Events in Film & TV
- Feb 10 Julius Benedict and Dion Boucicault's opera "Lily of Killarney" premieres at Convent Garden in London
Actors and Actresses Born in 1862
- Mar 14 Eva Thatcher, American actress, born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 1942)
- Jun 10 Mrs. Leslie Carter, American actress and writer (Rocky Mountain Mystery, The Heart of Maryland), born in Lexington, Kentucky (d. 1937)
- Sep 19 Adeline De Walt Reynolds, American actress (Son of Dracula), born in Benton County, Iowa (d. 1961)
- Oct 19 Auguste Lumière, French filmmaker, made 1st movie (Workers Leaving Lumière Factory), born in Besançon, France (1954)
Actors and Actresses Who Died in 1862
- May 21 John Drew, Irish-born American actor and theatre manager, dies from head injuries at 34
- May 25 Johann Nestroy, Austrian actor, singer and playwright (Judith und Holofernes), dies at 60