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In the year 1872
367 Notable birthdays
Aubrey Beardsley
British illustrator and author (1872–1898).
Born August 21st, 1872 in Brighton. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1898 at 25 years old in Menton (tuberculosis). [ref]
Zane Grey
American novelist.
Born January 31st, 1872 in Zanesville. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1939 at 67 years old in Altadena (cardioplegia). [ref]
Andrew Kehoe
American mass murderer and bomber.
Born February 1st, 1872 in Tecumseh.
Died May 18th, 1927 at 55 years old in Bath Township (dynamite).
William Desmond Taylor
Irish-american film director, actor and murder victim (1872-1922).
Born April 26th, 1872 in Carlow. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1922 at 49 years old in Westlake. [ref]
John McCrae
Canadian poet, physician, author, artist and soldier during world war i (1872-1918).
Born November 30th, 1872 in Guelph.
Died January 28th, 1918 at 45 years old in Boulogne-sur-Mer (pneumonia).
V. O. Chidambaram Pillai
Indian businessman (1872-1936).
Born September 5th, 1872 in Ottapidaram.
Died November 18th, 1936 at 64 years old in Thoothukudi.
Sergei Diaghilev
Russian art critic and impresario.
Born March 31st, 1872 in Selischi. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1929 at 57 years old in Venice (diabetes). [ref]
Paul Laurence Dunbar
American poet, novelist, and short story writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Born June 27th, 1872 in Dayton. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1906 at 33 years old in Dayton (tuberculosis). [ref]
Learned Hand
American legal scholar, court of appeals judge.
Born January 27th, 1872 in Albany. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1961 at 89 years old in New York City. [ref]
Alexandra Kollontai
Soviet diplomat (1872-1952).
Born March 31st, 1872 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1952 at 79 years old in Moscow (disease). [ref]
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