Historical Events In 1872

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

Nov 29   Anna Bahr-von Mildenburg, Austrian soprano/director on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Dec 05   In the year 1872 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 on this day in history.  

Dec 06   Mikulas Moyzes, composer in the year 1872.  

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 in the year 1872.  

Dec 07   On this day in history 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   In the year 1872 j C Powys, writer  

Dec 10   Johann Babtist Thaller, composer in the year 1872.  

Dec 11   1st black US gov took office, Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (La) on this day in history.  

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   Opals first discovered in Australia, at Listowel Downs, Queensland in the year 1872.  

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   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 on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 16   Henri-Paul Busser, composer was born in the year 1872.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 21   Franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 04   On this day in history death of johannes Carsten Hauch, Danish poet (b. 1790)  

Mar 10   Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian revolutionary (Giovane Italy), dies at 66 in the year 1872.  

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