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In the year 1872
415 Notable birthdays
Henri Hubert
French sociologist.
Born June 23rd, 1872 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1927 at 54 years old in Chatou. [ref]
Ahmet Baitursynuly
Kazakh intellectual (1872-1937).
Born January 28th, 1872 in Turgay Oblast.
Died December 8th, 1937 at 65 years old in Almaty.
Holbrook Blinn
American actor (1872-1928).
Born January 23rd, 1872 in San Francisco.
Died June 24th, 1928 at 56 years old in Croton-on-Hudson (horse fall).
Nikola Mushanov
Bulgarian politician (1872-1951).
Born April 12th, 1872 in Dryanovo. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1951 at 79 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Karin Michaëlis
Danish journalist and author (1872–1950).
Born March 20th, 1872 in Randers.
Died January 11th, 1950 at 77 years old in Copenhagen.
Daniel Halévy
French historian (1872-1962).
Born December 12th, 1872 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 4th, 1962 at 89 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Nadezhda Teffi
Russian writer.
Born May 21st, 1872 in Volhynian Governorate.
Died October 6th, 1952 at 80 years old in Paris. [ref]
Konstantin Bogaevsky
Ukrainian artist (1872-1943).
Born January 24th, 1872 in Feodosiia.
Died February 17th, 1943 at 71 years old in Feodosiia.
James Young
American film director, actor and screenwriter (1872-1948).
Born January 1st, 1872 in Baltimore.
Died June 9th, 1948 at 76 years old in New York City.
David Pinski
Yiddish language writer (1872 – 1959).
Born April 5th, 1872 in Mogilev.
Died August 11th, 1959 at 87 years old in Haifa.
Phan Châu Trinh
Vietnamese nationalist in the 20th century.
Born September 9th, 1872 in Tam Kỳ.
Died March 23rd, 1926 at 53 years old in Ho Chi Minh City.
Henry Ernest Atkins
British chess master.
Born August 20th, 1872 in Leicester.
Died January 31st, 1955 at 82 years old in Huddersfield.
Emma Gramatica
Italian actress (1874–1965).
Born March 22nd, 1872 in Fidenza.
Died November 8th, 1965 at 93 years old in Lido di Ostia.
Sergei Vasilenko
Russian and soviet composer (1872–1956).
Born March 30th, 1872 in Moscow.
Died March 11th, 1956 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Amandina of Schakkebroek
Belgian franciscan missionary, martyr, catholic saint (1872–1900).
Born December 28th, 1872 in Herk-de-Stad.
Died July 9th, 1900 at 27 years old in Taiyuan (decapitation).
William Duddell
British physicist.
Born July 1st, 1872 in London.
Died November 4th, 1917 at 45 years old in London.
Siegmund von Hausegger
Austrian composer and conductor (1872-1948).
Born August 16th, 1872 in Graz. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1948 at 76 years old in Munich. [ref]
Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe
German scientist and inventor (1872-1931).
Born October 3rd, 1872 in Zweibrücken.
Died May 6th, 1931 at 58 years old in Munich.
Ingolf Elster Christensen
Norwegian politician, jurist, and military officer (1872–1943).
Born March 28th, 1872 in Førde.
Died May 3rd, 1943 at 71 years old in Førde.
Johan Bojer
Norwegian author (1872–1959).
Born March 6th, 1872 in Orkanger.
Died July 3rd, 1959 at 87 years old in Oppdal Municipality.
Alexander Roda Roda
Austrian writer (1872–1945).
Born April 13th, 1872 in Drnovice.
Died August 20th, 1945 at 73 years old in New York City (cancer).
Juan José Estrada Morales
President of nicaragua (1872-1947).
Born January 1st, 1872 in Managua.
Died July 11th, 1947 at 75 years old in Managua.
Hamad I of Bahrain
Hakim of bahrain (1872–1942).
Born February 6th, 1872 in Al-Muharraq.
Died February 20th, 1942 at 70 years old in Bahrain.
Paul Graener
German composer (1872-1944).
Born January 11th, 1872 in Berlin.
Died November 13th, 1944 at 72 years old in Salzburg.
William Worthington
American silent film actor and director (1872-1941).
Died April 9th, 1941 at 69 years old in Beverly Hills.
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