Page 5: Historical Events In 1872

Jul 28   In the year 1872 friedrich Kaiser, astronomer (Kaiser-Compass), dies   

Jul 30   On this day in history clementine, Princess of Belgium, wife of Prince Napoleon Bonaparte   

Jul 31   In the year 1872 c H F Peters discovers asteroids #122 Gerda & #123 Brunhild   

Aug 02   Judocus Smits, Dutch RC newspaper publisher (De Tijd), dies at 59 in the year 1872.   

Aug 03   Haakon VII, Charlottenlund Denmark, King of Norway (1905-57) on this day in history.   

Aug 07   Andries C D de Graeff, governor-general of Neth Indies (1926-31) on this day in history.   

Aug 11   On this day in history lowell Mason, US organist/composer (Zebulo), dies at 80   

Aug 15   Harold Fraser-Simson, composer in the year 1872.   

Aug 18   1st mail-order catalog issued by A M Ward on this day in history.   

Aug 19   On this day in history eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer, dies at 63   

Aug 21   Aubrey Beardsley, England, artist (Salome) on this day in history.   

Aug 23   1st Japanese coml ship visits SF, carrying tea in the year 1872.   

Aug 23   The first Japanese commercial ship visits SF, carrying tea on this day in history.   

Aug 24   In the year 1872 max Beerbohm, England, caricaturist/writer/wit (Saturday Review)   

Aug 24   The birth of Sir Max Beerbohm, British writer and caricaturist on this day in history.   

Aug 28   Alfred Baldwin Sloan, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 04   On this day in history [Rosalie] Julia Cuypers, Flemish actress/wife of Joseph of Lyre   

Sep 07   In the year 1872 antoni Stolpe, composer, dies at 21   

Sep 09   Delilah L Beasley, US author/columnist (Negro trail-blazers) in the year 1872.   

Sep 10   In the year 1872 josephina "Frieda" Herberich, actress (Verdoold Sheep)   

Sep 10   In the year 1872 karl Marx speaks in Amsterdam   

Sep 13   On this day in history ludwig A Feuerbach, German philosopher (Man what he eats), dies at 68   

Sep 14   On this day in history britain pays the US $15« M for damages during Civil War   

Sep 14   On this day in history britain pays US$15½m for damages during Civil War   

Sep 14   Yury Nikolayevich Golitsin, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

Sep 16   Henriette de Vreker-Verschuur, Dutch/Flemish actress (Rose Kate) on this day in history.   

Sep 17   In the year 1872 phillip W Pratt patents his sprinkler system for extinguishing fires   

Sep 18   Charles XV Louis E, king of Sweden/Norway (1859-72), dies in the year 1872.   

Sep 18   In the year 1872 king Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway.   

Sep 20   On this day in history maurice Gamelin, French generalissimo   

Sep 21   John Henry Conyers of SC becomes 1st black student at Annapolis on this day in history.   

Sep 21   In the year 1872 john Henry Conyers of SC becomes first black student at Annapolis   

Sep 22   Luis Villalba Munoz, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 24   On this day in history franz Grillparzer's "Ein Bruderzwist in Habsburg," premieres in Vienna   

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Jan 04   In the year 1872 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 in the year 1872.   

Jan 11   In the year 1872 birth of george Washington Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956)   

Jan 15   In the year 1872 birth of arsen Kotsoyev, Russian writer (d. 1944)   

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

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   James Fisk, American entrepreneur (b. 1834) died on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Mar 10   In the year 1872 giuseppe Mazzini, Italian revolutionary (Giovane Italy), dies at 66   

Mar 12   On this day in history death of zeng Guofan, Chinese politician and general (b. 1811)   

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

Apr 01   Frederick Maurice, English theologian (b. 1805) died in the year 1872.