Page 3: Historical Events In 1872

Apr 02   Samuel F B Morse developer of electric telegraph dies at 80   

Apr 02   Samuel F B Morse developer of electric telegraph, dies at 80.   

Apr 03   J C Watson discovers asteroid #119 Althaea.   

Apr 04   Nikolai Amani, composer   

Apr 07   William Monroe Trotter, famous African   

Apr 09   Leon Blum, French premier (People's front govt).   

Apr 09   Samuel R Percy patents dried milk   

Apr 10   1st National black convention meets in New Orleans   

Apr 10   A Borrelly discovers asteroid #120 Lachesis.   

Apr 10   Arbor day inaugural celebrated in Nebraska, later changed to Apr 22   

Apr 12   Jesse James gang robs bank in Columbia, Kentucky (1 dead/$1500)   

Apr 13   A Roda Roda, writer   

Apr 14   Dominion Lands Act passed-Canada's Homestead Act   

Apr 20   Ljudwit Gaj, Croatian writer/poet (Pjesma iz Zagorja), dies at 62   

Apr 20   SF Bar Association organized   

Apr 21   GW Bitzer, [Johann Gottlob Wilhelm Bitzer], Roxbury MA.   

Apr 24   Volcano Vesuvius erupts.   

Apr 25   Charles Burgess Fry, cricketer/world record long jumper.   

Apr 27   Ion Heliade-Radulescu, Romanian politician/author, dies at 70.   

Apr 29   Eyvind Alnaes, composer.   

May 01   Amalia, princess of Weimar/wife of prince Hendrik the Navigator, dies.   

May 02   G G van der Hoeven, Dutch editor-in-chief (NRC)   

May 10   Victoria Woodhull is recorded as becoming 1st woman nominated for US president   

May 10   Victoria Woodhull is recorded as becoming inaugural woman nominated for US president   

May 15   Thomas Hastings, composer, dies at 87   

May 16   Metropolitan Gas Company lamps lit for 1st time.   

May 16   Metropolitan Gas Company lamps lit for inaugural time.   

May 17   Bohemian Club incorporated.   

May 17   Fryderyk Edward Sobolewski, composer, dies at 63   

May 18   Bertrand Russell, England, mathematician/philosopher (Nobel 1950).   

May 18   Bertrand Russell, English philospher is born   

May 19   Johan van Dale, schoolmaster (New Dutch Language Wordbook), dies at 44.   

May 21   Henry Warren, Boston Mass, inventor (Telechon electric clock)   

May 22   Amnesty Act restores civil rights to Southerners (except for 500).   

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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)