What happened in 1872?

Modoc War

Wars & Conflicts · California

Armed conflict between the Native American Modoc people and the United States Army

Battle of Salt River Canyon

Wars & Conflicts · Salt River

1872 American military engagement

Battle of the North Fork of the Red River

Wars & Conflicts

1872 battle in Texas

Battle of Lost River

Wars & Conflicts · Lost River

1872 battle of the Modoc War

Third Carlist War

Wars & Conflicts · Spain

Spanish civil war (1872-1876)

Fort Dufferin

Wars & Conflicts

historical site in Manitoba, Canada

Fort Cameron

Wars & Conflicts

fort in Utah

1872 Cavite mutiny

Wars & Conflicts · Fort San Felipe

Filipino uprising against Spanish rule

Gutiérrez Brothers' rebellion

Politics & Government · Government Palace

Attempted coup d'état in Lima in 1872

Samuel Finley Breese Morse died

People · Manhattan

American inventor and painter (1791–1872)

Andrew Smith died

People · London

Scottish surgeon, explorer, ethnologist and zoologist (1797–1872)

Patriarch Cyril VII of Constantinople died

People · Heybeliada

Greek priest (?-1872)

Jean Gilbert Victor Fialin, duke of Persigny died

People · Nice

French politician of the Second Empire (1808–1872)

William John Macquorn Rankine died

People · Glasgow

Civil engineer (1820–1872)

Mary Somerville died

People · Naples

Scottish scientist, writer and polymath (1780–1872)

Friedrich Welwitsch died

People · London

Austrian botanist and explorer (1806-1872)

Alexandre Goüin died

People · Tours

French banker and politician (1792–1872)

George Meade died

People · Philadelphia

United States Army general and civil engineer (1815–1872)

Charles-Eugène Delaunay died

People · Cherbourg

French astronomer and mathematician (1816-1872)

Jacques Babinet died

People · Paris

French physicist, mathematician and astronomer

William Webb Ellis died

People · Menton

Anglican clergyman and allegedly the inventor of Rugby football (1806-1872)

Alfred Clebsch died

People · Göttingen

German mathematician (1833–1872)

Immanuel Nobel died

People · Heleneborg

Died in Heleneborg. Swedish architect, engineer, inventor and industrialist (1801-1872).

Anders Sandøe Ørsted died

People · Copenhagen

Danish botanist and zoologist (1816–1872)

William Charles Wentworth died

People · Dorset

Australian poet, explorer, journalist and politician (1790-1872)

Francis Rawdon Chesney died

People · Newry and Mourne

British Army general

Antoine Frédéric Spring died

People · Liège

Belgian physician and botanist (1814-1872)

Karl Ferdinand Appun died

People · Guiana Highlands

German scientist (1820-1872)

Fyodor Matyushkin died

People · Saint Petersburg

Russian explorer (1799–1872)

Grigori Karelin died

People · Atyrau

Russian botanist and explorer (1801-1872)

Gaspard Théodore Mollien died

People · Nice

French diplomat and explorer

Giovanni Miani died

People · Rovigo

Italian explorer (1810-1872)

Mercator Cooper died

People · Barranquilla

American whaler (1803–1872)

Mikhail Tebenkov died

People · Saint Petersburg

Russian admiral-explorer

James Chapman died

People · South Africa

South African explorer

John McKinlay died

People · Gawler

Scottish-born Australian explorer

Josephine Sophia White Griffing died

People · Washington, D.C.

American activist

Carl Jaenisch died

People · Saint Petersburg

Finnish and Russian chess player and theorist (1813-1872)

Jean-Marie Duhamel died

People · Paris

French mathematician and physicist

Martin Ohm died

People · Berlin

German mathematician (1792-1872)

Frederik Kaiser died

People · Leiden

Dutch astronomer (1808-1872)

Charles Combes died

People · Paris

French engineer (1801-1872)

George François Reuter died

People · Geneva

Botanist (1805-1872)

Eberhard Friedrich Walcker died

People · Ludwigsburg

German organ builder (1794–1872)

Augustus Siebe died

People · Paris

Prussian engineer and inventor

William Stimpson died

People · Ilchester

American marine biologist (1832–1872)

Louis Désiré Blanquart-Evrard died

People · Lille

French photographer (1802–1872)

François Clément Sauvage died

People · Paris

French geologist (1814-1872)

Giovanni Antonelli died

People · Florence

Italian astronomer and mathematician (1818-1872)

William Bridges Adams died

People · Broadstairs

Author, inventor, locomotive engineer (1797–1872)

Paul Auguste Ernest Laugier died

People · Paris

French astronomer (1812–1872)

Johann F. C. Hessel died

People · Marburg

German scientist (1796-1872)

Sylvanus Thayer died

People · Braintree

United States colonel

Solomon Andrews died

People · United States

American aviator and mayor

Jules Guyot died

People · Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune

French physician and agronomist (1807-1872)

Paul Camille von Denis died

People · Bad Dürkheim

German businessman

Firmin Gillot died

People · Paris

French inventor and printmaker (1819-1872)

Asa Whitney died

People · Washington, D.C.

