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 in the year 1872.   

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

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) in the year 1872.   

Dec 04   The ship Mary Celeste was found adrift with crew missing on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Dec 06   Mikulas Moyzes, composer in the year 1872.   

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   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 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) in the year 1872.   

Dec 08   In the year 1872 j C Powys, writer   

Dec 10   Johann Babtist Thaller, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

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 in the year 1872.   

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

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

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   William A Larned, tennis champ (US Open-1901) on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of alexander N Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer (Prometheus)   

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   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   Paul Leautaud, [Maurice Boissard], France, writer (Petit ami) was born in the year 1872.   

Jan 07   In the year 1872 death of james Fisk, American entrepreneur (b. 1834)   

Jan 21   In the year 1872 franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81   

Feb 21   In the year 1872 pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82   

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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1872 death of frederick Maurice, English theologian (b. 1805)