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In the year 1872

406 Notable birthdays

Eugène Marais

South african lawyer, naturalist, poet and writer (1871–1936).

Born January 9th, 1872 in Pretoria.

Died March 29th, 1936 at 64 years old in Pelindaba (gunshot wound).

Kid McCoy

American boxer (1872-1940).

Born October 13th, 1872 in Rush County.

Died April 18th, 1940 at 67 years old in Detroit.

Sidónio Pais

Assassinated portuguese president (1872-1918).

Born May 1st, 1872 in Caminha.

Died December 14th, 1918 at 46 years old in Lisbon (shot to the head).

Clara Butt

British singer (1872-1936).

Born February 1st, 1872 in Southwick.

Died January 23rd, 1936 at 63 years old in Oxfordshire (cancer).

Harry Nelson Pillsbury

American chess player (1872-1906).

Born December 5th, 1872 in Somerville.

Died June 17th, 1906 at 33 years old in Philadelphia (syphilis).

Vladimir Arsenyev

Russian and soviet explorer, ethnographer and writer (1872-1930).

Born September 10th, 1872 in Saint Petersburg.

Died September 4th, 1930 at 57 years old in Vladivostok (bronchopneumonia).

Archduke Joseph Ferdinand, Hereditary Grand Duke of Tuscany

Austrian archduke and tuscan heir (1872-1942).

Born May 24th, 1872 in Salzburg.

Died August 28th, 1942 at 70 years old in Vienna.

Mikhail Tsvet

Russian-italian botanist (1872-1919).

Born May 14th, 1872 in Asti. [ref]

Died June 26th, 1919 at 47 years old in Voronezh. [ref]

Marcel Renault

French racing driver.

Born May 14th, 1872 in Boulogne-Billancourt.

Died May 26th, 1903 at 31 years old in Payré (traffic collision).

Richard Willstätter

German chemist (1872–1942).

Born August 13th, 1872 in Karlsruhe. [ref]

Died August 3rd, 1942 at 69 years old in Muralto (myocardial infarction). [ref]

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