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In the year 1872
443 Notable birthdays
Reginald Doherty
English tennis player (1872–1910).
Born October 14th, 1872 in Wimbledon.
Died December 29th, 1910 at 38 years old in Kensington (heart failure).
Abdullah Abdurahman
South african politician and physician (1872–1940).
Born December 18th, 1872 in Wellington.
Died February 20th, 1940 at 67 years old in Cape Town.
Key Pittman
American politician (1872-1940).
Born September 18th, 1872 in Vicksburg.
Died November 10th, 1940 at 68 years old in Reno (myocardial infarction).
Anton Korošec
Austrian member of austrian empire council (1872-1940).
Born May 12th, 1872 in Biserjane.
Died December 14th, 1940 at 68 years old in Belgrade.
Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen
Danish author, ethnologist, and explorer of greenland (1872-1907).
Born January 15th, 1872 in Viborg.
Died November 25th, 1907 at 35 years old in Greenland.
Robert Maillart
Swiss civil engineer, designer of the salginatobel bridge (1872-1940).
Born February 6th, 1872 in Bern. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1940 at 68 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Oswaldo Cruz
Brazilian physician and bacteriologist (1872-1917).
Born August 5th, 1872 in São Luiz do Paraitinga.
Died January 11th, 1917 at 44 years old in Petrópolis (kidney failure).
Heinrich Vogeler
German painter (1872–1942).
Born December 12th, 1872 in Bremen.
Died June 14th, 1942 at 69 years old in Bukhar-Zhyrau District.
Mykola Skrypnyk
Ukrainian revolutionary and political leader (1872–1933).
Born January 25th, 1872 in Yasynuvata.
Died July 7th, 1933 at 61 years old in Kharkiv.
Theodor Koch-Grunberg
German ethnologist (1872-1924).
Born April 9th, 1872 in Grünberg.
Died October 8th, 1924 at 52 years old in Brazil (malaria).
Camille Guérin
French veterinarian and scientist (1872-1961).
Born December 22nd, 1872 in Poitiers.
Died June 9th, 1961 at 88 years old in Paris.
Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale
British artist (1872-1945).
Born January 25th, 1872 in London.
Died March 10th, 1945 at 73 years old in London. [ref]
Hafiz Ibrahim
Egyptian poet.
Born February 24th, 1872 in Asyut Governorate.
Died July 31st, 1932 at 60 years old
Prince Bernhard of Lippe
German prince (1872–1934); father-in-law of queen juliana of the netherlands (1872–1934).
Born August 26th, 1872 in Bonn.
Died June 19th, 1934 at 61 years old in Munich.
Carlo Sforza
Italian politician (1872-1952).
Born January 23rd, 1872 in Montignoso.
Died September 4th, 1952 at 80 years old in Rome.
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..
Ahmad Lutfi al-Sayyid
Egyptian academic and politician (1872-1963).
Born January 15th, 1872 in Dakahlia Governorate.
Died March 5th, 1963 at 91 years old in Cairo.
Mikhail Kuzmin
Russian writer (1872-1936).
Born October 18th, 1872 in Yaroslavl.
Died March 1st, 1936 at 63 years old in Saint Petersburg (pneumonia).
George Mundelein
Catholic cardinal (1872-1939).
Born July 2nd, 1872 in New York City.
Died October 2nd, 1939 at 67 years old in Mundelein.
Walter Wild
Footballer (1872-1953).
Born October 13th, 1872 in Hottingen.
Died December 16th, 1953 at 81 years old
Morris Travers
English chemist (1872–1961).
Born January 24th, 1872 in London.
Died August 25th, 1961 at 89 years old in Stroud.
John Byam Liston Shaw
British painter, illustrator, designer and teacher (1872-1919).
Born November 13th, 1872 in Chennai.
Died January 26th, 1919 at 46 years old in London (1918–1920 flu pandemic).
Jan Szczepanik
Polish inventor (1872-1926).
Born June 13th, 1872 in Mostyska.
Died April 18th, 1926 at 53 years old in Tarnów (liver cancer).
Gleb Krzhizhanovsky
Soviet economist (1872-1959).
Born January 24th, 1872 in Samara.
Died March 31st, 1959 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Curnonsky
French food writer (1872–1956).
Born October 12th, 1872 in Angers.
Died July 22nd, 1956 at 83 years old in Paris.
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