American businessman and transcontinental railroad promoter (1797–1872)

Archibald Smith died

People · Glasgow

British mathematician

Ferdinando Rosellini died

People · Casale Monferrato

Botanist (1817-1873)

Louis-Georges Mulot died

People · Paris

French engineer

Herschell Filipowski died

People · London

Lithuanian-born British Hebraist, editor and actuary (1816–1872)

Pedro José Pézerat died

People · Lisbon

French architect, active in Brazil and Portugal

Henry Moseley died

People · Olveston

British mathematician

Charles Terrot died

People · Edinburgh

Scottish bishop

Daniel Treadwell died

People · Ipswich

American inventor

Richard Hodgson died

People · Chingford

English publisher and astronomer (1804-1872)

John King died

People · St Kilda

Irish soldier and Australian explorer (1838–1872)

Nathaniel Isaacs died

People · Canterbury

Adventurer and alleged slave trader

François Beaulieu II died

People · Northwest Territories

Native American chief and guide

George Colvocoresses died

People · Bridgeport

United States Navy officer (1816–1872)

Andrew Petrie died

People · Brisbane

Australian architect

William Darton Kekwick died

People · Beltana

(1822-1872) Australian explorer

Hovenden Hely died

People · Sydney

Australian politician (1823–1872)

Petros Duryan died

People · Constantinople

Armenian poet (1851-1872)

Michel Carré died

People · Argenteuil

French librettist (1821–1872)

Lowell Mason died

People · Orange

American composer; leading figure in American church music

Róza Déryné Széppataki died

People · Miskolc

Hungarian actress and opera singer (1793–1872)

Bogumil Dawison died

People · Dresden

German actor (1818–1872)

Étienne Arnal died

People · Geneva

French comic actor (1794–1872)

Edwin Forrest died

People · Philadelphia

American actor (1806-1872)

Karolina Bock died

People · Parish of St Gertrud of Germany

Swedish actress

Emil Devrient died

People · Dresden

German actor (1803–1872)

Karl August Devrient died

People · Bad Lauterberg im Harz

German actor (1797-1872)

Joseph Christoph Kessler died

People · Vienna

German musician (1800–1872)

Antoni Stolpe died

People · Merano

Polish composer and pianist (1851–1872)

Elizabeth O'Neill died

People · Drogheda

Irish actress (1791-1872)

Henriette Widerberg died

People · Maria Magdalena parish

Swedish opera soprano

Henry Chorley died

People · London

English literary, art and music critic and editor (1808–1872)

Prov Sadovsky died

People · Moscow

Russian actor (1818–1872)

Jean-Laurent Kopp died

People · 18th arrondissement of Paris

French actor-singer (1812-1872)

Franz Thomé died

People · Prague

(1807-1872)

Betty Vio died

People · Munich

Italian singer

Fanny Cooper died

People · Greenwich

English actress

Karl Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch died

People · Mannheim

German songwriter (1806–1872)

William Williams died

People · Aberpergwm

Welsh literary figure, born 1808

Anne Demerson died

People · Villiers-sur-Loir

French actress

George Herbert Rogers died

People · Melbourne

Australian comedian

Roald Amundsen born

People · Borge Municipality

Born in Borge Municipality. Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole (1872–1928).

Bertrand Russell born

People · Trellech

Born in Trellech. British philosopher and logician (1872–1970).

Calvin Coolidge born

People · Plymouth Notch

Born in Plymouth Notch. President of the United States from 1923 to 1929.

Piet Mondrian born

People · Amersfoort

Born in Amersfoort. Dutch painter (1872–1944).

Alexandra Kollontai born

People · Saint Petersburg

Born in Saint Petersburg. Soviet diplomat (1872-1952).

Léon Blum born

People · rue Saint-Denis

Born in rue Saint-Denis. French politician (1872–1950).

Norman Angell born

People · Mansion House

Born in Mansion House. British politician (1872-1967).

George Gurdjieff born

People · Gyumri

Born in Gyumri. Philosopher, mystic, and writer (c. 1866–1877 – 1949).

Johan Huizinga born

People · Groningen

Born in Groningen. Dutch cultural historian (1872–1945).

