Historical Events In 1872

Jan 02   Canada and the US first share telegraphed weather reports on this day in history.   

Jan 03   1st patent list issued by US Patent Office in the year 1872.   

Jan 03   The first patent list issued by US Patent Office on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1872 edmund Rumpler, Austria, auto/airplane builder   

Jan 06   Alexander N Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer (Prometheus) on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1872 paul Graener, composer   

Jan 12   On this day in history yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.   

Jan 16   Edward G Craig, actor/director (On the art of theatre) in the year 1872.   

Jan 18   In the year 1872 paul Leautaud, [Maurice Boissard], France, writer (Petit ami)   

Jan 20   Calif Stock Exchange Board organized in the year 1872.   

Jan 20   In the year 1872 california Stock Exchange Board organized   

Jan 21   Frans Beelaerts van Blokland, Dutch foreign minister in the year 1872.   

Jan 21   Franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Jan 27   In the year 1872 learned Hand, Albany NY, Chief judge (US Court of Appeals)   

Jan 29   In the year 1872 francis L Cardoza elected State Treasurer of South Carolina   

Jan 31   Zane Grey, American West novelist (Riders of the Purple Sage) on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Paul Fort, French poet/founder of Vers et Prose in the year 1872.   

Feb 01   The birth of Paul Fort, French poet in the year 1872.   

Feb 06   Theodor Lessing, writer [or Feb 8] in the year 1872.   

Feb 07   On this day in history alcorn A & M College opens   

Feb 07   In the year 1872 nikolaos "Sokrates" Politis, Greek lawyer/diplomat/foreign minister   

Feb 10   In the year 1872 anne Anema, Dutch lawyer/journalist/politician (ARP)   

Feb 14   On this day in history 1st state bird refuge authorized (Lake Merritt CA)   

Feb 15   On this day in history in Victoria British Columbia, the Provincial Legislature meets for the first time as a Province of Canada   

Feb 20   Hydraulic electric elevator patented by Cyrus Baldwin in the year 1872.   

Feb 20   On this day in history luther Crowell patents a machine that manufactures paper bags   

Feb 20   Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City on this day in history.   

Feb 20   On this day in history silas Noble &JP Cooley patents toothpick manufacturing machine   

Feb 21   Pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Feb 22   1st national convention of Prohibition Party (Columbus Ohio) in the year 1872.   

Feb 22   First national convention of the Prohibition Party (Columbus OH) on this day in history.   

Feb 22   In the year 1872 labor Reform Party formed at Columbus OH   

Feb 24   John Jarvis, England, swimmer (won 108 titles) on this day in history.   

Feb 27   Charlotte Ray, 1st Black woman lawyer, graduated Howard University in the year 1872.   

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Jan 04   Edmund Rumpler, Austria, auto/airplane builder was born in the year 1872.   

Jan 06   Alexander N Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer (Prometheus) was born in the year 1872.   

Jan 11   In the year 1872 birth of paul Graener, composer   

Jan 11   George Washington Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Arsen Kotsoyev, Russian writer (d. 1944) was born in the year 1872.   

Jan 16   On this day in history birth of edward G Craig, actor/director (On the art of theatre)   

Jan 16   In the year 1872 birth of henri-Paul Busser, composer   

Jan 18   In the year 1872 birth of paul Leautaud, [Maurice Boissard], France, writer (Petit ami)   

Jan 07   James Fisk, American entrepreneur (b. 1834) died on this day in history.   

Jan 21   Franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81 in the year 1872.   

Feb 21   Pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Mar 04   Johannes Carsten Hauch, Danish poet (b. 1790) died in the year 1872.   

Mar 10   Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian revolutionary (Giovane Italy), dies at 66 in the year 1872.   

Mar 12   On this day in history death of zeng Guofan, Chinese politician and general (b. 1811)   

Mar 30   On this day in history nicolaos Mantzaros, composer, dies at 76   

Apr 01   On this day in history death of frederick Maurice, English theologian (b. 1805)