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In the year 1872

391 Notable birthdays

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.

Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld

German prince (1872-1934); father-in-law of queen juliana of the netherlands.

Born August 26th, 1872 in Bonn.

Died June 19th, 1934 at 61 years old in Munich.

Mikhail Kuzmin

Russian writer (1872-1936).

Born October 18th, 1872 in Yaroslavl.

Died March 1st, 1936 at 63 years old in Leningrad (pneumonia).

Gleb Kotelnikov

Russian inventor.

Born January 30th, 1872 in Saint Petersburg.

Died November 22nd, 1944 at 72 years old in Moscow.

Curnonsky

French food writer (1872–1956).

Born October 12th, 1872 in Angers.

Died July 22nd, 1956 at 83 years old in Paris.

Aleksander Stavre Drenova

Albanian poet.

Born April 11th, 1872 in Drenovë.

Died December 11th, 1947 at 75 years old in Bucharest.

Robert McWade

American actor.

Born January 25th, 1872 in Buffalo.

Died January 19th, 1938 at 65 years old in Culver City.

George Mundelein

Catholic cardinal (1872-1939).

Born July 2nd, 1872 in New York City.

Died October 2nd, 1939 at 67 years old in Mundelein.

Joseph Barcroft

Physiologist, studied the oxygenation of blood.

Born July 26th, 1872 in Newry.

Died March 21st, 1947 at 74 years old in Cambridge.

Iwan Bloch

German dermatologist.

Born April 8th, 1872 in Delmenhorst. [ref]

Died November 19th, 1922 at 50 years old in Berlin. [ref]

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