About the day » Thursday September 12, 1872Calender converter

• Albertha Rijkeboer, Meppel, Drenthe, Nederland († 1873)
• Timmer, oudemolen (vries) († 1951)
• Alexandre d'Erbach-Schönberg († 1944)
• Adriana Johanna Francisca Goote, Gemeente Middelburg, Zeeland, Nederland († 1943)
• Agnes Hubers, Ottersum, Limburg, Nederland, Nederland († 1887)
• Adrianus Timmermans, Gilze en Rijen († 1928)
• Adriana van Eijndhoven, Schijndel, NL
• Alexander v.Erbach-Schönbg., Schönberg a.d.B († 1944)
• Alexander Ludwig Van Erbach Schonberg, Schönberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany († 1944)
• Aartje van Apeldoorn 9 († 1895)

• Alida Vuijlturf (Veldenturf) (110), Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands
• Aagtje Geerts Fennema (80), Muntendam, The Netherlands
• Bauke Fekkes Bouma (0), Oosterend, Hennaarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Aaltje SCHUTTER (45), Oud-Beijerland, 6192, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Bax (0), Tilburg
• Anna Maria NEALE (67)
• Aaltje Schutter (45), Oud Beijerland
• Bart Klazes (4) Sikkema (67), ,, Hoornsterzwaag, Schoterland, Friesland, Netherlands
• Bernardus Cobelens (0), Nieuwendam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aagje van den Heuvel (0), Woerden

• 1856 » Johann Heinrich Beck, American composer and conductor († 1924)
• 1857 » Manuel Espinosa Batista, Colombian pharmacist and politician († 1919)
• 1862 » Carl Eytel, German-American painter and illustrator († 1925)
• 1866 » Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon, English cricketer and politician, 13th Governor General of Canada († 1941)
• 1869 » Paweł Owerłło, Polish actor († 1957)
• 1875 » Matsunosuke Onoe, Japanese actor and director († 1926)
• 1880 » H. L. Mencken, American journalist and critic († 1956)
• 1882 » Ion Agârbiceanu, Romanian journalist, politician, and archbishop († 1963)
• 1884 » Martin Klein, Estonian wrestler and coach († 1947)
• 1885 » Heinrich Hoffmann, German photographer and art dealer († 1957)

• 1836 » Christian Dietrich Grabbe, German playwright (b. 1801)
• 1869 » Peter Mark Roget, English physician, theologian, and lexicographer (b. 1779)
• 1870 » Eleanora Atherton, English philanthropist (b. 1782)
• 1870 » Fitz Hugh Ludlow, American journalist, explorer, and author (b. 1836)
• 1874 » François Guizot, French historian and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1787)
• 1903 » Duncan Gillies, Scottish-Australian businessman and politician, 14th Premier of Victoria (b. 1834)
• 1907 » Ilia Chavchavadze, Georgian poet, journalist, and lawyer (b. 1837)
• 1912 » Pierre-Hector Coullié, French cardinal (b. 1829)
• 1918 » George Reid, Australian accountant and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1845)
• 1919 » Leonid Andreyev, Russian author and playwright (b. 1871)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Jacobus
10. Petrus
11. Adrianus
12. Dirk
13. Arie
14. Gerardus
15. Hendrikus
16. Wilhelmus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Adriana
7. Hendrika
8. Catharina
9. Wilhelmina
10. Aaltje
11. Grietje
12. Trijntje
13. Neeltje
14. Antje
15. Jacoba
16. Petronella

• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
• From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
• The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
• February 22 » The Prohibition Party holds its first national convention in Columbus, Ohio, nominating James Black as its presidential nominee.
• March 1 » Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park.
• April 10 » The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
• May 22 » Reconstruction Era: President Ulysses S. Grant signs the Amnesty Act into law, restoring full civil and political rights to all but about 500 Confederate sympathizers.
• September 18 » King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway.
• December 9 » In Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback becomes the first African-American governor of a U.S. state.

The temperature on September 12, 1872 was about 20.3 °C. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 74%.