Historical Events In 1872

Jan 02   In the year 1872 canada and the US first share telegraphed weather reports.  

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

Jan 03   In the year 1872 the first patent list issued by US Patent Office  

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

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

Jan 11   In the year 1872 paul Graener, composer  

Jan 12   Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years in the year 1872.  

Jan 16   In the year 1872 edward G Craig, actor/director (On the art of theatre)  

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

Jan 20   On this day in history calif Stock Exchange Board organized  

Jan 20   On this day in history california Stock Exchange Board organized  

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

Jan 21   In the year 1872 franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81  

Jan 27   Learned Hand, Albany NY, Chief judge (US Court of Appeals) in the year 1872.  

Jan 29   Francis L Cardoza elected State Treasurer of South Carolina on this day in history.  

Jan 31   In the year 1872 zane Grey, American West novelist (Riders of the Purple Sage)  

Feb 01   Paul Fort, French poet/founder of Vers et Prose on this day in history.  

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

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

Feb 07   In the year 1872 alcorn A & M College opens  

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

Feb 10   Anne Anema, Dutch lawyer/journalist/politician (ARP) on this day in history.  

Feb 14   In the year 1872 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 on this day in history.  

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   Silas Noble &JP Cooley patents toothpick manufacturing machine in the year 1872.  

Feb 21   On this day in history pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82  

Feb 22   1st national convention of Prohibition Party (Columbus Ohio) on this day in history.  

Feb 22   On this day in history first national convention of the Prohibition Party (Columbus OH)  

Feb 22   On this day in history labor Reform Party formed at Columbus OH  

Feb 24   On this day in history john Jarvis, England, swimmer (won 108 titles)  

Feb 27   In the year 1872 charlotte Ray, 1st Black woman lawyer, graduated Howard University  

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Jan 04   On this day in history birth of edmund Rumpler, Austria, auto/airplane builder  

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of alexander N Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer (Prometheus)  

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

Jan 11   In the year 1872 birth of george Washington Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956)  

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of arsen Kotsoyev, Russian writer (d. 1944)  

Jan 16   Edward G Craig, actor/director (On the art of theatre) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 16   Henri-Paul Busser, composer was born in the year 1872.  

Jan 18   On this day in history 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   On this day in history franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 12   In the year 1872 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   In the year 1872 death of frederick Maurice, English theologian (b. 1805)