Page 2: Historical Events In 1872

Feb 27   Charlotte Ray, inaugural Black woman lawyer, graduated Harvard U   

Mar 01   Yellowstone is recorded as becoming world's 1st national park.   

Mar 01   Yellowstone is recorded as becoming world's inaugural national park.   

Mar 03   Wee Willie Keeler, outfielder (Baltimore Orioles); hit .432 in 1897   

Mar 05   George Westinghouse Jr patents triple air brake for trains.   

Mar 07   -8°F in Boston, MA.   

Mar 07   -8º F in Boston MA.   

Mar 07   Piet Mondriaan, Holland, abstract painter (Broadway Boogie Woogie)   

Mar 08   Paul Juon, Russian/Swiss violinist/composer   

Mar 10   Felix Borowski, composer   

Mar 10   Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian revolutionary (Giovane Italy), dies at 66.   

Mar 11   Abraham van Stolk Jzn, lumber merchant/art collector.   

Mar 11   Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain   

Mar 13   Oswald Garrison Villard, American journalist   

Mar 16   1st FA Cup Final: Wanderers-Royal Engineers 1-0 in Bolton   

Mar 16   The inaugural FA Cup Final Wanderers-Royal Engineers 1-0 in Bolton   

Mar 16   The inaugural FA Cup Final: Wanderers-Royal Engineers 1-0 in Bolton.   

Mar 17   Billy Quaife, cricketer (England batsman 1899-1902)   

Mar 18   Frank Hoyt Losey, composer   

Mar 19   Sergei Diaghilev, Gruzino Novgorod Russia, ballet director.   

Mar 20   Bernhard Seklas, composer   

Mar 22   Illinois is recorded as becoming 1st state to require sexual equality in employment.   

Mar 22   Illinois is recorded as becoming inaugural state to require sexual equality in employment.   

Mar 25   Vito Pardo, Italian sculptor (Columbus monument in Argentina).   

Mar 26   7.8 earthquake shakes Owens Valley, California.   

Mar 26   The Owens Valley, California area is rattled by a 7.8 earthquake one of the largest in the United States.   

Mar 26   Thomas J Martin patents fire extinguisher   

Mar 28   Jose Sanjurjo y Sacanell, Spanish general (Morocco)   

Mar 30   Nicolaos Mantzaros, composer, dies at 76.   

Mar 30   Sergey Nikiforovich Vasilenko, composer.   

Mar 31   Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev, Russia, dance master (Imperial Ballet).   

Apr 01   1st edition of The Standard   

Apr 01   Tadeusz Joteyko, composer   

Apr 02   George B Brayton patents gasoline powered engine.   

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Jan 04   Edmund rumpler: Austria, auto/airplane builder   

Jan 06   Alexander n scriabin: Moscow, hallucinogenic composer (prometheus)   

Jan 11   Paul graener: Composer   

Jan 11   George washington pierce: American physicist   

Jan 15   Arsen kotsoyev: Russian writer   

Jan 16   Edward g craig: Actor/director (on the art of theatre)   

Jan 16   Henri-paul busser: Composer   

Jan 18   Paul leautaud: [maurice boissard], france, writer (petit ami)   

Jan 07   James fisk: American entrepreneur (b. 1834)   

Jan 21   Franz grillparzer: Austrian playwright (sappho/libussa),    

Feb 21   Pavel p gagarin: Russian monarch/politician,    

Mar 04   Johannes carsten hauch: Danish poet (b. 1790)   

Mar 10   Giuseppe mazzini: Italian revolutionary (giovane italy),   

Mar 12   Zeng guofan: Chinese politician and general (b. 1811)   

Mar 30   Nicolaos mantzaros: Composer,   

Apr 01   Frederick maurice: English theologian (b. 1805)