Page 6: Historical Events In 1872

Sep 25   Charles Blake Cochran, impresario in the year 1872.   

Sep 26   In the year 1872 ottokar T Czernin von und zu Chudenitz, Austrian Foreign min (1916-18)   

Sep 26   In the year 1872 the first Shriners Temple (called Mecca) was established in New York City.   

Sep 28   In the year 1872 lena Ashwell, England, actress/theatrical manager (Kingsway)   

Sep 29   In the year 1872 "3 Fingers" Mackenzie destroys Kwahadi-Commanche village   

Oct 01   Israel Querido, Dutch writer (Menschenwee) on this day in history.   

Oct 02   Eberhard F Walcker, organ builder (Paulskirche Frankfurt A/M), dies in the year 1872.   

Oct 02   In the year 1872 morgan State University founded   

Oct 03   Bloomingdale's department store in NY opens in the year 1872.   

Oct 03   On this day in history edward Faber Schneider, composer   

Oct 08   John Cowper Powys, British writer (Wood & Stone) on this day in history.   

Oct 09   Aaron Montgomery started his mail-order business in the year 1872.   

Oct 11   On this day in history harlan Fiske Stone, NH, Supreme Court (1925-41) Chief Justice (41-46)   

Oct 12   Montreal Foot Ball Club 1st game playing Quebec City to 0-0 tie on this day in history.   

Oct 12   Ralph Vaughan Williams, Down Amp England, composer (Hugh the Drover) on this day in history.   

Oct 14   In the year 1872 albrecht FH, prince of Prussia, dies at 63   

Oct 18   Josephine CMA, princess of Belgium/nun in the year 1872.   

Oct 19   In the year 1872 world's largest gold nugget (215 kg) found in New South Wales   

Oct 21   On this day in history germany gives the San Juan Islands to the U.S.   

Oct 21   In the year 1872 jacques Babinet, French physicist/mathematician/astronomer, dies at 78   

Oct 23   On this day in history theophile Gautier, French poet/writer/historian/critic, dies at 61   

Oct 27   Emily Post, authority on social behavior/writer (Etiquette) on this day in history.   

Oct 29   J S Risdon patents metal windmill on this day in history.   

Nov 03   In the year 1872 paul Panzer, actor (Cat's Paw, Mildred Pierce, Hotel Berlin)   

Nov 04   Herman Finck, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 05   On this day in history suffragist Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote. (She never paid the fine.)   

Nov 05   Susan B Anthony fined $100 for trying to vote for Ulysses S Grant on this day in history.   

Nov 07   cargo ship Mary Celeste sails from NY to Genoa; mysteriously found abandoned 4 weeks later on this day in history.   

Nov 07   In the year 1872 mary Celeste sails from NY to Genoa; found abandoned 4 weeks later   

Nov 07   The ship Marie Celeste sails from New York, eventually to be found deserted in the year 1872.   

Nov 09   Fire destroys nearly 1,000 buildings in Boston on this day in history.   

Nov 11   Maude K Adams, US, actress (Baldwin's Theatre) in the year 1872.   

Nov 15   On this day in history robert marquess of Flers, French author (Habit Vert)   

Nov 22   In the year 1872 franz Grillparzer's "Die Judin von Toledo," premieres in Prague   

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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   Paul Graener, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 16   On this day in history birth of henri-Paul Busser, composer   

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

Jan 07   In the year 1872 death of james Fisk, American entrepreneur (b. 1834)   

Jan 21   On this day in history franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81   

Feb 21   In the year 1872 pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82   

Mar 04   In the year 1872 death of johannes Carsten Hauch, Danish poet (b. 1790)   

Mar 10   On this day in history giuseppe Mazzini, Italian revolutionary (Giovane Italy), dies at 66   

Mar 12   Zeng Guofan, Chinese politician and general (b. 1811) died on this day in history.   

Mar 30   In the year 1872 nicolaos Mantzaros, composer, dies at 76   

Apr 01   Frederick Maurice, English theologian (b. 1805) died on this day in history.