch, German-American conductor (New York Symphony, 1885-1928; commissioned Gershwin's Piano Concerto), and composer (The Man Without A Country), born in Breslau, Silesia (d. 1950) [1]
Feb 5 Felipe Villanueva y Gutierrez, Mexican composer and violinist of the Porfiriato period, born in Tecámac, Mexico (d. 1893)
Feb 7 Bernard Maybeck, American architect (Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco), born in New York City (d. 1957)
Feb 13 Karel Weis, Czech composer and folk song collector, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1944)
Feb 17 Edward German (Jones), English composer (Merrie England), born in Whitchurch, Shropshire, England (d. 1936)
Feb 17 Mori Ōgai, Japanese novelist and poet (d. 1922)
Feb 22 Karen Hulda Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Mot Solen/Eli), born near Hamar, Norway (d. 1934)
Feb 27 Anastasios Metaxas, Greek architect (restored Panathinaiko Stadium 1896 Olympics Athens) and shooter (Olympic bronze trap, single shot 1908), born in Athens, Greece (d. 1937)
Mar 2 Boris Borisovich Galitzine, Russian physicist (d. 1916)
Mar 2 John Jay Chapman, American poet, and writer (Learning & Other Essays), born in New York City (d. 1933)
Mar 4 Robert Emden, Swiss astronomer and physicist (book on Gas Spheres), born in St. Gallen, Switzerland (d. 1940)
Mar 5 Siegbert Tarrasch, German chess player (d. 1934)
Mar 8 Joseph Lee, Father of Playgrounds movement, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1937)
Mar 12 Jane Delano, American nurse and educator (Red Cross Nursing Service during WWI), born in Montour Falls, New York (d. 1919)
Mar 13 Vasiliy Metallov, Russian composer and musical historian, born in Saratov, Russian Empire (d. 1926)
Mar 14 Eva Thatcher, American actress, born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 1942)
Mar 14 Vilhelm Bjerknes, Norwegian-American physicist and meteorologist, born in Christiania, Norway (d. 1951)
Mar 17 Silvio Gesell, Belgian economist (d. 1930)
Mar 23 Nathaniel Reed, American outlaw turned evangelist (d. 1950)

Aristide Briand (1862-1932)

Mar 28 11 time Prime Minister of France (1909-22) and 1926 Nobel Peace Prize winner, born in Nantes, France

Mar 28 George William Louis Marshall-Hall, English composer, born in London (d. 1915)
Apr 2 Nicholas Murray Butler, American philosopher, diplomat (Nobel Peace Prize 1931), educator (Columbia University President), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey (d. 1947)
Apr 5 Louis Ganne, French composer, born in Buxières-les-Mines (d. 1923)
Apr 11 Charles Evans Hughes, American statesman, Republican politician and 11th Chief Justice of Supreme Court (1930-41), born in Glens Falls, New York (d. 1948)
Apr 11 William Wallace Campbell, American astronomer and Director of Lick Observatory, born in Hancock County, Ohio (d. 1938)
Apr 14 Pyotr Stolypin, 3rd Prime Minister of Russia (1906-11), born in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1911)

Edward Grey (1862-1933)

Apr 25 British Liberal statesman and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1905-16), born in London

