Page 7: Historical Events In 1872

Nov 23   Ten Bears (Parra-Wa-Samen), US poet/Comanche chief, dies in the year 1872.   

Nov 29   In the year 1872 anna Bahr-von Mildenburg, Austrian soprano/director   

Nov 29   Cornelius Kreighoff, Canadian, dies in the year 1872.   

Nov 29   Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River on this day in history.   

Nov 30   1st intl soccer game, Scotland-England 0-0 (Glasgow) on this day in history.   

Dec 04   On this day in history the ship Mary Celeste was found adrift with crew missing   

Dec 05   In the year 1872 harry N Pillsbury, US chess player   

Dec 05   On this day in history the vessel 'Marie Celeste' is found abandoned in the Atlantic, no trace of her crew was ever found   

Dec 06   On this day in history mikulas Moyzes, composer   

Dec 06   William S. Hart (actor, director, silent screen star Wild Bill Hickock) was born This was the first TV show I watched in 1954 on this day in history.   

Dec 06   On this day in history william S. Hart (actor, director, silent screen star: Wild Bill Hickock) was born This was the first TV show I watched in 1954   

Dec 07   HMS Challenger sets sail on 3½ year world oceanographic cruise on this day in history.   

Dec 07   HMS Challenger sets sail on 3«-year world oceanographic cruise in the year 1872.   

Dec 07   Johan Huizinga, Dutch culture historian (Homo Ludens) on this day in history.   

Dec 08   On this day in history j C Powys, writer   

Dec 10   On this day in history johann Babtist Thaller, composer   

Dec 11   1st black US gov took office, Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (La) in the year 1872.   

Dec 11   In the year 1872 first black US gov took office, Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (La)   

Dec 12   In the year 1872 willem A Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, Dutch politician, dies at 72   

Dec 13   Helena Beeloo, Hague's maid, murdered by Henry Jut in the year 1872.   

Dec 18   On this day in history opals first discovered in Australia, at Listowel Downs, Queensland.   

Dec 20   On this day in history lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer   

Dec 21   Albert P Terhune, US, novelist (Lad, a Dog) on this day in history.   

Dec 26   4th largest snowfall in NYC history (18") in the year 1872.   

Dec 30   On this day in history william A Larned, tennis champ (US Open-1901)   

Dec 31   Aleksis Kivi, [Stenvall], Finnish writer/poet (Kanervala), dies at 38 in the year 1872.   

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

Jan 15   In the year 1872 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   Henri-Paul Busser, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Paul Leautaud, [Maurice Boissard], France, writer (Petit ami) was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82   

Mar 04   Johannes Carsten Hauch, Danish poet (b. 1790) died in the year 1872.   

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

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

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

Apr 01   On this day in history death of frederick Maurice, English theologian (b. 1805)