Page 7: Historical Events In 1872

Nov 23   Ten Bears (Parra-Wa-Samen), US poet/Comanche chief, dies in the year 1872.   

Nov 29   On this day in history anna Bahr-von Mildenburg, Austrian soprano/director   

Nov 29   Cornelius Kreighoff, Canadian, dies in the year 1872.   

Nov 29   Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River in the year 1872.   

Nov 30   1st intl soccer game, Scotland-England 0-0 (Glasgow) in the year 1872.   

Dec 04   On this day in history the ship Mary Celeste was found adrift with crew missing   

Dec 05   Harry N Pillsbury, US chess player on this day in history.   

Dec 05   The vessel 'Marie Celeste' is found abandoned in the Atlantic, no trace of her crew was ever found on this day in history.   

Dec 06   In the year 1872 mikulas Moyzes, composer   

Dec 06   On this day in history william S. Hart (actor, director, silent screen star Wild Bill Hickock) was born This was the first TV show I watched in 1954   

Dec 06   In the year 1872 william S. Hart (actor, director, silent screen star: Wild Bill Hickock) was born This was the first TV show I watched in 1954   

Dec 07   In the year 1872 hMS Challenger sets sail on 3½ year world oceanographic cruise   

Dec 07   HMS Challenger sets sail on 3«-year world oceanographic cruise in the year 1872.   

Dec 07   On this day in history johan Huizinga, Dutch culture historian (Homo Ludens)   

Dec 08   In the year 1872 j C Powys, writer   

Dec 10   Johann Babtist Thaller, composer in the year 1872.   

Dec 11   1st black US gov took office, Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (La) in the year 1872.   

Dec 11   On this day in history first black US gov took office, Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (La)   

Dec 12   Willem A Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, Dutch politician, dies at 72 in the year 1872.   

Dec 13   Helena Beeloo, Hague's maid, murdered by Henry Jut on this day in history.   

Dec 18   Opals first discovered in Australia, at Listowel Downs, Queensland in the year 1872.   

Dec 20   On this day in history lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer   

Dec 21   In the year 1872 albert P Terhune, US, novelist (Lad, a Dog)   

Dec 26   On this day in history 4th largest snowfall in NYC history (18")   

Dec 30   William A Larned, tennis champ (US Open-1901) in the year 1872.   

Dec 31   Aleksis Kivi, [Stenvall], Finnish writer/poet (Kanervala), dies at 38 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   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   George Washington Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 15   In the year 1872 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   In the year 1872 birth of henri-Paul Busser, composer   

Jan 18   Paul Leautaud, [Maurice Boissard], France, writer (Petit ami) was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82   

Mar 04   Johannes Carsten Hauch, Danish poet (b. 1790) died on this day in history.   

Mar 10   Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian revolutionary (Giovane Italy), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 30   Nicolaos Mantzaros, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1872.   

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