Apr 29 Vittorio Mario Vanzo, Italian composer, born in Padua, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1945)
Apr 30 Jack Sheridan, American Baseball Hall of Fame umpire (World Series 1905, 07-08, 10), born in Decatur, Illinois (d. 1914)
May 2 Maurice Emmanuel, French composer and musicologist (Salamine), born in Bar-sur-Aube, France (d. 1938)
May 5 Max Elskamp, Belgian author and poet (Lesson Joies Blondes, Maya), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1931)
May 15 Arthur Schnitzler, Austrian playwright (La Ronde - Reigen), and novelist (Fräulein Else), born in Leopoldstadt, Vienna, Austrian Empire (d. 1931)
May 15 John Reeves Ellerman, British accountant, businessman, and shipping magnate, born in Kingston upon Hull, England (d. 1933)
May 18 Albert von Schrenk-Notzing, German psychologist who studied the paranormal (d. 1929)
May 19 Mikhail Nesterov, Russian painter (d. 1942)
May 22 August Cuppens, Flemish author (Limburgs Driemanschap), born in Beringen, Belgium (d. 1924)
May 23 William "Dummy" Hoy, American baseball outfielder (most accomplished deaf player in MLB history; NL stolen base leader 1888; Washington Senators, Cincinnati Reds), born in Houcktown, Ohio (d. 1961)
May 28 Henry Slocum, American tennis player (US Nationals 1888-89), born in Syracuse, New York (d. 1949)
Jun 1 António Feijó, Portuguese poet and diplomat, born in Ponte de Lima, Portugal (d. 1917)
Jun 5 Allvar Gullstrand, Swedish physician (Nobel 1911), born in Landskrona, Sweden (d. 1930)
Jun 6 Henry John Newbolt, English poet and author (Studies Green & Gray), born in Bilston, Staffordshire, England (d. 1938)
Jun 7 Philipp Lenard, Austrian physicist (Nobel 1905), born in Pozsony, Austria-Hungary (d. 1947)
Jun 10 Mrs. Leslie Carter, American actress and writer (Rocky Mountain Mystery, The Heart of Maryland), born in Lexington, Kentucky (d. 1937)
Jun 21 Damrong Rajanubhab, Thai prince, son of King Mongkut and brother of King Chulalongkorn and historian, born in Bangkok, Thailand (d. 1943)
Jun 21 Henry Holden Huss, American classical pianist, composer, and educator, born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1953)
Jun 21 Johannes Schlaf, German writer and translator, born in Querfurt, Germany (d. 1941)
Jun 25 Vasily Georgiyevich Wrangell, Russian composer, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1901)
Jun 27 May Irwin, Canadian comedienne and singer ("Hot Time in the Old Town"), born in Whitby, Ontario (d. 1938)
Jul 2 William Henry Bragg, English physicist (Nobel Prize for Physics, 1915 - crystalline structure analysis by means of X-rays), born in Westward, Cumberland, England (d. 1942) [1]
Jul 3 Friedrich Ernst Koch, German composer, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1927)
Jul 11 Liza Lehmann, English composer, born in London, England (d. 1918)
Jul 14 Florence Bascom, American geologist and 1st woman hired by the US Geological Survey, born in Williamstown, Massachusetts (d. 1945)
Jul 14 Gustav Klimt, Austrian Symbolist painter (The Kiss), born in Baumgarten, Austria-Hungary (d. 1918)
Jul 16 Ida B. Wells (-Barnett), American journalist, civil rights activist, and co-founder of the NAACP, born in Holly Springs, Mississippi (d. 1931)
Jul 18 Nikolai Nikolayevich Yudenich, Russian WWI general, born in Moscow, Russian Empire (d. 1933)
Jul 18 Victor, Prince Napoléon (Napoléon V), French pretender to throne, born in Palais-Royal, Paris (d. 1926)
Jul 31 Steve Fairbairn, British rower and coach (Jesus College Boat Club, Cambridge University), born in Geelong, Victoria, Australia (d. 1938)
Aug 1 M. R. James, English scholar and author (Ghost Stories of an Antiquary), born in Goodnestone, Dover, Kent (d. 1936)
Aug 5 Joseph Merrick, "The Elephant Man", born in Leicester, England (d. 1890)
Aug 7 Victoria of Baden, Queen of Sweden, born in Karlsruhe, Baden (d. 1931)
Aug 11 Carrie Jacobs-Bond, American singer, pianist, songwriter (I Love You Truly; A Perfect Day), born in Janesville, Wisconsin (d. 1946)
Aug 16 Amos Alonzo Stagg, American athlete and American football pioneer, born in West Orange, New Jersey (d. 1965)

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Aug 22 French composer (La Mer; Clair de lune), born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France

Aug 26 Herbert Booth, American son of William and Catherine Booth (d. 1926)

Andrew Fisher (1862-1928)

Aug 29 5th Prime Minister of Australia (1908-09, 1910-13, 1914-15), born in Crosshouse, Ayrshire, Scotland

Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949)

Aug 29 Belgian playwright, poet and author (Blue Bird, Nobel 1911), born in Ghent, Belgium

Sep 1 Adolphe Appia, Swiss set designer and theorist (Wagner Opera sets), born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1928)
Sep 2 Alphons Diepenbrock, Dutch composer, conductor, and essayist, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1936)
Sep 2 Franjo Krežma, Croatian violinist, born in Osijek, Croatia (d. 1881)
Sep 11 Hawley Harvey Crippen [Dr Crippen], American homeopath and first killer to be caught with the aid of wireless telegraphy, born in Coldwater, Michigan (d. 1910)
Sep 11 Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, British army officer, born in Wrotham Park, Hertfordshire, England (d. 1935)

O. Henry (1862-1910)

Sep 11 American short story writer (Cabbages and Kings), born in Greensboro, North Carolina

