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In the year 1872
367 Notable birthdays
Roger Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes
Royal navy officer (1872-1945).
Born October 4th, 1872 in Punjab. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1945 at 73 years old in Buckinghamshire. [ref]
Peter O'Connor
Irish athlete.
Born October 24th, 1872 in Cumbria.
Died November 9th, 1957 at 85 years old in Waterford.
Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie
Recipient of the victoria cross (1872-1955).
Born July 6th, 1872 in Windsor.
Died May 2nd, 1955 at 82 years old in Gloucestershire.
Misia Sert
Art patron.
Born March 30th, 1872 in Pushkin. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1950 at 78 years old in Paris, 1st arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Eugène Marais
South african lawyer, naturalist, poet and writer.
Born January 9th, 1872 in Pretoria. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1936 at 64 years old in Pelindaba (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Blaise Diagne
Senegalese politician (1872-1934).
Born October 13th, 1872 in Gorée. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1934 at 61 years old in Cambo-les-Bains. [ref]
Clara Butt
British singer (1872-1936).
Born February 1st, 1872 in Southwick. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1936 at 63 years old in Oxfordshire (cancer). [ref]
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]
Theodor Koch-Grunberg
German ethnologist (1872-1924).
Born April 9th, 1872 in Grünberg. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1924 at 52 years old in Brazil (malaria). [ref]
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