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In the year 1872
415 Notable birthdays
Wilhelm Ohnesorge
Nazi german minister (1872-1962).
Born June 8th, 1872 in Gräfenhainichen.
Died February 1st, 1962 at 89 years old in Munich.
Karl Theodor Helfferich
German diplomat (1872-1924).
Born July 22nd, 1872 in Neustadt an der Weinstraße.
Died April 23rd, 1924 at 51 years old in Bellinzona (traffic collision).
Mary MacSwiney
Irish politician and educationalist (1872-1942).
Born March 27th, 1872 in London.
Died March 8th, 1942 at 69 years old in Cork.
Giuseppe Levi
Italian anatomist and histologist (1872-1965).
Born October 14th, 1872 in Trieste.
Died February 3rd, 1965 at 92 years old in Turin.
Katai Tayama
Japanese novelist (1872-1930).
Born January 22nd, 1872 in Tatebayashi.
Died May 13th, 1930 at 58 years old in Yoyohata (laryngeal cancer).
Heber Doust Curtis
American astronomer (1872-1942).
Born June 27th, 1872 in Muskegon.
Died January 9th, 1942 at 69 years old in Ann Arbor.
Pope Macarius III of Alexandria
Pope of the coptic orthodox church (1872–1945).
Born February 18th, 1872 in El Mahalla El Kubra.
Died August 31st, 1945 at 73 years old in Cairo.
Manuel Márquez Sterling
Cuban journalist, diplomat and politician (1872-1934).
Born August 28th, 1872 in Lima. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1934 at 62 years old in Washington, D.C..
Alice Salomon
German social reformer (1872–1948).
Born April 19th, 1872 in Berlin.
Died August 30th, 1948 at 76 years old in New York City.
Edna Wallace Hopper
American actress (1872–1959).
Born January 17th, 1872 in San Francisco.
Died December 14th, 1959 at 87 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia).
Martha Root
Travelling teacher of the bahá'í faith in the early 20th century.
Born August 10th, 1872 in Richwood.
Died September 28th, 1939 at 67 years old in Honolulu.
Gaëtan Gatian de Clérambault
French psychiatrist.
Born July 2nd, 1872 in Bourges. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1934 at 62 years old in Malakoff (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Déodat de Séverac
French composer (1872 – 1921).
Born July 20th, 1872 in Saint-Félix-Lauragais. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1921 at 48 years old in Céret. [ref]
José María Orellana
Guatemalan president (1872-1926).
Born July 11th, 1872 in El Jícaro, El Progreso.
Died September 26th, 1926 at 54 years old in Antigua Guatemala (angina pectoris).
Henri Büsser
French composer and conductor (1872—1973).
Born January 16th, 1872 in Toulouse. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1973 at 101 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Louise Closser Hale
American actress, author, and playwright (1872–1933).
Born October 13th, 1872 in Springfield.
Died July 26th, 1933 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Edward Okuń
Polish painter (1872-1945).
Born September 21st, 1872 in Warsaw.
Died January 17th, 1945 at 72 years old in Skierniewice.
Charles Webster Hawthorne
American artist (1872-1930).
Born January 8th, 1872 in Clark Center.
Died November 29th, 1930 at 58 years old in Baltimore.
Paul Juon
Russian composer.
Born March 8th, 1872 in Moscow.
Died August 21st, 1940 at 68 years old in Vevey.
Alice Bailly
Swiss artist (1872–1938).
Born February 25th, 1872 in Geneva.
Died January 1st, 1938 at 65 years old in Lausanne (tuberculosis).
Robert McWade
American actor (1872–1938).
Born January 25th, 1872 in Buffalo.
Died January 19th, 1938 at 65 years old in Culver City.
António Maria da Silva
Portuguese politician and engineer (1872-1950).
Born May 26th, 1872 in Lisbon.
Died October 14th, 1950 at 78 years old in Lisbon.
Henri Evenepoel
Artist (1872-1899).
Born October 3rd, 1872 in Nice. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1899 at 27 years old in Paris (typhoid fever). [ref]
Paul Fort
French poet and playwright (1872–1960).
Born February 1st, 1872 in Reims.
Died April 20th, 1960 at 88 years old in Montlhéry.
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