Historical Events In 1872

Nov 23   Ten Bears (Parra-Wa-Samen), US poet/Comanche chief, dies on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

Dec 04   The ship Mary Celeste was found adrift with crew missing in the year 1872.   

Dec 05   On this day in history harry N Pillsbury, US chess player   

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   On this day in history mikulas Moyzes, composer   

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

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 07   On this day in history hMS Challenger sets sail on 3½ year world oceanographic cruise   

Dec 07   On this day in history hMS Challenger sets sail on 3«-year world oceanographic cruise   

Dec 07   Johan Huizinga, Dutch culture historian (Homo Ludens) on this day in history.   

Dec 08   J C Powys, writer on this day in history.   

Dec 10   Johann Babtist Thaller, composer on this day in history.   

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

Dec 11   In the year 1872 first black US gov took office, Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (La)   

Dec 12   On this day in history willem A Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, Dutch politician, dies at 72   

Dec 13   In the year 1872 helena Beeloo, Hague's maid, murdered by Henry Jut   

Dec 18   Opals first discovered in Australia, at Listowel Downs, Queensland on this day in history.   

Dec 20   In the year 1872 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) on this day in history.   

Dec 31   Aleksis Kivi, [Stenvall], Finnish writer/poet (Kanervala), dies at 38 in the year 1872.   

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Jan 04   Edmund Rumpler, Austria, auto/airplane builder was born in the year 1872.   

Jan 06   In the year 1872 birth of alexander N Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer (Prometheus)   

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

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

Jan 16   Henri-Paul Busser, composer was born in the year 1872.   

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 in the year 1872.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1872.   

Apr 01   On this day in history death of frederick Maurice, English theologian (b. 1805)