Timeline November 1862

Events in November 1862 3

• 1775 – 1862 Bahadur Shah Zafar (1775-1862) Died 7 November 1862, aged 87 Bahadur Shah Zafar was the last Mughal emperor of India, a poet who wielded little real power under British rule. After being implicated as a nominal leader of the 1857 rebellion, he was exiled by the British to Rangoon, where he died in captivity.
• 1862 International Exhibition opens in London World's fair showcases industry and art The 1862 International Exhibition opened in South Kensington, London, displaying industrial and artistic works from over thirty countries. It drew more than six million visitors before closing in November.
• 1862 Richard Gatling patents rapid-fire gun Hand-cranked weapon foreshadows the machine gun Inventor Richard Gatling received a US patent for his hand-cranked, multi-barrel rapid-fire gun. Though used sparingly in the Civil War, the Gatling gun became the forerunner of the modern machine gun.