Page 4: Historical Events In 1872

May 24   Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, painter, dies   

May 30   Mahlon Loomis patents wireless telegraphy   

May 31   Charles G Abbot, US, astronomer (Constant Sun)   

Jun 01   In this year, 6th Belmont: James Roe aboard Joe Daniels claims in 2:58.25.   

Jun 03   Heinrich Esser, composer, dies at 53   

Jun 04   Johan R Thorbecke, literature/liberal premier, dies   

Jun 05   Republican National Convention meets (Phila)   

Jun 06   Alexandra Fjodorovna Romanova, last Russian tsarina (1894-1918).   

Jun 06   Susan B Anthony is fined for trying to vote   

Jun 08   Congress endorses penny post card   

Jun 14   Trade unions are legalised in Canada   

Jun 18   Woman's Sufferage Convention held at Merchantile Liberty Hall.   

Jun 18   Woman's Suffrage Convention held at Merchantile Liberty Hall.   

Jun 27   Paul Laurence Dunbar, Dayton Ohio, poet/novelist (Oak and Ivory)   

Jun 28   Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer, dies at 66.   

Jul 01   Louis Bleriot, 1st man to fly an airplane across English Channel   

Jul 03   Habib Ullah Chan, emir of Afghanistam (1901-19).   

Jul 04   Calvin Coolidge, [Silent Cal], Plymouth Vt, (R) 30th pres (1923-29).   

Jul 07   Juan Lamonte de Grignon, composer   

Jul 09   Doughnut cutter patented by John Blondel, Thomaston, Me   

Jul 09   Doughnut cutter patents by John Blondel, Thomaston, Me.   

Jul 13   Alfons van de Perre, Flemish physician/MP   

Jul 16   Roald Amundsen, Norway, explorer, discovered South Pole   

Jul 18   Benito Juarez, Cuban justice/general (battle of Acapulco), dies at 66.   

Jul 18   Britain introduces secret ballot voting   

Jul 18   Julius Fucik, composer   

Jul 20   Alick Maclean, composer.   

Jul 20   Mahlon Loomis patents wireless radio   

Jul 20   Mahlon Loomis receives patent for wireless ... the radio is born.   

Jul 22   David D Salas, Antillian writer (Josefina)   

Jul 26   George Louis Beer, historian (authority on British colonies).   

Jul 26   Michele Carafa, composer, dies at 84   

Jul 27   Stanislav Binicki, composer   

Jul 28   Albert P Sarraut, Fren gov-gen of Indo-China (1911..19)/PM (1933/36).   

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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)