About the day » Sunday July 21, 1872Calender converter

• Anna van Santen, Hoogvliet, Nederland († 1966)
• Anna Catharina Philomena Snels, Rijkevorsel
• Alida Gesina Otto, Haarlem († 1873)
• Anna Francijna van Dis, Fijnaart en Heijningen (N.B.)
• * Petrus Maria Leonardus Nabbe, 's-Hertogenbosch († 1962)
• Anton Adrianus Reichert, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alida de Bruin, Amsterdam
• Aleida Elisabeth Peters, Olst, Overijssel, The Netherlands († 1933)
• Albert Whitney Mitchell, Isabella County, Michigan, United States of America († 1952)
• aart LUGTHART, dubbeldam

• Anna Maria Hubertina Moors (4), Oud-Vroenhoven, Maastricht
• Alida Nugteren (49), Barendrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Arendiena Buijtenhuijs (49), Apeldoorn
• Arendina Buitenhuis (49), Apeldoorn
• Anna Maria JACOBI (86), Nivelles, 25072, Brabant Wallon, Belgique
• Antje Sonneveld (0), Maasland
• Ángel María José Ignacio Francisco Xavier Iturbide Arámburu of Mexico (55)
• Aaltje Kuijs (0), Castricum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Arie Bongers (0), moordrecht (zuid holland)
• Abraham van Dixhoorn (44), Schore en Vlake

• 1858 » Alfred Henry O'Keeffe, New Zealand painter and educator († 1941)
• 1858 » Lovis Corinth, German painter († 1925)
• 1858 » Maria Christina of Austria († 1929)
• 1863 » C. Aubrey Smith, English-American cricketer and actor († 1948)
• 1866 » Carlos Schwabe, Swiss Symbolist painter and printmaker († 1926)
• 1870 » Emil Orlík, Czech painter, etcher, and lithographer († 1932)
• 1875 » Charles Gondouin, French rugby player and tug of war competitor († 1947)
• 1880 » Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Slovak astronomer, general, and politician († 1919)
• 1882 » David Burliuk, Ukrainian author and illustrator († 1967)
• 1885 » Jacques Feyder, Belgian actor, director, and screenwriter († 1948)

• 1868 » William Bland, Australian surgeon and politician (b. 1789)
• 1878 » Sam Bass, American outlaw (b. 1851)
• 1880 » Hiram Walden, American general and politician (b. 1800)
• 1889 » Nelson Dewey, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Wisconsin (b. 1813)
• 1899 » Robert G. Ingersoll, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1833)
• 1920 » Fiammetta Wilson, English astronomer and educator (b. 1864)
• 1932 » Bill Gleason, American baseball player (b. 1858)
• 1934 » Hubert Lyautey, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (b. 1854)
• 1938 » Owen Wister, American lawyer and author (b. 1860)
• 1941 » Bohdan Lepky, Ukrainian poet and scholar (b. 1872)

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.
• January 12 » Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.
• February 20 » The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.
• March 16 » 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 18 » Susan B. Anthony and 14 other women are arrested for voting illegally in the United States presidential election of 1872.
• November 30 » The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.
• December 21 » Challenger expedition: HMSChallenger, commanded by Captain George Nares, sails from Portsmouth, England.

The temperature on July 21, 1872 was about 28.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The atmospheric humidity was 46%.