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In the year 1872
415 Notable birthdays
Calvin Coolidge
President of the united states from 1923 to 1929.
Born July 4th, 1872 in Plymouth Notch. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1933 at 60 years old in Northampton (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Bertrand Russell
British philosopher (1872–1970).
Born May 18th, 1872 in Trellech. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1970 at 97 years old in Plas Penrhyn, Penrhyndeudraeth (influenza). [ref]
Alexandra Feodorovna
Wife and consort of nicholas ii of russia.
Born June 6th, 1872 in Darmstadt.
Died July 17th, 1918 at 46 years old in Yekaterinburg (ballistic trauma).
Piet Mondrian
Dutch painter (1872–1944).
Born March 7th, 1872 in Amersfoort. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1944 at 71 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Aurobindo Ghosh
Indian nationalist, freedom fighter, philosopher, yogi, guru and poet (1872-1950).
Born August 15th, 1872 in Sri Aurobindo Bhawan.
Died December 5th, 1950 at 78 years old in Pondicherry.
Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the south pole.
Born July 16th, 1872 in Borge.
Died June 18th, 1928 at 55 years old in Barents Sea (aviation accident). [ref]
Emily Davison
British activist who fought for women's suffrage.
Born October 11th, 1872 in Blackheath.
Died June 8th, 1913 at 40 years old in Epsom.
Haakon VII of Norway
King of norway from 1905 to 1957 (1872-1957).
Born August 3rd, 1872 in Charlottenlund Palace. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1957 at 85 years old in Royal Palace, Oslo (dementia). [ref]
Ralph Vaughan Williams
English composer (1872-1958).
Born October 12th, 1872 in Down Ampney.
Died August 26th, 1958 at 85 years old in London.
Alexander Scriabin
Russian composer and pianist (1872–1915).
Born January 6th, 1872 in Moscow.
Died April 27th, 1915 at 43 years old in Moscow (sepsis).
Aubrey Beardsley
British illustrator and author (1872–1898).
Born August 21st, 1872 in Brighton. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1898 at 25 years old in Menton (tuberculosis). [ref]
Zane Grey
American novelist (1872–1939).
Born January 31st, 1872 in Zanesville.
Died October 23rd, 1939 at 67 years old in Altadena (heart failure).
Andrew Kehoe
American mass murderer and bomber (1872–1927).
Born February 1st, 1872 in Tecumseh.
Died May 18th, 1927 at 55 years old in Bath Township (dynamite).
William Desmond Taylor
Irish-american film director, actor and murder victim (1872-1922).
Born April 26th, 1872 in Carlow. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1922 at 49 years old in Westlake. [ref]
V. O. Chidambaram Pillai
Indian businessman (1872-1936).
Born September 5th, 1872 in Ottapidaram.
Died November 18th, 1936 at 64 years old in Thoothukudi.
Eduard Bloch
Austrian physician (1872-1945).
Born January 30th, 1872 in Hluboká nad Vltavou.
Died June 1st, 1945 at 73 years old in The Bronx (stomach cancer).
John McCrae
Canadian poet, physician, author, artist and soldier during world war i (1872-1918).
Born November 30th, 1872 in Guelph.
Died January 28th, 1918 at 45 years old in Boulogne-sur-Mer (pneumonia).
Léon Blum
French politician (1872–1950).
Born April 9th, 1872 in rue Saint-Denis. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1950 at 77 years old in Jouy-en-Josas (myocardial infarction).
Alexandra Kollontai
Soviet diplomat (1872-1952).
Born April 1st, 1872 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 9th, 1952 at 79 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Helena Rubinstein
Polish-american businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist.
Born December 25th, 1872 in Kraków.
Died April 1st, 1965 at 92 years old in New York City.
Learned Hand
American legal scholar, court of appeals judge (1872–1961).
Born January 27th, 1872 in Albany.
Died August 18th, 1961 at 89 years old in New York City.
Paul Laurence Dunbar
American poet, novelist, and short story writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Born June 27th, 1872 in Dayton. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1906 at 33 years old in Dayton (tuberculosis). [ref]
Sergei Diaghilev
Russian art critic and impresario (1872–1929).
Born March 31st, 1872 in Selischi.
Died August 19th, 1929 at 57 years old in Venice (diabetes).
Princess Margaret of Prussia
German imperial princess, prussian princess (1872–1954); youngest child of frederick iii, german emperor, and victoria, princess royal.
Born April 22nd, 1872 in Potsdam.
Died January 22nd, 1954 at 81 years old in Schönberg.
Ranjitsinhji
Indian cricket player. (1872-1933).
Born September 10th, 1872 in Sadodar.
Died April 2nd, 1933 at 60 years old in Jamnagar.
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