Historical Events In 1872

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

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

Jan 03   The first patent list issued by US Patent Office in the year 1872.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 20   In the year 1872 calif Stock Exchange Board organized   

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

Jan 21   In the year 1872 frans Beelaerts van Blokland, Dutch foreign minister   

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) on this day in history.   

Jan 29   On this day in history francis L Cardoza elected State Treasurer of South Carolina   

Jan 31   Zane Grey, American West novelist (Riders of the Purple Sage) in the year 1872.   

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

Feb 01   The birth of Paul Fort, French poet on this day in history.   

Feb 06   In the year 1872 theodor Lessing, writer [or Feb 8]   

Feb 07   Alcorn A & M College opens in the year 1872.   

Feb 07   Nikolaos "Sokrates" Politis, Greek lawyer/diplomat/foreign minister on this day in history.   

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

Feb 14   In the year 1872 1st state bird refuge authorized (Lake Merritt CA)   

Feb 15   In Victoria British Columbia, the Provincial Legislature meets for the first time as a Province of Canada in the year 1872.   

Feb 20   Hydraulic electric elevator patented by Cyrus Baldwin on this day in history.   

Feb 20   Luther Crowell patents a machine that manufactures paper bags in the year 1872.   

Feb 20   On this day in history metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.   

Feb 20   Silas Noble &JP Cooley patents toothpick manufacturing machine in the year 1872.   

Feb 21   In the year 1872 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   First national convention of the Prohibition Party (Columbus OH) on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history charlotte Ray, 1st Black woman lawyer, graduated Howard University   

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Jan 04   Edmund Rumpler, Austria, auto/airplane builder was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 11   Paul Graener, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1872 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   Edward G Craig, actor/director (On the art of theatre) was born in the year 1872.   

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

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   Johannes Carsten Hauch, Danish poet (b. 1790) died on this day in history.   

Mar 10   Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian revolutionary (Giovane Italy), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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