Historical Events In 1872

Sep 25   On this day in history charles Blake Cochran, impresario  

Sep 26   In the year 1872 ottokar T Czernin von und zu Chudenitz, Austrian Foreign min (1916-18)  

Sep 26   On this day in history the first Shriners Temple (called Mecca) was established in New York City.  

Sep 28   On this day in history lena Ashwell, England, actress/theatrical manager (Kingsway)  

Sep 29   On this day in history "3 Fingers" Mackenzie destroys Kwahadi-Commanche village  

Oct 01   Israel Querido, Dutch writer (Menschenwee) on this day in history.  

Oct 02   Eberhard F Walcker, organ builder (Paulskirche Frankfurt A/M), dies in the year 1872.  

Oct 02   Morgan State University founded on this day in history.  

Oct 03   In the year 1872 bloomingdale's department store in NY opens  

Oct 03   Edward Faber Schneider, composer in the year 1872.  

Oct 08   In the year 1872 john Cowper Powys, British writer (Wood & Stone)  

Oct 09   On this day in history aaron Montgomery started his mail-order business  

Oct 11   In the year 1872 harlan Fiske Stone, NH, Supreme Court (1925-41) Chief Justice (41-46)  

Oct 12   On this day in history montreal Foot Ball Club 1st game playing Quebec City to 0-0 tie  

Oct 12   Ralph Vaughan Williams, Down Amp England, composer (Hugh the Drover) on this day in history.  

Oct 14   Albrecht FH, prince of Prussia, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Oct 18   In the year 1872 josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun  

Oct 19   World's largest gold nugget (215 kg) found in New South Wales in the year 1872.  

Oct 21   Germany gives the San Juan Islands to the U.S on this day in history.  

Oct 21   Jacques Babinet, French physicist/mathematician/astronomer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Oct 23   In the year 1872 theophile Gautier, French poet/writer/historian/critic, dies at 61  

Oct 27   On this day in history emily Post, authority on social behavior/writer (Etiquette)  

Oct 29   In the year 1872 j S Risdon patents metal windmill  

Nov 03   On this day in history paul Panzer, actor (Cat's Paw, Mildred Pierce, Hotel Berlin)  

Nov 04   Herman Finck, composer in the year 1872.  

Nov 05   In the year 1872 suffragist Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote. (She never paid the fine.)  

Nov 05   In the year 1872 susan B Anthony fined $100 for trying to vote for Ulysses S Grant  

Nov 07   cargo ship Mary Celeste sails from NY to Genoa; mysteriously found abandoned 4 weeks later on this day in history.  

Nov 07   Mary Celeste sails from NY to Genoa; found abandoned 4 weeks later in the year 1872.  

Nov 07   In the year 1872 the ship Marie Celeste sails from New York, eventually to be found deserted  

Nov 09   Fire destroys nearly 1,000 buildings in Boston on this day in history.  

Nov 11   Maude K Adams, US, actress (Baldwin's Theatre) on this day in history.  

Nov 15   Robert marquess of Flers, French author (Habit Vert) in the year 1872.  

Nov 22   Franz Grillparzer's "Die Judin von Toledo," premieres in Prague on this day in history.  

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Jan 04   On this day in history 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   In the year 1872 birth of paul Graener, composer  

Jan 11   George Washington Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956) was born in the year 1872.  

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

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

Jan 16   On this day in history birth of henri-Paul Busser, composer  

Jan 18   Paul Leautaud, [Maurice Boissard], France, writer (Petit ami) was born in the year 1872.  

Jan 07   On this day in history death of james Fisk, American entrepreneur (b. 1834)  

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

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

Mar 30   Nicolaos Mantzaros, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

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