Historical Events In 1872

Apr 02   Samuel F B Morse developer of electric telegraph dies at 80 in the year 1872.   

Apr 02   Samuel F B Morse developer of electric telegraph, dies at 80 in the year 1872.   

Apr 03   J C Watson discovers asteroid #119 Althaea on this day in history.   

Apr 04   On this day in history nikolai Amani, composer   

Apr 07   On this day in history william Monroe Trotter, famous African   

Apr 09   Leon Blum, French premier (People's front govt) on this day in history.   

Apr 09   On this day in history samuel R Percy patents dried milk   

Apr 10   In the year 1872 1st National black convention meets in New Orleans   

Apr 10   A Borrelly discovers asteroid #120 Lachesis on this day in history.   

Apr 10   Arbor day first celebrated in Nebraska, later changed to Apr 22 in the year 1872.   

Apr 12   Jesse James gang robs bank in Columbia, Kentucky (1 dead/$1,500) in the year 1872.   

Apr 13   A Roda Roda, writer in the year 1872.   

Apr 14   On this day in history dominion Lands Act passed-Canada's Homestead Act   

Apr 20   Ljudwit Gaj, Croatian writer/poet (Pjesma iz Zagorja), dies at 62 in the year 1872.   

Apr 20   SF Bar Association organized on this day in history.   

Apr 21   In the year 1872 gW Bitzer, [Johann Gottlob Wilhelm Bitzer], Roxbury MA   

Apr 24   Volcano Vesuvius erupts in the year 1872.   

Apr 25   In the year 1872 charles Burgess Fry, cricketer/world record long jumper   

Apr 27   Ion Heliade-Radulescu, Romanian politician/author, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Apr 29   On this day in history eyvind Alnaes, composer   

May 01   In the year 1872 amalia, princess of Weimar/wife of prince Hendrik the Navigator, dies   

May 02   G G van der Hoeven, Dutch editor-in-chief (NRC) in the year 1872.   

May 10   On this day in history victoria Woodhull becomes 1st woman nominated for US president   

May 10   On this day in history victoria Woodhull becomes first woman nominated for US president   

May 15   Thomas Hastings, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1872.   

May 16   Metropolitan Gas Company lamps lit for 1st time in the year 1872.   

May 16   In the year 1872 metropolitan Gas Company lamps lit for first time   

May 17   Bohemian Club incorporated on this day in history.   

May 17   In the year 1872 fryderyk Edward Sobolewski, composer, dies at 63   

May 18   Bertrand Russell, England, mathematician/philosopher (Nobel 1950) on this day in history.   

May 18   In the year 1872 the birth of Bertrand Russell, English philospher   

May 19   Johan van Dale, schoolmaster (New Dutch Language Wordbook), dies at 44 on this day in history.   

May 21   Henry Warren, Boston Mass, inventor (Telechon electric clock) on this day in history.   

May 22   In the year 1872 amnesty Act restores civil rights to Southerners (except for 500)   

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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   In the year 1872 birth of paul Graener, composer   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 16   In the year 1872 birth of henri-Paul Busser, composer   

Jan 18   In the year 1872 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   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   In the year 1872 giuseppe Mazzini, Italian revolutionary (Giovane Italy), dies at 66   

Mar 12   In the year 1872 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   Frederick Maurice, English theologian (b. 1805) died on this day in history.