Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In 1872

Mar 18 Anna Held, Polish actress and singer (d. 1918) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 18 In the year 1872 birth of frank Hoyt Losey, composer  

Mar 19 In the year 1872 birth of sergei Diaghilev, Gruzino Novgorod Russia, ballet director  

Mar 20 In the year 1872 birth of bernhard Seklas, composer  

Mar 20 Karin Michaelis, writer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 25 In the year 1872 birth of vito Pardo, Italian sculptor (Columbus monument in Argentina)  

Mar 28 Jose Sanjurjo y Sacanell, Spanish general (Morocco) was born in the year 1872.  

Mar 30 Sergey Nikiforovich Vasilenko, composer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 31 Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev, Russia, dance master (Imperial Ballet) was born in the year 1872.  

Apr 01 Tadeusz Joteyko, composer was born in the year 1872.  

Apr 04 Nikolai Amani, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 04 Pauline de Haan-Manifarges, Dutch singer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 05 On this day in history birth of samuel Cate Prescott, American food scientist and microbiologist (d. 1962)  

Apr 07 In the year 1872 birth of william Monroe Trotter, famous African  

Apr 09 In the year 1872 birth of leon Blum, French premier (People's front govt)  

Apr 13 On this day in history birth of a Roda Roda, writer  

Apr 14 Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Indian-born Islamic scholar and translator (d. 1953) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 21 On this day in history birth of gW Bitzer, [Johann Gottlob Wilhelm Bitzer], Roxbury MA  

Apr 22 In the year 1872 birth of princess Margaret of Prussia, queen of Finland (d. 1954)  

Apr 23 On this day in history birth of violet Gordon-Woodhouse, British musician (d. 1951)  

Apr 25 Charles Burgess Fry, cricketer/world record long jumper was born in the year 1872.  

Apr 29 Eyvind Alnaes, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 29 Harry Payne Whitney, American businessman (d. 1930) was born on this day in history.  

May 01 On this day in history birth of sidónio Pais, Portuguese military and politician (d. 1918)  

May 02 G G van der Hoeven, Dutch editor-in-chief (NRC) was born on this day in history.  

May 06 Willem de Sitter, Dutch scientist (d. 1934) was born in the year 1872.  

May 10 On this day in history birth of marcel Mauss, French sociologist (d. 1950)  

May 14 Elia Dalla Costa, Italian cardinals (d. 1961) was born in the year 1872.  

May 18 On this day in history birth of bertrand Russell, England, mathematician/philosopher (Nobel 1950)  

May 21 Henry Warren, Boston Mass, inventor (Telechon electric clock) was born on this day in history.  

May 28 On this day in history birth of marian Smoluchowski, Polish physicist (d. 1917)  

May 31 On this day in history birth of charles G Abbot, US, astronomer (Constant Sun)  

May 31 William Heath Robinson, England, illustrator/cartoonist (Don Quixote) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 06 On this day in history birth of alexandra Fjodorovna Romanova, last Russian tsarina (1894-1918)  

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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 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 04 On this day in history death of johannes Carsten Hauch, Danish poet (b. 1790)  

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

Mar 12 Zeng Guofan, Chinese politician and general (b. 1811) died in the year 1872.  

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

Apr 01 Frederick Maurice, English theologian (b. 1805) died on this day in history.