Page 7: Historical Events In 1872

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

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

Nov 29   In the year 1872 cornelius Kreighoff, Canadian, dies   

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

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

Dec 04   In the year 1872 the ship Mary Celeste was found adrift with crew missing   

Dec 05   Harry N Pillsbury, US chess player on this day in history.   

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   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   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 07   HMS Challenger sets sail on 3½ year world oceanographic cruise in the year 1872.   

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

Dec 07   In the year 1872 johan Huizinga, Dutch culture historian (Homo Ludens)   

Dec 08   On this day in history j C Powys, writer   

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   First black US gov took office, Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (La) on this day in history.   

Dec 12   In the year 1872 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   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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of edmund Rumpler, Austria, auto/airplane builder   

Jan 06   Alexander N Scriabin, Moscow, hallucinogenic composer (Prometheus) was born in the year 1872.   

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   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   On this day in history franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (Sappho/Libussa), dies at 81   

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   Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian revolutionary (Giovane Italy), dies at 66 in the year 1872.   

Mar 12   In the year 1872 death of zeng Guofan, Chinese politician and general (b. 1811)   

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

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