Historical Events In 1872

Jul 28   Friedrich Kaiser, astronomer (Kaiser-Compass), dies on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1872 haakon VII, Charlottenlund Denmark, King of Norway (1905-57)   

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

Aug 11   Lowell Mason, US organist/composer (Zebulo), dies at 80 in the year 1872.   

Aug 15   Harold Fraser-Simson, composer on this day in history.   

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

Aug 19   In the year 1872 eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer, dies at 63   

Aug 21   Aubrey Beardsley, England, artist (Salome) on this day in history.   

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

Aug 23   On this day in history the first Japanese commercial ship visits SF, carrying tea   

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

Aug 24   The birth of Sir Max Beerbohm, British writer and caricaturist in the year 1872.   

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

Sep 04   [Rosalie] Julia Cuypers, Flemish actress/wife of Joseph of Lyre in the year 1872.   

Sep 07   On this day in history antoni Stolpe, composer, dies at 21   

Sep 09   Delilah L Beasley, US author/columnist (Negro trail-blazers) in the year 1872.   

Sep 10   Josephina "Frieda" Herberich, actress (Verdoold Sheep) on this day in history.   

Sep 10   In the year 1872 karl Marx speaks in Amsterdam   

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   On this day in history britain pays US$15½m for damages during Civil War   

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

Sep 16   On this day in history henriette de Vreker-Verschuur, Dutch/Flemish actress (Rose Kate)   

Sep 17   On this day in history phillip W Pratt patents his sprinkler system for extinguishing fires   

Sep 18   Charles XV Louis E, king of Sweden/Norway (1859-72), dies on this day in history.   

Sep 18   King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway on this day in history.   

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

Sep 21   In the year 1872 john Henry Conyers of SC becomes 1st black student at Annapolis   

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

Sep 22   Luis Villalba Munoz, composer in the year 1872.   

Sep 24   On this day in history franz Grillparzer's "Ein Bruderzwist in Habsburg," premieres in Vienna   

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

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 in the year 1872.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1872.   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 12   In the year 1872 death of zeng Guofan, Chinese politician and general (b. 1811)   

Mar 30   Nicolaos Mantzaros, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Apr 01   In the year 1872 death of frederick Maurice, English theologian (b. 1805)