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In the year 1872
415 Notable birthdays
Anna Held
French-american stage performer (1872–1918).
Born March 19th, 1872 in Warsaw.
Died August 12th, 1918 at 46 years old in New York City (multiple myeloma).
Gotse Delchev
Macedonian bulgarian revolutionary (1872–1903).
Born February 4th, 1872 in Kilkis.
Died May 4th, 1903 at 31 years old in Karyes (gunshot wound).
Emil Hácha
Czech politician, political prisoner, lawyer, translator and judge (1872-1945).
Born July 12th, 1872 in Trhové Sviny. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1945 at 72 years old in Prague. [ref]
Alexander Mitchell Palmer
American politician (1872-1936).
Born May 4th, 1872 in White Haven.
Died May 11th, 1936 at 64 years old in Washington, D.C..
C. B. Fry
English cricketer and rugby union footballer (1872-1956).
Born April 25th, 1872 in Croydon.
Died September 7th, 1956 at 84 years old in Hampstead.
Habibullah Khan
Emir of afghanistan (1901-1919).
Born June 3rd, 1872 in Tashkent.
Died February 20th, 1919 at 46 years old in Afghanistan.
Johan Huizinga
Dutch cultural historian (1872–1945).
Born December 7th, 1872 in Groningen.
Died February 1st, 1945 at 72 years old in De Steeg.
Albert Coombs Barnes
American chemist and art collector (barnes collection) 1872-1951.
Born January 2nd, 1872 in Philadelphia.
Died July 24th, 1951 at 79 years old in Phoenixville (traffic collision).
Michael Joseph Savage
First labour prime minister of new zealand (1872-1940).
Born March 23rd, 1872 in Tatong.
Died March 27th, 1940 at 68 years old in Wellington (colorectal cancer).
Archduke Joseph August of Austria
Archduke of austria (1872-1962).
Born August 9th, 1872 in Alcsútdoboz.
Died July 7th, 1962 at 89 years old in Straubing.
Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
Indian activist.
Born September 9th, 1872 in Kolkata.
Died August 18th, 1945 at 72 years old in Kolkata.
Max Beerbohm
English writer (1872-1956).
Born August 24th, 1872 in London. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1956 at 83 years old in Rapallo. [ref]
F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead
British politician (1872-1930).
Born July 12th, 1872 in Birkenhead.
Died September 30th, 1930 at 58 years old in London.
Frank Worsley
New zealand sailor and explorer (1872–1943).
Born February 22nd, 1872 in Akaroa.
Died February 1st, 1943 at 70 years old in Claygate (lung cancer).
Julius Fučík
Czech composer (1872-1916).
Born July 18th, 1872 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1916 at 44 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Edward Gordon Craig
Modernist stage designer and theatre director (1872-1966).
Born January 16th, 1872 in Stevenage. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1966 at 94 years old in Vence.
Ella Ewing
Tallest female of her era (1872–1913).
Born March 9th, 1872 in La Grange.
Died January 10th, 1913 at 40 years old in South Gorin (tuberculosis).
Beatrix Farrand
American landscape architect.
Born June 19th, 1872 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1959 at 86 years old in Mount Desert Island. [ref]
Ichiyō Higuchi
Japanese writer.
Died November 23rd, 1896 at 24 years old in Uchisaiwaichō (tuberculosis).
Kijūrō Shidehara
Japanese politician (1872-1951).
Born September 13th, 1872 in Kadoma. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1951 at 78 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).
Bhai Vir Singh
Indian poet, scholar and theologian (1872–1957).
Born December 5th, 1872 in Amritsar.
Died June 10th, 1957 at 84 years old in Amritsar.
Traian Vuia
Romanian aviation pioneer.
Born August 17th, 1872 in Traian Vuia.
Died September 3rd, 1950 at 78 years old in Bucharest.
Wilhelm Miklas
Austrian politician; president (1928–1938).
Born October 15th, 1872 in Krems.
Died March 20th, 1956 at 83 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Willie Keeler
American baseball player (1872–1923).
Born March 3rd, 1872 in Brooklyn.
Died January 1st, 1923 at 50 years old in Brooklyn (endocarditis).
John Cowper Powys
British writer, lecturer and philosopher (1872-1963).
Born October 8th, 1872 in Shirley.
Died June 17th, 1963 at 90 years old in Blaenau Ffestiniog.
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