1862

18th century - 19th century - 20th century

Decades: 1790s - 1800s - 1810s - 1820s - 1830s - 1840s - 1850s - 1860s - 1870s - 1880s - 1890s - 1900s

1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867

Events

• Mexican army defeats the French army in the [Battle of Puebla]?.
• Otto von Bismarck becomes prime minister of Prussia
• March 9 - first battle between two ironclad warships USS Monitor v CSS Virginia

Births

• August 22 - Claude Debussy, French composer

Deaths