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In the year 1872
367 Notable birthdays
Byam Shaw
British painter, illustrator, designer and teacher (1872-1919).
Born November 13th, 1872 in Chennai. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1919 at 46 years old in London (1918-1920 flu pandemic). [ref]
Mary Engle Pennington
American bacteriological chemist and refrigeration engineer (1872-1952).
Born October 8th, 1872 in Nashville.
Died December 27th, 1952 at 80 years old in New York City.
Gleb Kotelnikov
Russian inventor.
Born January 30th, 1872 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 22nd, 1944 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Morris Travers
English chemist.
Born January 24th, 1872 in London.
Died August 25th, 1961 at 89 years old in Stroud.
Aleksander Stavre Drenova
Albanian poet.
Born April 11th, 1872 in Drenovë.
Died December 11th, 1947 at 75 years old in Bucharest.
George Mundelein
Catholic cardinal (1872-1939).
Born July 2nd, 1872 in New York City.
Died October 2nd, 1939 at 67 years old in Mundelein.
Iwan Bloch
German dermatologist.
Born April 8th, 1872 in Delmenhorst. [ref]
Died November 19th, 1922 at 50 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Lorenzo Perosi
Italian composer.
Born December 21st, 1872 in Tortona. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1956 at 83 years old in Rome. [ref]
Charles Greeley Abbot
American astrophysicist and the 5th secretary of the smithsonian.
Born May 31st, 1872 in Wilton. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1973 at 101 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Tōson Shimazaki
Japanese writer (1872-1943).
Born March 25th, 1872 in Magome-juku.
Died August 22nd, 1943 at 71 years old in Ōiso (cerebral hemorrhage).
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