Historical figures in 1862

The atlas holds 34 people and 61 moments here, in 1862. The most recorded lives are Fyodor Dostoyevsky, James A. Garfield and Ulysses S. Grant. Among them Writers, Scientists and Performers.

Notable people

  1. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    in 1862

    1 moment here

    Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…

  2. Ralph Waldo Emerson

    in 1862

    2 moments here

    American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, Unitarian minister, poet, abolitionist, and leading figure in Transcendentalism.…

  3. Richard Wagner

    in 1862

    1 moment here

    German composer, conductor, theatre director, and essayist whose movements included early work in German theatre, exile in Switzerland, stays in…

  4. Sarah Bernhardt

    in 1862

    1 moment here

    French stage and early film actress, born Henriette-Rosine Bernard in Paris. Bernhardt became an international theatrical star through performances…

  5. Thomas Edison

    in 1862

    1 moment here

    American inventor and industrialist whose laboratories developed and commercialized technologies in telegraphy, recorded sound, electric lighting and…

  6. Ulysses S. Grant

    in 1862

    5 moments here

    Ulysses S. Grant was an American army officer, Union commander during the Civil War, and the 18th president of the United States.…

  7. Victor Hugo

    in 1862

    2 moments here

    French Romantic poet, novelist, dramatist, artist, activist, and politician. This chronology traces documented physical presences from his mobile…

  8. Walt Whitman

    in 1862

    2 moments here

    American poet, essayist, journalist, and author of Leaves of Grass. Born on Long Island, he lived and worked chiefly in Brooklyn, Manhattan,…

  9. William Makepeace Thackeray

    in 1862

    1 moment here

    English novelist, illustrator, journalist, lecturer, and editor, best known for Vanity Fair.…

  10. William McKinley

    in 1862

    2 moments here

    William McKinley Jr. (1843–1901) was an American lawyer, Civil War veteran, Republican politician, governor of Ohio, and the 25th president of the…

Moments

  1. 1862 Comédie-Française debut Sarah Bernhardt
  2. 1862 Tours Clervaux Victor Hugo
  3. 1862 Stays at Cliff Cottage Charles Darwin
  4. 1862 Marriage at Haleʻākala Liliʻuokalani
  5. 1862 Blood and Iron speech Otto von Bismarck
  6. 1862 Battle of Antietam William McKinley
  7. 1862 Meeting with President Lincoln Harriet Beecher Stowe
  8. 1862 Court-martial duty in Washington James A. Garfield
  9. 1862 Capture of Holly Springs Ulysses S. Grant
  10. 1862 Move to wartime Washington Walt Whitman
  11. 1862 Search for George at Falmouth Walt Whitman

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