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In the year 1872
415 Notable birthdays
William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp
British liberal politician and governor of new south wales (1872-1938).
Born February 20th, 1872 in London.
Died November 14th, 1938 at 66 years old in Waldorf-Astoria Hotel (cancer).
Joseph Taylor Robinson
American politician (1872–1937).
Born August 26th, 1872 in Lonoke.
Died July 14th, 1937 at 64 years old in Washington, D.C..
Norman Angell
British politician (1872-1967).
Born December 26th, 1872 in Mansion House. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1967 at 94 years old in Croydon.
Ubaidullah Sindhi
Indian scholar and political activist (1872–1944).
Born March 10th, 1872 in Sialkot.
Died August 21st, 1944 at 72 years old in Rahim Yar Khan District, Din Pur Sharif.
Jože Plečnik
Slovenian architect.
Born January 23rd, 1872 in Ljubljana.
Died January 7th, 1957 at 84 years old in Ljubljana.
Georgy Chicherin
Marxist revolutionary and soviet politician (1872-1936).
Born November 24th, 1872 in Karaul.
Died July 7th, 1936 at 63 years old in Moscow (cerebral hemorrhage).
Abdul Karim Khan
Indian singer (1872–1937).
Born November 11th, 1872 in Kairana, Muzaffarnagar.
Died October 27th, 1937 at 64 years old in Singaperumalkoil.
Willem de Sitter
Dutch cosmologist.
Born May 6th, 1872 in Sneek. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1934 at 62 years old in Leiden. [ref]
David I. Walsh
U.s. senator from massachusetts (born 1872).
Born November 11th, 1872 in Leominster.
Died June 11th, 1947 at 74 years old in Boston.
Otto Braun
German politician (1872-1955).
Born January 28th, 1872 in Königsberg.
Died December 15th, 1955 at 83 years old in Locarno.
Miguel Cabanellas
Spanish general (1872–1938).
Born January 1st, 1872 in Cartagena. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1938 at 66 years old in Málaga. [ref]
William Nicholson
British painter, engraver and illustrator (1872-1949).
Born February 5th, 1872 in Newark-on-Trent. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1949 at 77 years old in Blewbury. [ref]
Édouard Herriot
French radical politician (1872-1957).
Born July 5th, 1872 in Troyes. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1957 at 84 years old in Saint-Genis-Laval. [ref]
Ludwig Klages
German psychologist and philosopher (1872–1956).
Born December 10th, 1872 in Hanover.
Died July 29th, 1956 at 83 years old in Kilchberg.
Douglas Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham
British politician (1872-1950).
Born February 28th, 1872 in London.
Died August 16th, 1950 at 78 years old in England.
Edward Johnston
British craftsman, calligrapher and typographer (1872–1944).
Born February 11th, 1872 in San José de Mayo.
Died November 26th, 1944 at 72 years old in West Sussex.
Pío Baroja
Spanish writer (1872-1956).
Born December 28th, 1872 in San Sebastián.
Died October 30th, 1956 at 83 years old in Madrid (cardiovascular disease).
Roger Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes
Royal navy officer (1872-1945).
Born October 4th, 1872 in Punjab.
Died December 26th, 1945 at 73 years old in Buckinghamshire.
Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie
Recipient of the victoria cross (1872-1955).
Born July 6th, 1872 in Windsor.
Died May 2nd, 1955 at 82 years old in Gloucestershire.
Hugo Alfvén
Swedish composer, conductor, violinist, and painter (1872-1960).
Born May 1st, 1872 in Jakob and Johannes parish. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1960 at 88 years old in Falun. [ref]
Chrystal Macmillan
British feminist and pacifist (1872-1937).
Born June 13th, 1872 in Edinburgh.
Died September 21st, 1937 at 65 years old in Edinburgh.
Misia Sert
Art patron (1872–1950).
Born March 30th, 1872 in Pushkin.
Died October 15th, 1950 at 78 years old in Paris, 1st arrondissement of Paris.
E. Armand
French individualist anarchist (1872-1962).
Born March 26th, 1872 in Paris, 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 19th, 1962 at 89 years old in Rouen.
Bill Burgess
British swimmer and water polo player (1872-1950).
Born June 15th, 1872 in Rotherham.
Died July 5th, 1950 at 78 years old in Paris.
Birthdays 76 to 100 of 415
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