1862

Centuries:	18th century 19th century 20th century
Decades:	1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s
Years:	1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865
Categories:	Births - Deaths - Declarations Establishments - Publications
Media:	1862 (Events)

1862 was a common year of the Gregorian calendar and a common year of the Julian calendar, the 1862nd year of the Common Era (CE), the 62nd year of the 19th century, and the 3rd year of the 1860s decade. As of the start of 1862, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. 1862 corresponds to the years 18–19 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.

Events

• May 10: The Persian ambassador requests that the Ottomans move the Bábís farther from Persia.

Births

• February 7: Edward G. Browne, British academic who met with Bahá'u'lláh.
• Sádhijíyyih, second daughter of Bahá'u'lláh and Mahd-i-‘Ulyá.

References

• https://bahai-library.com/chronology/186-