In the year 1862
47 Notable deaths
Henry David Thoreau
American essayist, poet, and philosopher (1817–1862).
Born July 12th, 1817 in Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse, Concord.
Died May 6th, 1862 at 44 years old in Concord (tuberculosis).
Samuel Colt
19th-century american industrialist and inventor (1814–1862).
Born July 22nd, 1814 in Hartford.
Died January 10th, 1862 at 47 years old in Hartford.
Albert Sidney Johnston
Confederate states army officer (1803–1862).
Born February 2nd, 1803 in Washington.
Died April 6th, 1862 at 59 years old in Battle of Shiloh.
Elizabeth Siddal
Pre-raphaelite model, artist, and poet (1829-1862).
Born July 25th, 1829 in Holborn.
Died February 11th, 1862 at 32 years old in Blackfriars (drug overdose).
James Clark Ross
British explorer and naval officer (1800–1862).
Born April 15th, 1800 in Finsbury Square.
Died April 3rd, 1862 at 61 years old in Aylesbury.
Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning
British politician (1812-1862).
Born December 14th, 1812 in Brompton.
Died June 17th, 1862 at 49 years old in Grosvenor Square.
Ignacio Zaragoza
Mexican political and military leader (1829–1862).
Born March 24th, 1829 in Goliad.
Died September 8th, 1862 at 33 years old in Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza (endemic typhus).
Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows
Italian passionist student and catholic saint (1838–1862).
Born March 1st, 1838 in Assisi.
Died February 27th, 1862 at 23 years old in Isola del Gran Sasso d'Italia (tuberculosis).
Frederick Townsend Ward
American general (1831–1862).
Born November 29th, 1831 in Salem.
Died September 22nd, 1862 at 30 years old in Ningbo.
Isaac Stevens
Union united states army general (1818-1862).
Born March 25th, 1818 in North Andover.
Died September 1st, 1862 at 44 years old in Chantilly.
Benjamin McCulloch
Confederate army general (1811–1862).
Born November 11th, 1811 in Rutherford County.
Died March 7th, 1862 at 50 years old in Benton County.
Turner Ashby
Confederate army general (1828–1862).
Born October 23rd, 1828 in Fauquier County.
Died June 6th, 1862 at 33 years old in Harrisonburg.
Božena Němcová
Czech writer (1820-1862).
Born May 2nd, 1818 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1862 at 43 years old in Prague. [ref]
Debsirindra
Queen of siam (1834–1862).
Born July 17th, 1834 in Bangkok.
Died September 9th, 1862 at 28 years old in Bangkok (tuberculosis).
Henry Thomas Buckle
English historian (1821–1862).
Born November 24th, 1821 in Lewisham.
Died May 29th, 1862 at 40 years old in Damascus.
Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria
Bavarian princess (1813–1862).
Born August 30th, 1813 in Augsburg.
Died May 25th, 1862 at 48 years old in Darmstadt.
Prince Carlo Ferdinando, Prince of Capua
Two sicilian royal (1811–1862).
Born November 10th, 1811 in Palermo.
Died April 22nd, 1862 at 50 years old in Turin.
Johann Nestroy
Austrian playwright, actor and singer (1801–1862).
Born December 7th, 1802 in Vienna.
Died May 25th, 1862 at 59 years old in Graz.
Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz
German princess (1822–1862).
Born May 26th, 1822 in Klipphausen.
Died March 3rd, 1862 at 39 years old in Schwerin.
Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
German noble.
Born March 31st, 1803 in Ludwigslust.
Died October 26th, 1862 at 59 years old in Meiningen.
Honinbo Shusaku
Japanese professional go player from the 19th century.
Born June 6th, 1829 in Onomichi. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1862 at 33 years old in Edo (cholera). [ref]
Barend Cornelis Koekkoek
Painter from the northern netherlands (1803-1862).
Born October 11th, 1803 in Middelburg.
Died April 5th, 1862 at 58 years old in Kleve.
Benildus Romançon
Christian brother, educator and saint (1805–1862).
Born June 14th, 1805 in Thuret. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1862 at 57 years old in Saugues.
Mikhail Ostrogradsky
Ukrainian mathematician (1801–1861).
Born September 24th, 1801 in Pashenivka.
Died January 1st, 1862 at 60 years old in Poltava.
Barbu Catargiu
Romanian politician (1807-1862).
Born November 7th, 1807 in Bucharest.
Died June 20th, 1862 at 54 years old in Bucharest (deliberate murder).
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Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold