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In the year 1872
406 Notable birthdays
Max Beerbohm
English writer (1872-1956).
Born August 24th, 1872 in London. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1956 at 83 years old in Rapallo. [ref]
F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead
British politician (1872-1930).
Born July 12th, 1872 in Birkenhead.
Died September 30th, 1930 at 58 years old in London.
Frank Worsley
New zealand sailor and explorer (1872–1943).
Born February 22nd, 1872 in Akaroa.
Died February 1st, 1943 at 70 years old in Claygate (lung cancer).
Julius Fučík
Czech composer (1872-1916).
Born July 18th, 1872 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1916 at 44 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Edward Gordon Craig
Modernist stage designer and theatre director (1872-1966).
Born January 16th, 1872 in Stevenage. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1966 at 94 years old in Vence.
Ella Ewing
Tallest female of her era (1872–1913).
Born March 9th, 1872 in La Grange.
Died January 10th, 1913 at 40 years old in South Gorin (tuberculosis).
Beatrix Farrand
American landscape architect.
Born June 19th, 1872 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1959 at 86 years old in Mount Desert Island. [ref]
Ichiyō Higuchi
Japanese writer.
Died November 23rd, 1896 at 24 years old in Uchisaiwaichō (tuberculosis).
Kijūrō Shidehara
Japanese politician (1872-1951).
Born September 13th, 1872 in Kadoma. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1951 at 78 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).
Bhai Vir Singh
Indian poet, scholar and theologian (1872–1957).
Born December 5th, 1872 in Amritsar.
Died June 10th, 1957 at 84 years old in Amritsar.
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