Historical Events In 1872

Jan 02   Canada and the US first share telegraphed weather reports in the year 1872.   

Jan 03   In the year 1872 1st patent list issued by US Patent Office   

Jan 03   The first patent list issued by US Patent Office on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1872 edmund Rumpler, Austria, auto/airplane builder   

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

Jan 11   Paul Graener, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 12   In the year 1872 yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.   

Jan 16   Edward G Craig, actor/director (On the art of theatre) on this day in history.   

Jan 18   On this day in history paul Leautaud, [Maurice Boissard], France, writer (Petit ami)   

Jan 20   Calif Stock Exchange Board organized in the year 1872.   

Jan 20   In the year 1872 california Stock Exchange Board organized   

Jan 21   On this day in history frans Beelaerts van Blokland, Dutch foreign minister   

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

Jan 27   Learned Hand, Albany NY, Chief judge (US Court of Appeals) in the year 1872.   

Jan 29   In the year 1872 francis L Cardoza elected State Treasurer of South Carolina   

Jan 31   Zane Grey, American West novelist (Riders of the Purple Sage) on this day in history.   

Feb 01   On this day in history paul Fort, French poet/founder of Vers et Prose   

Feb 01   In the year 1872 the birth of Paul Fort, French poet.   

Feb 06   Theodor Lessing, writer [or Feb 8] in the year 1872.   

Feb 07   In the year 1872 alcorn A & M College opens   

Feb 07   In the year 1872 nikolaos "Sokrates" Politis, Greek lawyer/diplomat/foreign minister   

Feb 10   Anne Anema, Dutch lawyer/journalist/politician (ARP) in the year 1872.   

Feb 14   1st state bird refuge authorized (Lake Merritt CA) on this day in history.   

Feb 15   In Victoria British Columbia, the Provincial Legislature meets for the first time as a Province of Canada in the year 1872.   

Feb 20   In the year 1872 hydraulic electric elevator patented by Cyrus Baldwin   

Feb 20   On this day in history luther Crowell patents a machine that manufactures paper bags   

Feb 20   On this day in history metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.   

Feb 20   On this day in history silas Noble &JP Cooley patents toothpick manufacturing machine   

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

Feb 22   In the year 1872 1st national convention of Prohibition Party (Columbus Ohio)   

Feb 22   First national convention of the Prohibition Party (Columbus OH) on this day in history.   

Feb 22   On this day in history labor Reform Party formed at Columbus OH   

Feb 24   John Jarvis, England, swimmer (won 108 titles) in the year 1872.   

Feb 27   On this day in history charlotte Ray, 1st Black woman lawyer, graduated Howard University   

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

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

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of paul Graener, composer   

Jan 11   George Washington Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956) was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history death of james Fisk, American entrepreneur (b. 1834)   

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 in the year 1872.   

Mar 04   In the year 1872 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   On this day in history death of zeng Guofan, Chinese politician and general (b. 1811)   

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.