Page 7: Historical Events In 1872

Nov 23   In the year 1872 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   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   On this day in history 1st intl soccer game, Scotland-England 0-0 (Glasgow)   

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

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   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 in the year 1872.   

Dec 07   In the year 1872 hMS Challenger sets sail on 3«-year world oceanographic cruise   

Dec 07   Johan Huizinga, Dutch culture historian (Homo Ludens) in the year 1872.   

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

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

Dec 11   On this day in history 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   Willem A Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, Dutch politician, dies at 72 in the year 1872.   

Dec 13   Helena Beeloo, Hague's maid, murdered by Henry Jut on this day in history.   

Dec 18   Opals first discovered in Australia, at Listowel Downs, Queensland on this day in history.   

Dec 20   Lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer in the year 1872.   

Dec 21   On this day in history albert P Terhune, US, novelist (Lad, a Dog)   

Dec 26   4th largest snowfall in NYC history (18") on this day in history.   

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

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

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Jan 04   Edmund Rumpler, Austria, auto/airplane builder was born in the year 1872.   

Jan 06   Alexander N Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer (Prometheus) was born on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1872.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1872 death of frederick Maurice, English theologian (b. 1805)