Historical Events In 1872

Jul 28   In the year 1872 friedrich Kaiser, astronomer (Kaiser-Compass), dies  

Jul 30   Clementine, Princess of Belgium, wife of Prince Napoleon Bonaparte in the year 1872.  

Jul 31   On this day in history c H F Peters discovers asteroids #122 Gerda & #123 Brunhild  

Aug 02   Judocus Smits, Dutch RC newspaper publisher (De Tijd), dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Aug 03   On this day in history haakon VII, Charlottenlund Denmark, King of Norway (1905-57)  

Aug 07   In the year 1872 andries C D de Graeff, governor-general of Neth Indies (1926-31)  

Aug 11   Lowell Mason, US organist/composer (Zebulo), dies at 80 in the year 1872.  

Aug 15   On this day in history harold Fraser-Simson, composer  

Aug 18   In the year 1872 1st mail-order catalog issued by A M Ward  

Aug 19   Eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1872.  

Aug 21   On this day in history aubrey Beardsley, England, artist (Salome)  

Aug 23   On this day in history 1st Japanese coml ship visits SF, carrying tea  

Aug 23   In the year 1872 the first Japanese commercial ship visits SF, carrying tea  

Aug 24   On this day in history max Beerbohm, England, caricaturist/writer/wit (Saturday Review)  

Aug 24   On this day in history the birth of Sir Max Beerbohm, British writer and caricaturist  

Aug 28   On this day in history alfred Baldwin Sloan, composer  

Sep 04   [Rosalie] Julia Cuypers, Flemish actress/wife of Joseph of Lyre in the year 1872.  

Sep 07   Antoni Stolpe, composer, dies at 21 in the year 1872.  

Sep 09   Delilah L Beasley, US author/columnist (Negro trail-blazers) on this day in history.  

Sep 10   Josephina "Frieda" Herberich, actress (Verdoold Sheep) on this day in history.  

Sep 10   On this day in history karl Marx speaks in Amsterdam  

Sep 13   On this day in history ludwig A Feuerbach, German philosopher (Man what he eats), dies at 68  

Sep 14   Britain pays the US $15« M for damages during Civil War on this day in history.  

Sep 14   Britain pays US$15½m for damages during Civil War in the year 1872.  

Sep 14   On this day in history yury Nikolayevich Golitsin, composer, dies at 48  

Sep 16   On this day in history henriette de Vreker-Verschuur, Dutch/Flemish actress (Rose Kate)  

Sep 17   Phillip W Pratt patents his sprinkler system for extinguishing fires on this day in history.  

Sep 18   In the year 1872 charles XV Louis E, king of Sweden/Norway (1859-72), dies  

Sep 18   King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway in the year 1872.  

Sep 20   Maurice Gamelin, French generalissimo on this day in history.  

Sep 21   John Henry Conyers of SC becomes 1st black student at Annapolis on this day in history.  

Sep 21   In the year 1872 john Henry Conyers of SC becomes first black student at Annapolis  

Sep 22   On this day in history luis Villalba Munoz, composer  

Sep 24   Franz Grillparzer's "Ein Bruderzwist in Habsburg," premieres in Vienna on this day in history.  

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Jan 04   On this day in history birth of edmund Rumpler, Austria, auto/airplane builder  

Jan 06   In the year 1872 birth of alexander N Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer (Prometheus)  

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of paul Graener, composer  

Jan 11   George Washington Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 15   Arsen Kotsoyev, Russian writer (d. 1944) was born in the year 1872.  

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

Jan 07   In the year 1872 death of james Fisk, American entrepreneur (b. 1834)  

Jan 21   On this day in history franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81  

Feb 21   Pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Mar 04   Johannes Carsten Hauch, Danish poet (b. 1790) died on this day in history.  

Mar 10   Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian revolutionary (Giovane Italy), dies at 66 in the year 1872.  

Mar 12   In the year 1872 death of zeng Guofan, Chinese politician and general (b. 1811)  

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)