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In the year 1872
406 Notable birthdays
Walter Wild
Footballer (1872-1953).
Born October 13th, 1872 in Hottingen.
Died December 16th, 1953 at 81 years old
Mikhail Kuzmin
Russian writer (1872-1936).
Born October 18th, 1872 in Yaroslavl.
Died March 1st, 1936 at 63 years old in Leningrad (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.
Jan Szczepanik
Polish inventor.
Born June 13th, 1872 in Mostyska.
Died April 18th, 1926 at 53 years old in Tarnów (liver cancer).
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).
Morris Travers
English chemist (1872–1961).
Born January 24th, 1872 in London.
Died August 25th, 1961 at 89 years old in Stroud.
Gedeon Richter
Hungarian pharmacist.
Born September 23rd, 1872 in Ecséd. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1944 at 72 years old in Budapest.
Aleksander Stavre Drenova
Albanian poet.
Born April 11th, 1872 in Drenovë.
Died December 11th, 1947 at 75 years old in Bucharest.
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.
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