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Born on Sunday January 28, 1872
- Alphonsus Josephus Menten, Herk-de-Stad, België († 1890)
- Adrianus Johannes Baptiste van Opbergen, Vlissingen († 1950)
- Adrianus van Assouw, Oirschot (Noord-Brabant, NLD) († 1935)
- ? ? († 1944)
- van der Moolen († 1940)
- Aagtje Reinders, Martenshoek gem. Hoogezand, Groningen, Nederland († 1947)
- Adriaantje Dirkje Lagendijk, Groote Lindt († 1950)
- Albertus Koops, Zuidlaren († 1872)
- Aaltien POELMAN, Buinerveen (Borger), Drenthe, Nederland
- Adriaantje Dirkje LAGENDIJK, Groote Lindt
Died on Sunday January 28, 1872
- Adriaan Leijten (30), Tilburg (Noord-Brabant, NLD)
- Adriana Oudhof (0), Breukelen-Sint-Pieters, Utrecht, Nederland
- Anna Catharina Mertens (50), Herentals 2200, Antwerpen, Belgie
- Adriaantje Vonk (23), Goudriaan
- Andries Remmerswaal (0), Wateringen, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje Burggraaff (78), Harmelen
- Anna Eriksdotter (58), Östhammar, Stockholm, Sverige
- Aaltje Burggraaf (91), Oudewater
- Aleida Roerink (52), Broekheurne, Lonneker, Overijssel, Netherlands
- Anna Catharina Weckmüller (74), Bergenhausen im Hunsrück
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 28, 1872 at Delpher
Born on January 28
- 1863 » Ernest William Christmas, Australian-American painter († 1918)
- 1864 » Charles Williams Nash, American businessman, founded Nash Motors († 1948)
- 1865 » Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, Finnish lawyer, judge, and politician, 1st President of Finland († 1952)
- 1865 » Lala Lajpat Rai, Indian author and politician († 1928)
- 1873 » Colette, French novelist and journalist († 1954)
- 1873 » Monty Noble, Australian cricketer († 1940)
- 1874 » Alex Smith, Scottish golfer († 1930)
- 1875 » Julián Carrillo, Mexican violinist, composer, and conductor († 1965)
- 1878 » Walter Kollo, German composer and conductor († 1940)
- 1880 » Herbert Strudwick, English cricketer and coach († 1970)
Died on January 28
- 1832 » Augustin Daniel Belliard, French general (b. 1769)
- 1859 » F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1782)
- 1864 » Émile Clapeyron, French physicist and engineer (b. 1799)
- 1873 » John Hart, English-Australian politician, 10th Premier of South Australia (b. 1809)
- 1903 » Augusta Holmès, French pianist and composer (b. 1847)
- 1912 » Gustave de Molinari, Belgian economist and theorist (b. 1819)
- 1918 » John McCrae, Canadian soldier, physician, and author (b. 1872)
- 1921 » Mustafa Suphi, Turkish journalist and politician (b. 1883)
- 1930 » Emmy Destinn, Czech soprano and poet (b. 1878)
- 1935 » Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russian composer and conductor (b. 1859)
Names that were popular for boys in 1872
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Franciscus
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Joseph
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1872
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Marie
- Helena
- Elizabeth
- Geertruida
- Aaltje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1872
- 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 11 » Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
- May 10 » Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States.
- 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 4 » The crewless American brigantine Mary Celeste, drifting in the Atlantic, is discovered by the Canadian brig Dei Gratia. The ship has been abandoned for nine days but is only slightly damaged. Her master Benjamin Briggs and all nine others known to have been on board are never accounted for.
The weather on Sunday January 28, 1872
The temperature on January 28, 1872 was about 2.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south. The atmospheric humidity was 100%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI