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== Events ==
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===January–March===
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* [[January 12]] – [[Yohannes IV]] is crowned Emperor of [[Ethiopia]] in [[Axum]], the first ruler crowned in that city in over 500 years.
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* [[February 2]] – The government of the United Kingdom buys a number of forts on the [[Gold Coast (region)|Gold Coast]], from the Netherlands.
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* [[February 20]] – The [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] opens in New York City.
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* [[March 1]] – In the United States, [[Yellowstone National Park]] (once dubbed "Colter's Hell" after [[John Colter]], of the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]]) is established as the world's first [[national park]].
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=== April–June ===
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* [[April 21]] – The [[Third Carlist War]] begins in northern Spain. Don [[Carlos, Duke of Madrid]] (the Carlist pretender Carlos VII) appoints General Rada commander-in-chief in Spain, and calls for a general rising.
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* [[May]]
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* [[May 15]] – The [[New Zealand Wars]] end after 17 years, with the conclusion of [[Te Kooti's War]]; Maori spiritual leader [[Te Kooti]] Arikirangi Te Turuk crosses the Waikato River, and enters the territory of the Māori King [[Tāwhiao]], where he is granted asylum.
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* [[May 22]] - [[Reconstruction Era|Reconstruction]]: U.S. President [[Ulysses S. Grant]] signs the [[Amnesty Act]] of 1872 into law, restoring full [[civil rights]] to all but about 500 [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] sympathizers.
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* [[June 14]] &ndash; [[Trade union]]s are legalised in Canada.<ref>{http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/origins-of-labour-day-feature/|</ref>
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=== July&ndash;September ===
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* [[July 1]] &ndash; [[Thomas François Burgers]] becomes [[State President of the South African Republic]].<ref>http://www.archontology.org/nations/south_africa/transvaal/00_1857_1877_s.php</ref>
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* [[July 4]] - The [[Society of Jesus]] is pronounced illegal in the [[German Empire]].
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*[[July 18]] &ndash; [[President of Mexico|Mexican President]] [[Benito Juarez]] dies of a heart attack, and [[Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada]] becomes interim president.
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* [[August 22]] &ndash; The [[Australian Overland Telegraph Line]] is completed, providing a telegraphic link between Australia and the rest of the world for the first time.
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* [[September 17]] &ndash; Shiseido Pharmacy Shop, as predecessor of [[Shiseido]], a major [[cosmetics]] brand in worldwide, founded in [[Ginza]], [[Tokyo]], Japan.{{page needed|date=May 2020}}
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* [[September 18]] &ndash; Upon the death of King [[Charles XV of Sweden]] and [[Norway]], he is succeeded as King of both crowns by his brother [[Oscar II of Sweden|Oscar II]].
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* [[September 26]] &ndash; The first [[Shriners]] Temple (called Mecca) is established in New York City.
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=== October&ndash;December ===
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* [[October 1]] - The first case is reported in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, of the Great Epizootic of 1872 ([[equine influenza]], or the "horse flu") which will substantially disrupt life in North America by mid-December.
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* [[November 5]]
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** [[U.S. presidential election, 1872]]: [[Ulysses S. Grant]] defeats [[Horace Greeley]].
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* [[November 16]] &ndash; The first ever [[Metropolitan Police strike of 1872|Metropolitan Police strike]]
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* [[November 29]] - [[Horace Greeley]], President [[Ulysses S. Grant]]'s opponent in [[1872 United States presidential election|this year's U.S. presidential election]], dies. His electoral votes are divided among several candidates.
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* [[December 1]]-  [[Responsible government]] is granted to [[Cape Colony]] (South Africa). [[John Charles Molteno|Sir John Molteno]], first [[Cape Colony#Prime Ministers of the Cape of Good Hope (1872–1910)|Prime Minister of the Cape of Good Hope]], forms the first Cape Cabinet<ref>http://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/first-cape-cabinet-formed-john-molteno-premier</ref><ref>''Report for year ending 31 December 1909'', Cape Government Railways, Section VIII - Dates of Opening and the Length of the different Sections in the Cape Colony, from the Year 1873 to 31st December, 1909.</ref>
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* [[December 3]] &ndash; [[George Smith (Assyriologist)|George Smith]] presents the first translation of the ''[[Epic of Gilgamesh]]'', to a meeting of the [[Society of Biblical Archaeology]] in London.
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* [[December 4]] &ndash; The now-crewless American ship ''[[Mary Celeste]]'' is found (still seaworthy) by the British brig ''Dei Gratia'' in the Atlantic.
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* [[December 14]] - President [[Ulysses S. Grant]] establishes the [[San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation#History|San Carlos Apache Reservation]], in southeastern [[Arizona]].
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* [[December 21]] &ndash; [[Challenger expedition|''Challenger'' expedition]]: HMS Challenger sails from [[Portsmouth]], England on the 4-year scientific expedition that lays the foundation for the science of [[oceanography]].
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* In the aftermath of the [[Paraguayan War]], the new government of [[Paraguay]] makes peace with [[Brazil]], grants reparations and territorial concessions.
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* Under Japan's [[Meiji Restoration]]:
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** A conscription law, modeled on the French version, is issued.
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** Universal [[Public school (government funded)|public school]]s are called for.
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* [[S. T. Dupont]] begins manufacture of luxury leather goods in France.
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* [[Kimberly-Clark|Kimberly, Clark and Co.]] is founded in [[Neenah, Wisconsin]] by [[John A. Kimberly]], [[Charles B. Clark]], [[Havilah Babcock]] and [[Franklyn C. Shattuck]].
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* [[Schenker AG|Schenker]], as predecessor of [[DB Schenker]], a [[logistics]] and [[freight]] transport worldwide, founded in [[Vienna]], [[Austria]].
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*Versicherung-Verein, as predecessor of [[Zurich Insurance Group]] was founded.
 
