Historical Events In 1872

Sep 25   On this day in history charles Blake Cochran, impresario  

Sep 26   On this day in history ottokar T Czernin von und zu Chudenitz, Austrian Foreign min (1916-18)  

Sep 26   The first Shriners Temple (called Mecca) was established in New York City in the year 1872.  

Sep 28   Lena Ashwell, England, actress/theatrical manager (Kingsway) on this day in history.  

Sep 29   On this day in history "3 Fingers" Mackenzie destroys Kwahadi-Commanche village  

Oct 01   In the year 1872 israel Querido, Dutch writer (Menschenwee)  

Oct 02   On this day in history eberhard F Walcker, organ builder (Paulskirche Frankfurt A/M), dies  

Oct 02   Morgan State University founded on this day in history.  

Oct 03   On this day in history bloomingdale's department store in NY opens  

Oct 03   On this day in history edward Faber Schneider, composer  

Oct 08   John Cowper Powys, British writer (Wood & Stone) on this day in history.  

Oct 09   Aaron Montgomery started his mail-order business in the year 1872.  

Oct 11   On this day in history harlan Fiske Stone, NH, Supreme Court (1925-41) Chief Justice (41-46)  

Oct 12   In the year 1872 montreal Foot Ball Club 1st game playing Quebec City to 0-0 tie  

Oct 12   Ralph Vaughan Williams, Down Amp England, composer (Hugh the Drover) in the year 1872.  

Oct 14   On this day in history albrecht FH, prince of Prussia, dies at 63  

Oct 18   Josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun in the year 1872.  

Oct 19   In the year 1872 world's largest gold nugget (215 kg) found in New South Wales  

Oct 21   On this day in history germany gives the San Juan Islands to the U.S.  

Oct 21   In the year 1872 jacques Babinet, French physicist/mathematician/astronomer, dies at 78  

Oct 23   Theophile Gautier, French poet/writer/historian/critic, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Oct 27   Emily Post, authority on social behavior/writer (Etiquette) on this day in history.  

Oct 29   J S Risdon patents metal windmill on this day in history.  

Nov 03   Paul Panzer, actor (Cat's Paw, Mildred Pierce, Hotel Berlin) in the year 1872.  

Nov 04   In the year 1872 herman Finck, composer  

Nov 05   In the year 1872 suffragist Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote. (She never paid the fine.)  

Nov 05   On this day in history susan B Anthony fined $100 for trying to vote for Ulysses S Grant  

Nov 07   On this day in history cargo ship Mary Celeste sails from NY to Genoa; mysteriously found abandoned 4 weeks later  

Nov 07   Mary Celeste sails from NY to Genoa; found abandoned 4 weeks later on this day in history.  

Nov 07   On this day in history the ship Marie Celeste sails from New York, eventually to be found deserted  

Nov 09   In the year 1872 fire destroys nearly 1,000 buildings in Boston  

Nov 11   Maude K Adams, US, actress (Baldwin's Theatre) in the year 1872.  

Nov 15   Robert marquess of Flers, French author (Habit Vert) in the year 1872.  

Nov 22   In the year 1872 franz Grillparzer's "Die Judin von Toledo," premieres in Prague  

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Jan 04   Edmund Rumpler, Austria, auto/airplane builder was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 11   In the year 1872 birth of paul Graener, composer  

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of george Washington Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956)  

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of arsen Kotsoyev, Russian writer (d. 1944)  

Jan 16   Edward G Craig, actor/director (On the art of theatre) was born in the year 1872.  

Jan 16   On this day in history birth of henri-Paul Busser, composer  

Jan 18   Paul Leautaud, [Maurice Boissard], France, writer (Petit ami) was born in the year 1872.  

Jan 07   On this day in history death of james Fisk, American entrepreneur (b. 1834)  

Jan 21   Franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 01   Frederick Maurice, English theologian (b. 1805) died in the year 1872.