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In the year 1872
415 Notable birthdays
Luigi Orione
Italian catholic saint, priest, social advocate and religious founder.
Born June 23rd, 1872 in Pontecurone.
Died March 12th, 1940 at 67 years old in Sanremo.
Curnonsky
French food writer (1872–1956).
Born October 12th, 1872 in Angers.
Died July 22nd, 1956 at 83 years old in Paris.
Iwan Bloch
German dermatologist and sexologist (1872-1922).
Born April 8th, 1872 in Delmenhorst.
Died November 19th, 1922 at 50 years old in Berlin.
Arthur Byron
American actor (1872–1943).
Born April 3rd, 1872 in Brooklyn.
Died July 17th, 1943 at 71 years old in Hollywood.
Lorenzo Perosi
Italian composer (1872–1956).
Born December 21st, 1872 in Tortona.
Died December 12th, 1956 at 83 years old in Rome.
Tōson Shimazaki
Japanese writer (1872–1943).
Born March 25th, 1872 in Magome-juku.
Died August 22nd, 1943 at 71 years old in Oiso (cerebral hemorrhage).
Gleb Kotelnikov
Russian inventor (1872–1944).
Born January 30th, 1872 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 22nd, 1944 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Franz John
German football player and businessman (1872-1952).
Born September 28th, 1872 in Pritzwalk.
Died November 17th, 1952 at 80 years old in Berlin.
Gleb Krzhizhanovsky
Soviet economist (1872-1959).
Born January 25th, 1872 in Samara.
Died March 31st, 1959 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Hendrik Christian Andersen
Norwegian-american sculptor, painter and urban planner (1872-1940).
Born April 17th, 1872 in Bergen.
Died December 19th, 1940 at 68 years old in Rome.
Marie Equi
American doctor (1872-1952).
Born April 7th, 1872 in New Bedford.
Died July 13th, 1952 at 80 years old in Portland.
Thomas W. Hardwick
American politician (1872-1944).
Born December 9th, 1872 in Thomasville.
Died January 31st, 1944 at 71 years old in Sandersville.
Edward Adrian Wilson
English polar explorer (1872-1912).
Born July 23rd, 1872 in Cheltenham.
Died March 29th, 1912 at 39 years old in Ross Ice Shelf.
Théophile de Donder
Belgian physicist.
Born August 19th, 1872 in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1957 at 84 years old in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
Ottokar Czernin
Czech diplomat and politician (1872–1932).
Born September 26th, 1872 in Dymokury.
Died April 4th, 1932 at 59 years old in Vienna.
Johan Pitka
Estonian military personnel and politician (1872-1944).
Born February 19th, 1872 in Võhmuta.
Died November 22nd, 1944 at 72 years old in Kõue.
Sidney Olcott
Canadian filmmaker (1873–1949).
Born January 20th, 1872 in Toronto. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1949 at 77 years old in Hollywood.
Otto Witte
German circus acrobat and fantasist (1872-1958).
Born October 16th, 1872 in Düsseldorf.
Died August 13th, 1958 at 85 years old in Hamburg.
Charles Greeley Abbot
American astrophysicist and the 5th secretary of the smithsonian.
Born May 31st, 1872 in Wilton. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1973 at 101 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Nikolai Koltsov
Russian scientist.
Born July 15th, 1872 in Moscow. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1940 at 68 years old in Saint Petersburg (poison). [ref]
Alexandru Vaida-Voevod
Prime minister of romania (1872-1950).
Born February 27th, 1872 in Bobâlna.
Died March 19th, 1950 at 78 years old in Sibiu.
Giorgi Mazniashvili
Georgian general (1872–1937).
Born April 6th, 1872 in Kaspi Municipality.
Died December 16th, 1937 at 65 years old in Tbilisi.
Carl Friedrich von Siemens
German businessman (1872-1941).
Born September 5th, 1872 in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf.
Died July 8th, 1941 at 68 years old in Neu Fahrland.
Ethel Turner
Australian writer (1872–1958).
Born January 24th, 1872 in Doncaster.
Died April 8th, 1958 at 86 years old in Sydney.
Hugo Bettauer
Austrian writer.
Born August 18th, 1872 in Baden bei Wien.
Died March 26th, 1925 at 52 years old in Vienna.
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