Page 7: Historical Events In 1872

Nov 23   On this day in history ten Bears (Parra-Wa-Samen), US poet/Comanche chief, dies   

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

Nov 29   In the year 1872 cornelius Kreighoff, Canadian, dies   

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   On this day in history harry N Pillsbury, US chess player   

Dec 05   The vessel 'Marie Celeste' is found abandoned in the Atlantic, no trace of her crew was ever found in the year 1872.   

Dec 06   In the year 1872 mikulas Moyzes, composer   

Dec 06   In the year 1872 william S. Hart (actor, director, silent screen star Wild Bill Hickock) was born This was the first TV show I watched in 1954   

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

Dec 07   On this day in history hMS Challenger sets sail on 3«-year world oceanographic cruise   

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

Dec 08   J C Powys, writer on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

Dec 13   In the year 1872 helena Beeloo, Hague's maid, murdered by Henry Jut   

Dec 18   In the year 1872 opals first discovered in Australia, at Listowel Downs, Queensland.   

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

Dec 21   In the year 1872 albert P Terhune, US, novelist (Lad, a Dog)   

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

Dec 30   In the year 1872 william A Larned, tennis champ (US Open-1901)   

Dec 31   On this day in history aleksis Kivi, [Stenvall], Finnish writer/poet (Kanervala), dies at 38   

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

Jan 06   Alexander N Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer (Prometheus) was born in the year 1872.   

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

Jan 07   James Fisk, American entrepreneur (b. 1834) died in the year 1872.   

Jan 21   Franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81 in the year 1872.   

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

Mar 04   In the year 1872 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   On this day in history 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)