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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1862. <p>1862 (<a href="/facts/Roman_numerals/7BA8nn78">MDCCCLXII</a>) was a <a href="/facts/Common_year_starting_on_Wednesday/5TrmHPRa">common year starting on Wednesday</a> of the <a href="/facts/Gregorian_calendar/axJfTXV1">Gregorian calendar</a> and a <a href="/facts/Common_year_starting_on_Monday/jKL3oajl">common year starting on Monday</a> of the <a href="/facts/Julian_calendar/EQBtA1ML">Julian calendar</a>, the 1862nd year of the <a href="/facts/Common_Era/e5DpqUoe">Common Era</a> (CE) and <i><a href="/facts/Anno_Domini/NmQwnQNj">Anno Domini</a></i> (AD) designations, the 862nd year of the <a href="/facts/2nd_millennium/eRTCzMPm">2nd millennium</a>, the 62nd year of the <a href="/facts/19th_century/6LHXycA8">19th century</a>, and the 3rd year of the <a href="/facts/1860s/nyG88pkr">1860s</a> 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. </p>