Historical Events In 1872

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

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   In the year 1872 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   Paul Leautaud, [Maurice Boissard], France, writer (Petit ami) in the year 1872.  

Jan 20   In the year 1872 calif Stock Exchange Board organized  

Jan 20   California Stock Exchange Board organized on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jan 29   In the year 1872 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Feb 07   On this day in history alcorn A & M College opens  

Feb 07   On this day in history nikolaos "Sokrates" Politis, Greek lawyer/diplomat/foreign minister  

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

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

Feb 15   In Victoria British Columbia, the Provincial Legislature meets for the first time as a Province of Canada on this day in history.  

Feb 20   On this day in history hydraulic electric elevator patented by Cyrus Baldwin  

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   In the year 1872 silas Noble &JP Cooley patents toothpick manufacturing machine  

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

Feb 22   In the year 1872 1st national convention of Prohibition Party (Columbus Ohio)  

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

Feb 22   Labor Reform Party formed at Columbus OH on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1872.  

Jan 06   Alexander N Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer (Prometheus) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11   In the year 1872 birth of paul Graener, composer  

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 07   In the year 1872 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   Pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82 in the year 1872.  

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

Mar 10   In the year 1872 giuseppe Mazzini, Italian revolutionary (Giovane Italy), dies at 66  

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.