Historical Events In 1872

Jan 02   Canada and the US first share telegraphed weather reports on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history 1st patent list issued by US Patent Office   

Jan 03   The first patent list issued by US Patent Office on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1872 edmund Rumpler, Austria, auto/airplane builder   

Jan 06   On this day in history alexander N Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer (Prometheus)   

Jan 11   Paul Graener, composer in the year 1872.   

Jan 12   Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years in the year 1872.   

Jan 16   In the year 1872 edward G Craig, actor/director (On the art of theatre)   

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

Jan 20   Calif Stock Exchange Board organized in the year 1872.   

Jan 20   In the year 1872 california Stock Exchange Board organized   

Jan 21   Frans Beelaerts van Blokland, Dutch foreign minister in the year 1872.   

Jan 21   In the year 1872 franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81   

Jan 27   Learned Hand, Albany NY, Chief judge (US Court of Appeals) in the year 1872.   

Jan 29   On this day in history francis L Cardoza elected State Treasurer of South Carolina   

Jan 31   Zane Grey, American West novelist (Riders of the Purple Sage) on this day in history.   

Feb 01   In the year 1872 paul Fort, French poet/founder of Vers et Prose   

Feb 01   In the year 1872 the birth of Paul Fort, French poet.   

Feb 06   On this day in history theodor Lessing, writer [or Feb 8]   

Feb 07   On this day in history alcorn A & M College opens   

Feb 07   In the year 1872 nikolaos "Sokrates" Politis, Greek lawyer/diplomat/foreign minister   

Feb 10   In the year 1872 anne Anema, Dutch lawyer/journalist/politician (ARP)   

Feb 14   In the year 1872 1st state bird refuge authorized (Lake Merritt CA)   

Feb 15   In Victoria British Columbia, the Provincial Legislature meets for the first time as a Province of Canada in the year 1872.   

Feb 20   Hydraulic electric elevator patented by Cyrus Baldwin in the year 1872.   

Feb 20   In the year 1872 luther Crowell patents a machine that manufactures paper bags   

Feb 20   Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City in the year 1872.   

Feb 20   Silas Noble &JP Cooley patents toothpick manufacturing machine in the year 1872.   

Feb 21   Pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82 in the year 1872.   

Feb 22   1st national convention of Prohibition Party (Columbus Ohio) in the year 1872.   

Feb 22   In the year 1872 first national convention of the Prohibition Party (Columbus OH)   

Feb 22   On this day in history labor Reform Party formed at Columbus OH   

Feb 24   On this day in history john Jarvis, England, swimmer (won 108 titles)   

Feb 27   On this day in history charlotte Ray, 1st Black woman lawyer, graduated Howard University   

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Jan 04   Edmund Rumpler, Austria, auto/airplane builder was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Alexander N Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer (Prometheus) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Paul Graener, composer was born in the year 1872.   

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 in the year 1872.   

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

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   In the year 1872 franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81   

Feb 21   Pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82 in the year 1872.   

Mar 04   Johannes Carsten Hauch, Danish poet (b. 1790) died in the year 1872.   

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   Frederick Maurice, English theologian (b. 1805) died in the year 1872.