Historical Events In 1872

Feb 27   Charlotte Ray, first Black woman lawyer, graduated Harvard U in the year 1872.  

Mar 01   Yellowstone becomes world's 1st national park on this day in history.  

Mar 01   Yellowstone becomes world's first national park in the year 1872.  

Mar 03   Wee Willie Keeler, outfielder (Baltimore Orioles); hit .432 in 1897 in the year 1872.  

Mar 05   George Westinghouse Jr patents triple air brake for trains on this day in history.  

Mar 07   -8°F in Boston, MA on this day in history.  

Mar 07   -8º F in Boston MA on this day in history.  

Mar 07   Piet Mondriaan, Holland, abstract painter (Broadway Boogie Woogie) on this day in history.  

Mar 08   Paul Juon, Russian/Swiss violinist/composer in the year 1872.  

Mar 10   Felix Borowski, composer in the year 1872.  

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

Mar 11   On this day in history 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 in the year 1872.  

Mar 13   Oswald Garrison Villard, American journalist in the year 1872.  

Mar 16   On this day in history 1st FA Cup Final: Wanderers-Royal Engineers 1-0 in Bolton  

Mar 16   The first FA Cup Final Wanderers-Royal Engineers 1-0 in Bolton in the year 1872.  

Mar 16   On this day in history the first FA Cup Final: Wanderers-Royal Engineers 1-0 in Bolton  

Mar 17   In the year 1872 billy Quaife, cricketer (England batsman 1899-1902)  

Mar 18   On this day in history frank Hoyt Losey, composer  

Mar 19   Sergei Diaghilev, Gruzino Novgorod Russia, ballet director on this day in history.  

Mar 20   Bernhard Seklas, composer in the year 1872.  

Mar 22   Illinois becomes 1st state to require sexual equality in employment on this day in history.  

Mar 22   Illinois becomes first state to require sexual equality in employment on this day in history.  

Mar 25   Vito Pardo, Italian sculptor (Columbus monument in Argentina) in the year 1872.  

Mar 26   In the year 1872 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 in the year 1872.  

Mar 26   On this day in history thomas J Martin patents fire extinguisher  

Mar 28   In the year 1872 jose Sanjurjo y Sacanell, Spanish general (Morocco)  

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

Mar 30   In the year 1872 sergey Nikiforovich Vasilenko, composer  

Mar 31   In the year 1872 sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev, Russia, dance master (Imperial Ballet)  

Apr 01   1st edition of The Standard in the year 1872.  

Apr 01   Tadeusz Joteyko, composer on this day in history.  

Apr 02   George B Brayton patents gasoline powered engine on this day in history.  

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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 in the year 1872.  

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   In the year 1872 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   In the year 1872 birth of henri-Paul Busser, composer  

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

Jan 07   James Fisk, American entrepreneur (b. 1834) died in the year 1872.  

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 in the year 1872.  

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

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

Mar 30   On this day in history nicolaos Mantzaros, composer, dies at 76  

Apr 01   On this day in history death of frederick Maurice, English theologian (b. 1805)