Algis Kizys (born in Chicago, 1960) is a New York City bass guitarist most well known for his long-time membership in New York City band Swans.
 First joining Swans on 1986's "Greed" LP, he stayed with the group through "The Great Annihilator" (1995).
 He is also a founding member Of Cabbages and Kings, an offshoot of Bag People.
Jerome Keith James (born November 17, 1975) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Atenienses de Manatí of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN).
 Originally from Tampa, Florida, James played college basketball at Florida A&M for three seasons and was the national leader in blocks per game in the 1997–98 season, his junior year.
 James declared for the 1998 NBA Draft after his junior year, and the Sacramento Kings selected James in the second round of the draft.
 Over the course of his career, he has played for the Kings, Seattle SuperSonics and New York Knicks.
 He has also played for KK Budućnost Podgorica and the Harlem Globetrotters.
Isaiah Jamar Thomas (born February 7, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 The 5 ft point guard played three years of college basketball for the Washington Huskies and was a three-time all-conference selection in the Pac-10.
 After electing to forgo his senior year in college, Thomas was selected by the Sacramento Kings with the final pick in the 2011 NBA draft.
 He spent three seasons with the Kings before joining the Phoenix Suns in 2014.
 Thomas was acquired by the Boston Celtics in February 2015 and went on to earn NBA All-Star nods in 2016 and 2017, as well as All-NBA Team honors in 2017 after leading the Celtics to the first seed in the Eastern Conference.
 In August 2017, he was sent to the Cavaliers in a five-player trade.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim (born December 11, 1976) is an American retired professional basketball player.
 He was also the director of player personnel for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the general manager of the Reno Bighorns, the Kings' minor-league affiliate.
 He last played in the NBA for the Kings.
 On the basketball court, he played both forward or center positions.
 Abdur-Rahim was a standout player during his high school days.
 He left University of California, Berkeley after one year to enter the 1996 NBA draft.
Bernard Irvine Nicholls (born June 24, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre.
 His junior career was spent with the Kingston Canadians, where he established himself as a dynamic scorer and a multi-faceted talent.
 He was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the fourth round of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft, 73rd overall.
 Over his 17-year playing career, Nicholls would play 1127 games for the Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, New Jersey Devils, Chicago Blackhawks and San Jose Sharks, scoring 1209 points.
 He is one of only 8 players in NHL history to score 70 goals in one season, and one of 5 to score 150 points.
 Nicholls was born in Haliburton, Ontario, but grew up in West Guilford, Ontario.
Dean Lombardi (born March 5, 1958) is an American ice hockey executive.
 He most recently served as the former president, general manager, and alternate governor of the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL).
 Lombardi previously served as general manager of the San Jose Sharks, a position he held for seven seasons (1996–2003).
 In 2012, his sixth year as the general manager for the Kings, the team won its first Stanley Cup championship.
 In 2014, he won his second Stanley Cup with the Kings.
Frank Leo Mason III (born April 3, 1994) is an American basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
 He played college basketball for the University of Kansas, where he was the starting point guard for the Jayhawks.
 For the 2016–17 season, he was named National Player of the Year by all of the major national player awards, making him consensus national player of the year.
 The awards are the John R. Wooden Award, CBS Sports National Player of the Year, the USA Today, the Sporting News Player of the Year, Associated Press Player of the Year, Naismith College Player of the Year, Oscar Robertson Trophy, and NABC Player of the Year.
 He was also a consensus All-American selection for his senior season at Kansas.
Anže Kopitar (] ) (born 24 August 1987) is a Slovenian professional ice hockey centre currently serving as captain of the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL).
 The 11th overall pick in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, Kopitar became the first Slovenian to play in the NHL upon making his debut in 2006.
 Kopitar has spent his entire NHL career with the Kings, leading them in scoring every year except his rookie season.
 Following the 2015–16 season, he was named the Kings' captain.
 Noted for both his offensive and defensive play, Kopitar was awarded the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the best defensive forward in the NHL in 2016, as well as the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for gentlemanly play the same year.
Cabbages and Kings is a 1904 novel written by O. Henry, set in a fictitious Central American country called the Republic of Anchuria.
 It takes its title from the poem "The Walrus and the Carpenter", featured in Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking Glass".
 Its plot contains famous elements in the poem: shoes and ships and sealing wax, cabbages and kings.
William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910), known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer.
 His stories are known for their surprise endings.

Question: In what year was the writer of "Cabbages and Kings" born?
Answer: 1862