Page 7: Historical Events In 1872

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

Nov 29   Anna Bahr-von Mildenburg, Austrian soprano/director in the year 1872.   

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   In the year 1872 harry N Pillsbury, US chess player   

Dec 05   In the year 1872 the vessel 'Marie Celeste' is found abandoned in the Atlantic, no trace of her crew was ever found   

Dec 06   Mikulas Moyzes, composer on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1872.   

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1872 johan Huizinga, Dutch culture historian (Homo Ludens)   

Dec 08   In the year 1872 j C Powys, writer   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Dec 18   On this day in history opals first discovered in Australia, at Listowel Downs, Queensland.   

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   On this day in history william A Larned, tennis champ (US Open-1901)   

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

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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   In the year 1872 birth of paul Graener, composer   

Jan 11   George Washington Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956) was born in the year 1872.   

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

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

Jan 16   In the year 1872 birth of henri-Paul Busser, composer   

Jan 18   In the year 1872 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   In the year 1872 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 in the year 1872.   

Mar 12   Zeng Guofan, Chinese politician and general (b. 1811) died on this day in history.   

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)