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Revision as of 23:05, 1 March 2021

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year 1872

Events

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Date unknown

 

Events

EventStartEnd
Pax Brittanica18151915
Victorian era18401901

 

New Groups

GroupImageTypeDescription
Aberystwyth UniversityUwa crest colour-new.pngPublicWelsh University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.pngPublicLand-GrantSpace-GrantSea-GrantSenior Military College
Saint Peter's UniversitySaint Peter's University Seal.pngResearch
Military ranks
Non-profit
Coeducational.Jesuit
Private Jesuit university in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Sciences PoLogo Sciences Po.svgMany members of the French public service have studied at the institution.

 

A Death

TitleBornDiedSummary
William H. Seward16 May 180110 October 1872Politician
Deep state actor

 

Births

TitleBornPlace of birthDiedSummaryDescription
Lionel Curtis18721955Academic
Deep state operative
Senior UK deep state operative, the first honorary secretary of Chatham House
Nicolai Rygg29 February 1872Stavanger27 September 1957Economist
Central banker
Deep state actor
Norwegian economist and Governor of the Central Bank of Norway (Norges Bank). His "independent" economic austerity policies contributed to the severe economic troubles in the 1920s and 1930s. He was behind the 1928 toppling of the first Labour Party cabinet in Norway, which only sat for sixteen days. He continued to work in an "unpolitical" role during the German occupation 1940-45.
Josiah Wedgwood IV16 March 187226 July 1943Politician
Michael Joseph Savage23 March 1872Australia
Tatong
Victoria (Australia)
27 March 1940Politician
Bertrand Russell18 May 1872Trellech
Monmouthshire
UK
2 February 1970Activist
Philosopher
Propagandist
UK philosopher and pacifist
Paul-Emile Janson30 May 1872Belgium
Brussels
3 March 1944Belgian liberal politician and prime minister.
Calvin Coolidge4 July 1872Plymouth Notch
Vermont
U.S.
5 January 1933Lawyer
Oscar Callaway2 October 1872Texas
Rusk County
31 January 1947PoliticianUS politician who said that J. P. Morgan and others were buying up newspapers.
Harlan Stone11 October 187222 April 1946JudgeSullivan & Cromwell partner, then Supreme Court judge
Benjamin Strong22 December 1872New York
US
Fishkill-on-Hudson
16 October 1928Banker
Deep politician
Member of The Money Trust, Governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for the first 14 years of the Fed's existence
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References

  1. {http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/origins-of-labour-day-feature/%7C
  2. http://www.archontology.org/nations/south_africa/transvaal/00_1857_1877_s.php
  3. http://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/first-cape-cabinet-formed-john-molteno-premier
  4. Report for year ending 31 December 1909, Cape Government Railways, Section VIII - Dates of Opening and the Length of the different Sections in the Cape Colony, from the Year 1873 to 31st December, 1909.