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July 20, 1872Died on Sunday July 21, 1872
- Anke~Pieters Schilstra (75), Drylts
- Antje Sonneveld (0), Maasland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Wilhelmina HANSSEN (48), Elen, Dilsen-Stokkem, Province of Limburg, Belgium
- Antje Loth (34), 't Zandt
- Aaltje Kuijs (0), Castricum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Maria van Kessel (79), Maarheeze, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adolphe Jules Hippolyte VAN COPPENOLLE (0), Renaix,9600,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- Antje Selbits
- Adriana Wattheij (89), Axel
- Anna Catharina HANNES (36), Kasterlee
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 21, 1872 at Delpher
Born on July 21
- 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)
Died on July 21
- 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)
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 5 » George Westinghouse patents the air brake.
- April 10 » The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
- June 14 » Trade unions are legalized in Canada.
- July 18 » The Ballot Act 1872 in the United Kingdom introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections be held by secret ballot.
- November 5 » Women's suffrage in the United States: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is later fined $100.
The weather on Sunday July 21, 1872
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%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI