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In the year 1872
367 Notable birthdays
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]
Marian Smoluchowski
Polish physicist.
Born May 28th, 1872 in Vienna, Mödling, Vorderbrühl.
Died September 5th, 1917 at 45 years old in Kraków (dysentery).
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).
Eleanor Rathbone
Member of british parliament, women's rights campaigner (1872-1946).
Born May 12th, 1872 in London.
Died January 2nd, 1946 at 73 years old in London.
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).
Marcel Renault
French racing driver.
Born May 14th, 1872 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died May 26th, 1903 at 31 years old in Payré (traffic collision).
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).
Émile Henry
French anarchist.
Born September 26th, 1872 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1894 at 21 years old in Paris (guillotine, decapitation).
Albert Sarraut
French politician (1872-1962).
Born July 28th, 1872 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1962 at 90 years old in Paris. [ref]
Phan Chu Trinh
Vietnamese nationalist.
Born September 9th, 1872 in Tam Kỳ. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1926 at 53 years old in Ho Chi Minh City.
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle