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Born on Friday October 24, 1862
- Michiel van Dam, Kortezwaag († 1938)
- Anna Magdalena PRETORIUS
- Albertus de Jonge, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1945)
- Aloys Declerck, Woumen
- Aleida Arink, Lievelde († 1935)
- Alphonsus Maria Mauritius Josephus van Rijckevorsel, ‘s-Hertogenbosch,Gemeente 'S-Hertogenbosch,North Brabant,Netherlands († 1920)
- Adriana Hillebrink, Rheden († 1941)
- Anje Rietema, Houwerzijl († 1949)
- Alida ten Dam, Hengelo († 1862)
- Adèlaïde Joséphine Bouquet, Lille, 59000, France († 1864)
Died on Friday October 24, 1862
- Adam Campbell (24), Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
- Anna Maria Thibo (52), Ordingen, België
- Ann Hardie (81), Kettle, Fife, Scotland
- Anna Maria Durinck (0), Graauw
- Antoon Spee (28), Kessel, NL
- Anna Wilhelmina Coldenhoff (1), Soerabaja
- Anna Esther Petronella van HALM (83), Paramaribo, Suriname
- Candidus Augustus HACKE (0), Loosdrecht (Noord-Holland, The Netherlands)
- Aaltje Jans van Aasen (69), Apeldoorn
- Anna Esther Petronella van Halm (83), Paramaribo, Suriname
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 24, 1862 at Delpher
- Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Nieuw Amsterdamsch handels- en effectenblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Rotterdamsche courant
- Utrechtsche provinciale en stads-courant : algemeen advertentieblad
- Nederlandsche staatscourant
- Leydse courant
- De Oostpost : letterkundig, wetenschappelijk en commercieel nieuws- en advertentieblad
Born on October 24
- 1854 » Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom, Dutch chemist and academic († 1907)
- 1855 » James S. Sherman, American lawyer and politician, 27th Vice President of the United States († 1912)
- 1857 » Ned Williamson, American baseball player († 1894)
- 1868 » Alexandra David-Néel, Belgian-French explorer and author († 1969)
- 1872 » Peter O'Connor, Irish long jumper († 1957)
- 1875 » Konstantin Yuon, Russian painter and set designer († 1958)
- 1876 » Saya San, Burmese monk and activist († 1931)
- 1879 » B. A. Rolfe, American bandleader and producer († 1956)
- 1882 » Sybil Thorndike, English actress († 1976)
- 1884 » Emil Fjellström, Swedish actor († 1944)
Died on October 24
- 1799 » Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1739)
- 1821 » Elias Boudinot, American lawyer and politician, 10th President of the Continental Congress (b. 1740)
- 1824 » Israel Bissell, American patriot post rider during American Revolutionary War (b. 1752)
- 1852 » Daniel Webster, American lawyer and politician, 14th United States Secretary of State (b. 1782)
- 1875 » Raffaello Carboni, Italian-Australian author and poet (b. 1817)
- 1898 » Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French painter and illustrator (b. 1824)
- 1915 » Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist and photographer (b. 1828)
- 1917 » James Carroll Beckwith, American painter and academic (b. 1852)
- 1922 » George Cadbury, English businessman (b. 1839)
- 1935 » Dutch Schultz, American mob boss (b. 1902)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1862
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 19 » American Civil War: Battle of Mill Springs: The Confederacy suffers its first significant defeat in the conflict.
- February 16 » American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Donelson, Tennessee.
- March 23 » American Civil War: The First Battle of Kernstown, Virginia, marks the start of Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign. Although a Confederate defeat, the engagement distracts Federal efforts to capture Richmond.
- April 12 » American Civil War: The Andrews Raid (the Great Locomotive Chase) occurs, starting from Big Shanty, Georgia (now Kennesaw).
- October 8 » American Civil War: The Confederate invasion of Kentucky is halted at the Battle of Perryville.
- December 31 » American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln signs an act that admits West Virginia to the Union, thus dividing Virginia in two.
Weather October 24, 1862
The temperature on October 24, 1862 was about 8.7 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%.