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In the year 1872
442 Notable birthdays
Luigi Barlassina
Latin patriarch of jerusalem.
Born April 30th, 1872 in Turin.
Died September 27th, 1947 at 75 years old in Jerusalem.
Park Jung-yang
Korean joseon dynasty and japanese-ruled korean bureaucrat, politician, liberalism and social activists (1872-1959).
Died April 23rd, 1959 at 86 years old in Daegu (disease).
August Nilsson
Swedish athlete (1872–1921).
Born October 15th, 1872 in Trollenäs parish.
Died May 23rd, 1921 at 48 years old in Svea.
Irene Abendroth
Austrian opera singer (1872–1932).
Died September 1st, 1932 at 60 years old in Weidling.
Giovanni Vacca
Italian mathematician and sinologist (1872–1953).
Born November 18th, 1872 in Genoa.
Died January 6th, 1953 at 80 years old in Rome.
Felix Santschi
Swiss entomologist (1872-1940).
Born December 1st, 1872 in Bex. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1940 at 67 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
Sergei Buturlin
Russian ornithologist (1872–1938).
Born September 22nd, 1872 in Montreux.
Died January 22nd, 1938 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Carlo von Erlanger
German ornithologist and explorer (1872-1904).
Born September 5th, 1872 in Nieder-Ingelheim.
Died September 4th, 1904 at 31 years old in Salzburg (traffic collision).
Vitold Byalynitsky-Birulya
Belarusian painter (1872-1957).
Born February 12th, 1872. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1957 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Frederick Semple
American tennis player (1872–1927).
Born December 24th, 1872 in St. Louis.
Died December 21st, 1927 at 54 years old in St. Louis.
Arthur Blake
American middle distance runner (1872–1944).
Born January 26th, 1872 in Boston.
Died October 23rd, 1944 at 72 years old in Boston.
John Gourlay
Canadian soccer player (1872-1949).
Born July 26th, 1872 in Blenheim.
Died April 7th, 1949 at 76 years old in North Vancouver.
Alice Lounsberry
American botanist, dendrologist and author (1872-1949).
Born November 6th, 1872 in New York City.
Died November 20th, 1949 at 77 years old
Voldemārs Zāmuēls
Latvian politician (1872-1948).
Born May 22nd, 1872 in Dzērbene.
Died January 16th, 1948 at 75 years old in Ravensburg.
Georges Maspero
French sinologist (1872-1942).
Born August 21st, 1872 in Paris.
Died September 21st, 1942 at 70 years old in Saint-Tropez.
Henry Siedentopf
German physicist (1872-1940).
Born September 22nd, 1872 in Bremen.
Died May 8th, 1940 at 67 years old in Jena.
Peder Østlund
Norwegian speed skater (1872–1939).
Born May 7th, 1872 in Trondheim.
Died January 22nd, 1939 at 66 years old
Carl Christensen
Danish botanist (1872–1942).
Born January 16th, 1872 in Lolland.
Died November 24th, 1942 at 70 years old in Copenhagen.
W. W. Ashe
Botanist and forester with the north carolina geological survey (1872–1932).
Born June 4th, 1872 in Raleigh. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1932 at 59 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Anton Strashimirov
Bulgarian writer (1872–1937).
Born June 15th, 1872 in Varna.
Died December 7th, 1937 at 65 years old in Vienna.
Ľudmila Podjavorinská
Czechoslovak poet, writer and children books writer.
Born April 26th, 1872 in Bzince pod Javorinou.
Died March 2nd, 1951 at 78 years old in Nové Mesto nad Váhom.
Harald Natvig
Sport shooter (1872-1947).
Born June 10th, 1872 in Stavanger.
Died August 1st, 1947 at 75 years old in Hjerkinn.
William Perry Haydd
American zoologist (1872-1947).
Born December 8th, 1872 in Eureka.
Died January 26th, 1947 at 74 years old
Francesca Bonnemaison i Farriols
Educator, writer and feminist.
Born April 12th, 1872 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1949 at 77 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Gyda Christensen
Norwegian actress, dancer,and choreographer (1872-1964).
Born May 21st, 1872 in Christiania.
Died August 20th, 1964 at 92 years old in Oslo.
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