Pío Baroja born

People · San Sebastián

Born in San Sebastián. Spanish writer (1872-1956).

Édouard Herriot born

People · Troyes

Born in Troyes. French Radical politician (1872–1957).

Marcel Mauss born

People · Épinal

Born in Épinal. French sociologist and anthropologist (1872-1950).

Georgy Chicherin born

People · Karaul

Born in Karaul. Marxist revolutionary and Soviet politician (1872-1936).

Maurice Gamelin born

People · Paris

Born in Paris. French military officer (1872–1958).

Emil Hácha born

People · Trhové Sviny

Born in Trhové Sviny. Czech politician, political prisoner, lawyer, translator and judge (1872-1945).

Aubrey Beardsley born

People · Brighton

Born in Brighton. British illustrator and author (1872–1898).

Park Jung-yang born

People · Yangju

Born in Yangju. Korean Joseon dynasty and Japanese-ruled Korean bureaucrat, politician, liberalism and social activists (1872-1959).

Djemal Pasha born

People · Mytilene

Born in Mytilene. Turkish general and politician (1872-1922).

Zane Grey born

People · Zanesville

Born in Zanesville. American novelist (1872–1939).

Vladimir Arsenyev born

People · Saint Petersburg

Born in Saint Petersburg. Russian and Soviet explorer, ethnographer and writer (1872-1930).

Max Beerbohm born

People · London

Born in London. English writer (1872-1956).

Gotse Delchev born

People · Kilkis

Born in Kilkis. Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary (1872–1903).

John McCrae born

People · Guelph

Born in Guelph. Canadian poet, physician, author, artist and soldier during World War I (1872-1918).

Sidónio Pais born

People · Caminha

Born in Caminha. Assassinated Portuguese president (1872-1918).

José Sanjurjo born

People · Pamplona

Born in Pamplona. Spanish military officer and 1936 coup leader (1872–1936).

Aleksander Stavre Drenova born

People · Drenovë

Born in Drenovë. Albanian poet (1872–1947).

Paul Laurence Dunbar born

People · Dayton

Born in Dayton. American poet, novelist, and short story writer (1872–1906).

Kristine Bonnevie born

People · Trondheim

Born in Trondheim. Norwegian biologist and Norway's first female professor (1872–1948).

Mikhail Kuzmin born

People · Yaroslavl

Born in Yaroslavl. Russian writer (1872-1936).

Archduke Joseph August of Austria born

People · Alcsútdoboz

Born in Alcsútdoboz. Archduke of Austria (1872-1962).

Ludwig Klages born

People · Hanover

Born in Hanover. German psychologist and philosopher (1872–1956).

Theodor Lessing born

People · Hanover

Born in Hanover. German philosopher (1872–1933).

Archduke Joseph Ferdinand, Hereditary Grand Duke of Tuscany born

People · Salzburg

Born in Salzburg. Austrian Archduke and Tuscan heir (1872-1942).

John Cowper Powys born

People · Shirley

Born in Shirley. British writer, lecturer and philosopher (1872-1963).

Miguel Cabanellas born

People · Cartagena

Born in Cartagena. Spanish general (1872–1938).

Hassan Pirnia born

People · Tabriz

Born in Tabriz. Iranian politician, lawyer and historian.

Henri Hubert born

People · 6th arrondissement of Paris

Born in 6th arrondissement of Paris. French sociologist (1872–1927).

Haakon VII of Norway born

People · Charlottenlund Palace

Born in Charlottenlund Palace. King of Norway from 1905 to 1957 (1872–1957).

Carl XV of Sweden died

People · Malmö

Died in Malmö. King of Sweden and Norway (1859-1872).

Otto Witte born

People · Düsseldorf

Born in Düsseldorf. German circus acrobat and fantasist (1872-1958).

Carl Ferdinand Appun died

People · Guiana Highlands

Died in Guiana Highlands. German scientist (1820-1872).

Virginia Tech

Science & Technology · Blacksburg

Public university with the main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia

Moscow Pedagogical State University

Science & Technology

University in Russia

Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn

Science & Technology

Research institute in Naples, Italy

Southern Oregon University

Science & Technology

Public liberal arts college in Ashland, Oregon, U.S.

Saint Peter's University

Science & Technology

Private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic college in Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.

