Historical Events In 1872

Jul 28   Friedrich Kaiser, astronomer (Kaiser-Compass), dies on this day in history.   

Jul 30   On this day in history clementine, Princess of Belgium, wife of Prince Napoleon Bonaparte   

Jul 31   C H F Peters discovers asteroids #122 Gerda & #123 Brunhild in the year 1872.   

Aug 02   In the year 1872 judocus Smits, Dutch RC newspaper publisher (De Tijd), dies at 59   

Aug 03   Haakon VII, Charlottenlund Denmark, King of Norway (1905-57) on this day in history.   

Aug 07   Andries C D de Graeff, governor-general of Neth Indies (1926-31) on this day in history.   

Aug 11   Lowell Mason, US organist/composer (Zebulo), dies at 80 in the year 1872.   

Aug 15   Harold Fraser-Simson, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 18   In the year 1872 1st mail-order catalog issued by A M Ward   

Aug 19   On this day in history eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer, dies at 63   

Aug 21   Aubrey Beardsley, England, artist (Salome) in the year 1872.   

Aug 23   On this day in history 1st Japanese coml ship visits SF, carrying tea   

Aug 23   The first Japanese commercial ship visits SF, carrying tea on this day in history.   

Aug 24   On this day in history max Beerbohm, England, caricaturist/writer/wit (Saturday Review)   

Aug 24   In the year 1872 the birth of Sir Max Beerbohm, British writer and caricaturist   

Aug 28   Alfred Baldwin Sloan, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 04   [Rosalie] Julia Cuypers, Flemish actress/wife of Joseph of Lyre in the year 1872.   

Sep 07   Antoni Stolpe, composer, dies at 21 in the year 1872.   

Sep 09   In the year 1872 delilah L Beasley, US author/columnist (Negro trail-blazers)   

Sep 10   Josephina "Frieda" Herberich, actress (Verdoold Sheep) in the year 1872.   

Sep 10   In the year 1872 karl Marx speaks in Amsterdam   

Sep 13   On this day in history ludwig A Feuerbach, German philosopher (Man what he eats), dies at 68   

Sep 14   Britain pays the US $15« M for damages during Civil War in the year 1872.   

Sep 14   Britain pays US$15½m for damages during Civil War in the year 1872.   

Sep 14   On this day in history yury Nikolayevich Golitsin, composer, dies at 48   

Sep 16   Henriette de Vreker-Verschuur, Dutch/Flemish actress (Rose Kate) in the year 1872.   

Sep 17   Phillip W Pratt patents his sprinkler system for extinguishing fires on this day in history.   

Sep 18   In the year 1872 charles XV Louis E, king of Sweden/Norway (1859-72), dies   

Sep 18   In the year 1872 king Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway.   

Sep 20   Maurice Gamelin, French generalissimo in the year 1872.   

Sep 21   John Henry Conyers of SC becomes 1st black student at Annapolis in the year 1872.   

Sep 21   On this day in history john Henry Conyers of SC becomes first black student at Annapolis   

Sep 22   Luis Villalba Munoz, composer in the year 1872.   

Sep 24   On this day in history franz Grillparzer's "Ein Bruderzwist in Habsburg," premieres in Vienna   

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

Jan 06   In the year 1872 birth of alexander N Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer (Prometheus)   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of paul Graener, composer   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of george Washington Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956)   

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   Henri-Paul Busser, composer was born in the year 1872.   

Jan 18   Paul Leautaud, [Maurice Boissard], France, writer (Petit ami) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   James Fisk, American entrepreneur (b. 1834) died in the year 1872.   

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

Feb 21   In the year 1872 pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82   

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

Mar 10   On this day in history giuseppe Mazzini, Italian revolutionary (Giovane Italy), dies at 66   

Mar 12   In the year 1872 death of zeng Guofan, Chinese politician and general (b. 1811)   

Mar 30   In the year 1872 nicolaos Mantzaros, composer, dies at 76   

Apr 01   Frederick Maurice, English theologian (b. 1805) died in the year 1872.