Page 7: Historical Events In 1872

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

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   In the year 1872 indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.   

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

Dec 04   The ship Mary Celeste was found adrift with crew missing in the year 1872.   

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1872.   

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

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

Dec 07   In the year 1872 johan Huizinga, Dutch culture historian (Homo Ludens)   

Dec 08   J C Powys, writer in the year 1872.   

Dec 10   In the year 1872 johann Babtist Thaller, composer   

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

Dec 11   First black US gov took office, Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (La) on this day in history.   

Dec 12   On this day in history 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   In the year 1872 lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer   

Dec 21   Albert P Terhune, US, novelist (Lad, a Dog) in the year 1872.   

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

Dec 30   In the year 1872 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   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   Paul Graener, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1872 birth of george Washington Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956)   

Jan 15   Arsen Kotsoyev, Russian writer (d. 1944) was born in the year 1872.   

Jan 16   Edward G Craig, actor/director (On the art of theatre) was born in the year 1872.   

Jan 16   On this day in history birth of henri-Paul Busser, composer   

Jan 18   On this day in history 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   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   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.