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1872 Historical Event(s)
January 12, 1872
– Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.
March 1, 1872
– Yellowstone National Park is established as the world’s first national park.
March 11, 1872
– Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
March 16, 1872
– The Wanderers F.C. won the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1-0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.
November 5, 1872
– Women’s suffrage in the United States: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is later fined $100.
November 7, 1872
– The ship Mary Celeste sails from New York, eventually to be found deserted
November 30, 1872
– The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.
December 9, 1872
– In Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback becomes the first serving African-American governor of a U.S. state.
December 21, 1872
– Challenger expedition: HMS Challenger, commanded by Captain George Nares, sails from Portsmouth.
Who Were Born On 1872?
January 16, 1872
– Edward Gordon Craig, English actor, producer, director and scenic designer (d. 1966)
March 25, 1872
– Horatio Nelson Jackson, American car driver (d. 1955)
April 5, 1872
– Samuel Cate Prescott, American food scientist and microbiologist (d. 1962)
April 14, 1872
– Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Indian-born Islamic scholar and translator (d. 1953)
April 29, 1872
– Harry Payne Whitney, American businessman (d. 1930)
May 14, 1872
– Elia Dalla Costa, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1961)
June 19, 1872
– Theodore Payne, English horticulturist (d. 1963)
August 5, 1872
– Oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician (d. 1917)
August 9, 1872
– Archduke Joseph August of Austria, Austrian field marshal (d. 1962)
August 13, 1872
– Richard Willstätter, German chemist, Nobel Laureate (d. 1942)