Historical Events In 1872

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

Nov 29   In the year 1872 anna Bahr-von Mildenburg, Austrian soprano/director   

Nov 29   Cornelius Kreighoff, Canadian, dies on this day in history.   

Nov 29   On this day in history indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.   

Nov 30   In the year 1872 1st intl soccer game, Scotland-England 0-0 (Glasgow)   

Dec 04   On this day in history the ship Mary Celeste was found adrift with crew missing   

Dec 05   Harry N Pillsbury, US chess player in the year 1872.   

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

Dec 06   In the year 1872 mikulas Moyzes, composer   

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 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   In the year 1872 hMS Challenger sets sail on 3½ year world oceanographic cruise   

Dec 07   In the year 1872 hMS Challenger sets sail on 3«-year world oceanographic cruise   

Dec 07   On this day in history johan Huizinga, Dutch culture historian (Homo Ludens)   

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

Dec 10   On this day in history johann Babtist Thaller, composer   

Dec 11   On this day in history 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   Willem A Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, Dutch politician, dies at 72 in the year 1872.   

Dec 13   Helena Beeloo, Hague's maid, murdered by Henry Jut in the year 1872.   

Dec 18   In the year 1872 opals first discovered in Australia, at Listowel Downs, Queensland.   

Dec 20   Lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer on this day in history.   

Dec 21   In the year 1872 albert P Terhune, US, novelist (Lad, a Dog)   

Dec 26   4th largest snowfall in NYC history (18") in the year 1872.   

Dec 30   On this day in history william A Larned, tennis champ (US Open-1901)   

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   Alexander N Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer (Prometheus) was born in the year 1872.   

Jan 11   In the year 1872 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   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   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   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   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 in the year 1872.   

Mar 30   On this day in history nicolaos Mantzaros, composer, dies at 76   

Apr 01   Frederick Maurice, English theologian (b. 1805) died on this day in history.