Sep 13 Dirk Bos, Dutch Liberal 2nd Member of Parliament, born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1916)
Sep 19 Adeline De Walt Reynolds, American actress (Son of Dracula), born in Benton County, Iowa (d. 1961)
Sep 21 James E. Talmage, English religious leader (LDS Church apostle), born in Hungerford, Berkshire, England (d. 1933)
Sep 21 Johan Castberg, Norwegian politician (Castbergian Child Laws protecting extra-martial children), born in Brevik, Norway (d. 1926)
Sep 25 Billy Hughes, 7th Prime Minister of Australia (Labor, Nationalist: 1915-23), born in London (d. 1952)
Sep 25 Léon Boëllmann, French organist and composer (Variations Symphoniques; Suite Gothique), born in Ensisheim, Alsace, France (d. 1897)

Louis Botha (1862-1919)

Sep 27 Boer general and statesman, 1st Prime Minister of South Africa (1910-19), born in Greytown, Natal

Sep 30 Georgy Eduardovich Konyus (Conus), Russian composer, and music theorist, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1933)
Oct 3 Johnny Briggs, English cricket all-rounder (33 Tests; 118 wickets @ 17.75), born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire (d. 1902)
Oct 4 Edward Stratemeyer, American author (The Rover Boys), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey (d. 1930)
Oct 6 Albert J. Beveridge, American politician and historian (Progressive leader, Senator Indiana 1899-1911), born in Highland County, Ohio (d. 1927)
Oct 10 Arthur De Greef, Belgian composer, born in Louvain, Belgium (d. 1940)
Oct 13 Mary Kingsley, English ethnographer and explorer who became the first European to enter parts of Gabon, Africa, born in London (d. 1900)
Oct 19 Auguste Lumière, French engineer and filmmaker who made the 1st movie (Workers Leaving Lumière Factory), born in Besançon, France (d. 1954)
Nov 1 Johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer (Cyrano de Bergerac), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1941)
Nov 4 Eden Phillpotts, English novelist, poet and playwright (Red Madymaynes), born in Mount Abu, Rajasthan, India (d. 1960)
Nov 8 James Edward Sullivan, American sports official and founder (Amateur Athletic Union), born in New York City (d. 1914)
Nov 15 Adolf Bartels, German journalist and poet, born in Wesselburen, Holstein, Germany (d. 1945)

Gerhart Hauptmann (1862-1946)

Nov 15 German author (Before Dawn - Nobel 1912), born in Obersalzbrunn, Silesia, Prussia

Nov 16 Charles Turner, Australian cricket fast bowler (17 Tests; 101 wickets @ 16.53; fastest to 50 Test wickets; NSWCA), born in Bathurst, Australia (d. 1944)
Nov 19 Billy Sunday, American evangelist (revivals and sermons reflected the emotional upheavals caused by transition from rural to industrial society in the United States), born in Story County, Iowa (d. 1935)
Nov 20 Willem Vliegen, Dutch journalist and chairman (SDAP), born in Gulpen, Netherlands (d. 1947)
Nov 23 Alberto Williams, Argentine pianist and composer (Etrerno Reposo), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1952)
Nov 23 Theo van Rysselberghe, Belgian painter (pointillism), born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1926)
Nov 25 Ethelbert Nevin, American pianist and composer (The Rosary; Narcissus), born in Edgeworth, Pennsylvania (d. 1901) [1]
Nov 26 Marc Aurel Stein, Hungarian-British archaeologist, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1943)
Nov 29 Friedrich Klose, German-Swiss composer (König Elf), born in Karlsruhe, Germany (d. 1942)
Dec 3 Jules Renkin, Belgian politician (28th Prime Minister of Belgium 1931-32), born in Ixelles, Belgium (d. 1934)
Dec 7 Paul Adam, French writer (La Bataille d'Uhde), born in Paris, France (d. 1920)
Dec 8 Georges Feydeau, French playwright (La Dame de Chez Maxim's), born in Paris (d. 1921)
Dec 9 Karel Kovařovic, Czech harpist, conductor (Prague National Theatre, 1900-20), and composer (The Dogheads), born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1920)
Dec 14 John M. Acket, Dutch literary (Grammatic Conceptions) (d. 1933)
Dec 15 Jack 'The Nonpareil' Dempsey, Irish boxer (first holder of World Middleweight Championship 1886-90), born in Curran, County Kildare (d. 1895)
Dec 16 Eugene Demolder, Belgian writer (Sous la robe), born in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Belgium (d. 1919)

Dec 22 American Baseball Hall of Fame catcher, manager and owner (World Series 1910, 11, 13, 29, 30; most managerial wins, losses and games managed in MLB history; Philadelphia A's), born in East Brookfield, Massachusetts

Dec 23 Henri Pirenne, Belgian historian (History of Belgium) (d. 1935)
Dec 26 Alexander Amfiteatrov, Russian-Italian journalist, newspaper editor, novelist, and historian, born in Kaluga, Russia (d. 1923)

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