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In the year 1872
415 Notable birthdays
Joseph Barcroft
Physiologist, studied the oxygenation of blood.
Born July 26th, 1872 in Newry.
Died March 21st, 1947 at 74 years old in Cambridge.
Paul Panzer
German-american silent film actor (1872-1958).
Born November 3rd, 1872 in Würzburg.
Died August 16th, 1958 at 85 years old in Hollywood.
Hannah Mitchell
Socialist and suffragette (1872–1956).
Born February 11th, 1872 in Hope Woodlands.
Died October 22nd, 1956 at 84 years old in Manchester.
Rosina Storchio
Italian opera singer (1876–1945).
Born January 19th, 1872 in Venice.
Died July 24th, 1945 at 73 years old in Milan.
Cicely Hamilton
British actress and writer.
Born June 15th, 1872 in Sussex Gardens. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1952 at 80 years old in Chelsea. [ref]
Stanislav Binički
Composer.
Born July 27th, 1872 in Kruševac.
Died February 15th, 1942 at 69 years old in Belgrade.
Charles Murray
American film actor of the silent era (1872-1941).
Born June 22nd, 1872 in Laurel.
Died July 29th, 1941 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Frederick Stock
German composer (1872–1942).
Born November 11th, 1872 in Jülich.
Died October 20th, 1942 at 69 years old in Chicago.
Augusts Kirhenšteins
Latvian politician, prime minister of latvia (1872-1963).
Born September 18th, 1872 in Mazsalaca.
Died November 3rd, 1963 at 91 years old in Riga.
Walther Reinhardt
German general (1872-1930).
Born March 24th, 1872 in Stuttgart.
Died August 8th, 1930 at 58 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction).
Margaret Seddon
American film actress (1872-1968).
Born November 18th, 1872 in Washington, D.C..
Died April 17th, 1968 at 95 years old in Philadelphia.
Khalil Mutran
Egyptian poet and journalist.
Born July 1st, 1872 in Baalbek.
Died June 1st, 1949 at 76 years old in Cairo.
Léon Delagrange
French aviator, sculptor (1872-1910).
Born March 13th, 1872 in Orléans. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1910 at 37 years old in Bordeaux (aviation accident).
Antoni Bolesław Dobrowolski
Polish scientist and explorer who participated in the belgian antarctic expedition (1872-1954).
Born June 6th, 1872 in Dworszowice Kościelne.
Died April 27th, 1954 at 81 years old in Warsaw.
Ludwik Silberstein
Polish physicist.
Born May 17th, 1872 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1948 at 75 years old in Rochester. [ref]
Carl Gustaf Ekman
Swedish 20th century prime minister (1872-1945).
Born October 6th, 1872 in Munktorps parish.
Died June 15th, 1945 at 72 years old in Gustav Vasa parish.
Wilfred Baddeley
Tennis player and sports administrator (1872–1929).
Born January 11th, 1872 in London Borough of Bromley.
Died January 24th, 1929 at 57 years old in Menton. [ref]
Kate Price
Irish-american actress (1872-1943).
Born February 13th, 1872 in Cork.
Died January 4th, 1943 at 70 years old in Woodland Hills.
Lafe McKee
Actor (1872-1959).
Born January 23rd, 1872 in Morrison.
Died August 10th, 1959 at 87 years old in Temple City.
Forest Ray Moulton
American astronomer and mathematician of the xxth century.
Born April 29th, 1872 in Le Roy.
Died December 7th, 1952 at 80 years old in Wilmette.
Robert de Flers
French playwright, opera librettist, and journalist (1872–1927).
Born November 25th, 1872 in Pont-l'Évêque. [ref]
Died July 30th, 1927 at 54 years old in Vittel. [ref]
Octav Băncilă
Romanian artist (1872-1944).
Born February 4th, 1872 in Botoșani. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1944 at 72 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Nikolaos Stratos
Greek politician (1872-1922).
Born May 16th, 1872 in Loutro, Aetolia-Acarnania. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1922 at 50 years old in Goudi (ballistic trauma).
Dmitry Filosofov
Russian journalist (1872–1940).
Born April 7th, 1872 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 4th, 1940 at 68 years old in Otwock.
Norman Kemp Smith
British philosopher.
Born May 5th, 1872 in Dundee. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1958 at 86 years old in Edinburgh.
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