Historical Events In 1872

Sep 25   In the year 1872 charles Blake Cochran, impresario  

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

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

Sep 28   On this day in history lena Ashwell, England, actress/theatrical manager (Kingsway)  

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

Oct 01   On this day in history israel Querido, Dutch writer (Menschenwee)  

Oct 02   In the year 1872 eberhard F Walcker, organ builder (Paulskirche Frankfurt A/M), dies  

Oct 02   In the year 1872 morgan State University founded  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 12   Montreal Foot Ball Club 1st game playing Quebec City to 0-0 tie on this day in history.  

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

Oct 14   In the year 1872 albrecht FH, prince of Prussia, dies at 63  

Oct 18   Josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun on this day in history.  

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

Oct 21   In the year 1872 germany gives the San Juan Islands to the U.S.  

Oct 21   On this day in history jacques Babinet, French physicist/mathematician/astronomer, dies at 78  

Oct 23   On this day in history theophile Gautier, French poet/writer/historian/critic, dies at 61  

Oct 27   Emily Post, authority on social behavior/writer (Etiquette) in the year 1872.  

Oct 29   J S Risdon patents metal windmill in the year 1872.  

Nov 03   Paul Panzer, actor (Cat's Paw, Mildred Pierce, Hotel Berlin) on this day in history.  

Nov 04   Herman Finck, composer on this day in history.  

Nov 05   On this day in history suffragist Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote. (She never paid the fine.)  

Nov 05   Susan B Anthony fined $100 for trying to vote for Ulysses S Grant in the year 1872.  

Nov 07   In the year 1872 cargo ship Mary Celeste sails from NY to Genoa; mysteriously found abandoned 4 weeks later  

Nov 07   In the year 1872 mary Celeste sails from NY to Genoa; found abandoned 4 weeks later  

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

Nov 09   Fire destroys nearly 1,000 buildings in Boston in the year 1872.  

Nov 11   On this day in history maude K Adams, US, actress (Baldwin's Theatre)  

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

Nov 22   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of paul Graener, composer  

Jan 11   George Washington Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956) was born in the year 1872.  

Jan 15   Arsen Kotsoyev, Russian writer (d. 1944) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1872.  

Jan 18   On this day in history 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 in the year 1872.  

Mar 04   On this day in history death of johannes Carsten Hauch, Danish poet (b. 1790)  

Mar 10   On this day in history giuseppe Mazzini, Italian revolutionary (Giovane Italy), dies at 66  

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

Mar 30   Nicolaos Mantzaros, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1872.  

Apr 01   In the year 1872 death of frederick Maurice, English theologian (b. 1805)