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1872 Historical Event(s)
March 5, 1872
– George Westinghouse patents the air brake.
March 11, 1872
– Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
May 10, 1872
– Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States.
May 22, 1872
– Reconstruction: U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant signs the Amnesty Act of 1872 into law restoring full civil rights to all but about 500 Confederate sympathizers.
September 18, 1872
– King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway.
September 26, 1872
– The first Shriners Temple (called Mecca) is established in New York City.
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 30, 1872
– The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.
December 21, 1872
– Challenger expedition: HMS Challenger, commanded by Captain George Nares, sails from Portsmouth.
Who Were Born On 1872?
January 4, 1872
– Ottilie Sutro, American duo-pianist with her sister Rose Sutro (d. 1970)
January 6, 1872
– Alexander Scriabin, Russian composer (d. 1915)
January 24, 1872
– Ethel Turner, Australian author (d. 1958)
March 17, 1872
– Konstantinos Skarlatos, Greek Olympic shooter (d. 1969)
April 24, 1872
– Susanna Bokoyni, Hungarian centenarian and Circus performer
June 19, 1872
– Theodore Payne, English horticulturist (d. 1963)
July 30, 1872
– Princess Clémentine of Belgium (d. 1955)
September 18, 1872
– Carl Friedberg, German pianist (d. 1955)
December 6, 1872
– William S. Hart, American actor (d. 1946)
December 21, 1872
– Albert Payson Terhune, American author (d. 1942)