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 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 29   "3 Fingers" Mackenzie destroys Kwahadi-Commanche village in the year 1872.  

Oct 01   Israel Querido, Dutch writer (Menschenwee) on this day in history.  

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   Bloomingdale's department store in NY opens in the year 1872.  

Oct 03   In the year 1872 edward Faber Schneider, composer  

Oct 08   On this day in history john Cowper Powys, British writer (Wood & Stone)  

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) in the year 1872.  

Oct 12   Montreal Foot Ball Club 1st game playing Quebec City to 0-0 tie in the year 1872.  

Oct 12   In the year 1872 ralph Vaughan Williams, Down Amp England, composer (Hugh the Drover)  

Oct 14   Albrecht FH, prince of Prussia, dies at 63 in the year 1872.  

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   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 in the year 1872.  

Oct 27   In the year 1872 emily Post, authority on social behavior/writer (Etiquette)  

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

Nov 03   In the year 1872 paul Panzer, actor (Cat's Paw, Mildred Pierce, Hotel Berlin)  

Nov 04   Herman Finck, composer in the year 1872.  

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

Nov 05   In the year 1872 susan B Anthony fined $100 for trying to vote for Ulysses S Grant  

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

Nov 07   Mary Celeste sails from NY to Genoa; found abandoned 4 weeks later in the year 1872.  

Nov 07   The ship Marie Celeste sails from New York, eventually to be found deserted on this day in history.  

Nov 09   Fire destroys nearly 1,000 buildings in Boston on this day in history.  

Nov 11   In the year 1872 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   In the year 1872 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 in the year 1872.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 16   In the year 1872 birth of henri-Paul Busser, composer  

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

Jan 07   James Fisk, American entrepreneur (b. 1834) died on this day in history.  

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   Johannes Carsten Hauch, Danish poet (b. 1790) died in the year 1872.  

Mar 10   In the year 1872 giuseppe Mazzini, Italian revolutionary (Giovane Italy), dies at 66  

Mar 12   Zeng Guofan, Chinese politician and general (b. 1811) died on this day in history.  

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

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