Page 5: Historical Events In 1872

Jul 28   In the year 1872 friedrich Kaiser, astronomer (Kaiser-Compass), dies   

Jul 30   Clementine, Princess of Belgium, wife of Prince Napoleon Bonaparte in the year 1872.   

Jul 31   In the year 1872 c H F Peters discovers asteroids #122 Gerda & #123 Brunhild   

Aug 02   Judocus Smits, Dutch RC newspaper publisher (De Tijd), dies at 59 in the year 1872.   

Aug 03   Haakon VII, Charlottenlund Denmark, King of Norway (1905-57) in the year 1872.   

Aug 07   On this day in history andries C D de Graeff, governor-general of Neth Indies (1926-31)   

Aug 11   In the year 1872 lowell Mason, US organist/composer (Zebulo), dies at 80   

Aug 15   Harold Fraser-Simson, composer in the year 1872.   

Aug 18   1st mail-order catalog issued by A M Ward in the year 1872.   

Aug 19   Eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Aug 21   In the year 1872 aubrey Beardsley, England, artist (Salome)   

Aug 23   1st Japanese coml ship visits SF, carrying tea in the year 1872.   

Aug 23   The first Japanese commercial ship visits SF, carrying tea in the year 1872.   

Aug 24   In the year 1872 max Beerbohm, England, caricaturist/writer/wit (Saturday Review)   

Aug 24   On this day in history the birth of Sir Max Beerbohm, British writer and caricaturist   

Aug 28   On this day in history alfred Baldwin Sloan, composer   

Sep 04   On this day in history [Rosalie] Julia Cuypers, Flemish actress/wife of Joseph of Lyre   

Sep 07   Antoni Stolpe, composer, dies at 21 on this day in history.   

Sep 09   Delilah L Beasley, US author/columnist (Negro trail-blazers) on this day in history.   

Sep 10   On this day in history josephina "Frieda" Herberich, actress (Verdoold Sheep)   

Sep 10   Karl Marx speaks in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

Sep 13   In the year 1872 ludwig A Feuerbach, German philosopher (Man what he eats), dies at 68   

Sep 14   Britain pays the US $15« M for damages during Civil War on this day in history.   

Sep 14   Britain pays US$15½m for damages during Civil War on this day in history.   

Sep 14   On this day in history yury Nikolayevich Golitsin, composer, dies at 48   

Sep 16   Henriette de Vreker-Verschuur, Dutch/Flemish actress (Rose Kate) in the year 1872.   

Sep 17   Phillip W Pratt patents his sprinkler system for extinguishing fires on this day in history.   

Sep 18   Charles XV Louis E, king of Sweden/Norway (1859-72), dies in the year 1872.   

Sep 18   King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway in the year 1872.   

Sep 20   On this day in history maurice Gamelin, French generalissimo   

Sep 21   On this day in history john Henry Conyers of SC becomes 1st black student at Annapolis   

Sep 21   John Henry Conyers of SC becomes first black student at Annapolis on this day in history.   

Sep 22   On this day in history luis Villalba Munoz, composer   

Sep 24   Franz Grillparzer's "Ein Bruderzwist in Habsburg," premieres in Vienna on this day in history.   

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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   Paul Graener, composer was born in the year 1872.   

Jan 11   On this day in history 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   Edward G Craig, actor/director (On the art of theatre) was born in the year 1872.   

Jan 16   Henri-Paul Busser, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Paul Leautaud, [Maurice Boissard], France, writer (Petit ami) was born in the year 1872.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 12   Zeng Guofan, Chinese politician and general (b. 1811) died in the year 1872.   

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.