What Happened In April 1872 In History

Historical Events for April, 1872

• 10th » The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.

Famous Birthdays on April in 1872

• 5th » Samuel Cate Prescott, American biologist (d. 1962)
• 9th » Léon Blum, French politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1950)
• 13th » John Cameron (footballer born 1872) called John Cameron, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 1935)
• 13th » Alexander Roda Roda, Austrian-Croatian journalist and author (d. 1945)
• 14th » Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Indian-English scholar and translator (d. 1953)
• 22nd » Princess Margaret of Prussia (d. 1954)
• 23rd » Violet Gordon-Woodhouse, English pianist (d. 1951)
• 29th » Harry Payne Whitney, American businessman and lawyer (d. 1930)
• 29th » Forest Ray Moulton, American astronomer (d. 1952)

Famous Deaths for April 1872

• 1st » William Frederick Horry, English murderer (b. 1843)
• 1st » Frederick Denison Maurice, English theologian and academic (b. 1805)
• 2nd » Samuel Morse, American inventor, invented the Morse code (b. 1791)
• 9th » Erastus Corning, American businessman and politician (b. 1794)
• 12th » Nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer (b. 1795)

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