Page 5: Historical Events In 1872

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

Jul 30   In the year 1872 clementine, Princess of Belgium, wife of Prince Napoleon Bonaparte   

Jul 31   C H F Peters discovers asteroids #122 Gerda & #123 Brunhild on this day in history.   

Aug 02   Judocus Smits, Dutch RC newspaper publisher (De Tijd), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Aug 03   On this day in history 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   1st mail-order catalog issued by A M Ward on this day in history.   

Aug 19   Eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1872.   

Aug 21   On this day in history aubrey Beardsley, England, artist (Salome)   

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

Aug 23   In the year 1872 the first Japanese commercial ship visits SF, carrying tea   

Aug 24   Max Beerbohm, England, caricaturist/writer/wit (Saturday Review) in the year 1872.   

Aug 24   In the year 1872 the birth of Sir Max Beerbohm, British writer and caricaturist   

Aug 28   Alfred Baldwin Sloan, composer in the year 1872.   

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

Sep 07   Antoni Stolpe, composer, dies at 21 in the year 1872.   

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

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

Sep 10   On this day in history karl Marx speaks in Amsterdam   

Sep 13   On this day in history ludwig A Feuerbach, German philosopher (Man what he eats), dies at 68   

Sep 14   On this day in history britain pays the US $15« M for damages during Civil War   

Sep 14   In the year 1872 britain pays US$15½m for damages during Civil War   

Sep 14   Yury Nikolayevich Golitsin, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

Sep 16   In the year 1872 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   In the year 1872 charles XV Louis E, king of Sweden/Norway (1859-72), dies   

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

Sep 20   Maurice Gamelin, French generalissimo on this day in history.   

Sep 21   John Henry Conyers of SC becomes 1st black student at Annapolis in the year 1872.   

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

Sep 22   Luis Villalba Munoz, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 24   In the year 1872 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1872 birth of edward G Craig, actor/director (On the art of theatre)   

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

Jan 18   On this day in history 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 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   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   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)