Historical Events In 1872

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

Jan 03   1st patent list issued by US Patent Office in the year 1872.   

Jan 03   The first patent list issued by US Patent Office in the year 1872.   

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

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

Jan 11   Paul Graener, composer on this day in history.   

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

Jan 16   On this day in history edward G Craig, actor/director (On the art of theatre)   

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

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

Jan 20   In the year 1872 california Stock Exchange Board organized   

Jan 21   In the year 1872 frans Beelaerts van Blokland, Dutch foreign minister   

Jan 21   Franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81 in the year 1872.   

Jan 27   Learned Hand, Albany NY, Chief judge (US Court of Appeals) on this day in history.   

Jan 29   Francis L Cardoza elected State Treasurer of South Carolina on this day in history.   

Jan 31   On this day in history zane Grey, American West novelist (Riders of the Purple Sage)   

Feb 01   Paul Fort, French poet/founder of Vers et Prose in the year 1872.   

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

Feb 06   In the year 1872 theodor Lessing, writer [or Feb 8]   

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

Feb 07   Nikolaos "Sokrates" Politis, Greek lawyer/diplomat/foreign minister on this day in history.   

Feb 10   Anne Anema, Dutch lawyer/journalist/politician (ARP) in the year 1872.   

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

Feb 15   On this day in history in Victoria British Columbia, the Provincial Legislature meets for the first time as a Province of Canada   

Feb 20   Hydraulic electric elevator patented by Cyrus Baldwin on this day in history.   

Feb 20   On this day in history luther Crowell patents a machine that manufactures paper bags   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 22   On this day in history 1st national convention of Prohibition Party (Columbus Ohio)   

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   John Jarvis, England, swimmer (won 108 titles) on this day in history.   

Feb 27   In the year 1872 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   In the year 1872 birth of alexander N Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer (Prometheus)   

Jan 11   On this day in history 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   Edward G Craig, actor/director (On the art of theatre) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 18   In the year 1872 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   Franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 04   On this day in history death of johannes Carsten Hauch, Danish poet (b. 1790)   

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

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