What Happened In January 1872 - Historical Events 1872 January

Historical Events for January, 1872

12th » Yohannes IV of Ethiopia called Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.

4th » Rose and Ottilie Sutro e.g Ottilie Sutro, American pianist (d. 1970)
6th » Alexander Scriabin, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1915)
11th » G. W. Pierce, American physicist (d. 1956)
15th » Arsen Kotsoyev, Russian author (d. 1944)
16th » Henri Büsser, French organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1973)
16th » Edward Gordon Craig, English actor, director, and producer (d. 1966)
17th » Henri Masson, French fencer (d. 1963)
23rd » Paul Langevin, French physicist (d. 1946)
23rd » Jože Plečnik, Slovenian architect, designed Plečnik Parliament (d. 1957)
24th » Konstantin Bogaevsky, Russian painter (d. 1943)
24th » Ethel Turner, Australian author (d. 1958)
24th » Morris Travers, English chemist (d. 1961)
31st » Zane Grey, American author (d. 1939)

6th » James Fisk (financier) known as James Fisk, American businessman (b. 1834)
14th » Greyfriars Bobby, Scottish dog (b. 1856)
21st » Franz Grillparzer, Austrian playwright (b. 1791)