German Archaeological Institute at Athens

Science & Technology · Athens

Dependance of the German Archaeological Institute in Greece

Cluj-Napoca Botanical Garden

Science & Technology · Cluj-Napoca

Botanical garden

Tromsø University Museum

Science & Technology · Tromsø Municipality

Heritage institution

Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Station biologique de Roscoff

Science & Technology

French marine biology and oceanography research and teaching center of Sorbonne University

Paul Quinn College

Science & Technology

College in Dallas, Texas

Geisenheim Grape Breeding Institute

Science & Technology

German research institute

National Conservation Centre

Science & Technology

Centre in Liverpool

Southern General Hospital

Science & Technology · Glasgow

Former hospital in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

St David's Hospital

Science & Technology · Canton

Grade II listed building in Cardiff. Former hospital in Cardiff, Wales

Arco Arboretum

Science & Technology

Botanical garden in Italy

Baiko Gakuin University

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Concord University

Science & Technology

Public, liberal arts institution located in Athens, West Virginia, United States

Lander University

Science & Technology

Public university in Greenwood, South Carolina, US

Maryville University

Science & Technology

Private university located in Missouri

Horton General Hospital

Science & Technology · Banbury

NHS hospital in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Sciences Po

Science & Technology

Higher-education institution in Paris, France

Aberystwyth University

Science & Technology

University in Wales

University of Toledo

Science & Technology

Public university in Toledo, Ohio, USA

Arnold Arboretum

Science & Technology

Botanical garden of the Harvard University

University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna

Science & Technology

University of life sciences in Vienna, Austria

Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar

Science & Technology

Music school in Weimar, Germany

Institut industriel du Nord

Science & Technology

Research and educational institute at École centrale de Lille (France)

Mircea cel Bătrân Naval Academy

Science & Technology

University in Constanta, Romania

Hanazono University

Science & Technology

University in Japan

Adelaide Island

Exploration & Discovery

Island in Franz Josef Land, Russia, part of Belaya Zemlya

Seneca Caverns

Exploration & Discovery

Caves in Seneca County, Ohio, USA

golden bowls from Terheide

Exploration & Discovery · Landesmuseum Hannover

Golden prehistoric bowls found in Terheide

Bornay Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in İske Bistä microdistrict, Waxitof City District, Qazan, Tatarstan

Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems · Jewish Quarter

Synagogue

Soldier Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Central Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City

Church of the Ascension

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Russia, Russia

Sacred Heart Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Ningbo, China

Cathedral of Saint Mary

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Texas, United States

Synagogue of Guebwiller

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue located in Haut-Rhin, in France

Bolshaya Bronnaya Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Moscow, Russia

Synagogue in Žatec

Religion & Belief Systems

synagogue of Bar-le-Duc

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue located in Meuse, in France

Tabhanska mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in New York

Surau Tarok

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in West Sumatra, Indonesia

Synagogue in Písek

Religion & Belief Systems

Madonna del Lares sanctuary

Religion & Belief Systems

Sanctuary in Bolbeno, Borgo Lares

St. Maria Magdalena (Niederadenau)

Religion & Belief Systems

Basilica of Notre-Dame-d'Afrique

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Algeria

Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Lyon, France (1872-)

basilica of St. Ann of Auray

Religion & Belief Systems

Basilica located in Morbihan, in France

Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pella

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral in Pella, South Africa

Church of Saint Nicholas, Šarašova

Religion & Belief Systems

First Baptist Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Historic church in Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Botkin Street Cemetery

Religion & Belief Systems

Cemetery in Tashkent

Kazansky Monastery

Religion & Belief Systems

Monastery in Vyshny Volochyok, Russia

Trinity Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems · Downtown Pittsburgh

Episcopal cathedral in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

St. Columbkille Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Catholic cathedral in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada

Tumwater Methodist Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Washington, United States of America

Wesleyan Church and Sunday School, Brunswick

Religion & Belief Systems · Brunswick

Former church in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Abdication Hall

Religion & Belief Systems

Cemetery building in Zofingen in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland

Iversky monastery in Vyksa

Religion & Belief Systems

Monastery in Vyksa, Russia

Village church Mützdorf

Religion & Belief Systems · Mützdorf

Church building in Wiesenburg/Mark, Brandenburg state, Germany

Lutheran church in Rucava

Religion & Belief Systems

Latvian cultural monument No. 8700

Former Oratia Combined Church

Religion & Belief Systems · Oratia

Former church in Oratia, Auckland, New Zealand

Chapel

Religion & Belief Systems

Gaujiena old cemetery chapel

Religion & Belief Systems

Latvian cultural monument No. 2741

Lung Yan Lung An Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Orthodox Church in Māļi

Religion & Belief Systems · Māļi

Latvian cultural monument No. 9169

Balingsta nya kyrka

Religion & Belief Systems · Balingsta socken

Church building in Uppsala Municipality, Sweden

Grave of Cail

Religion & Belief Systems · Père-Lachaise Cemetery - Division 69

Sepulchral chapel located in Paris, in France

Kehukee Primitive Baptist Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in North Carolina, United States of America

Holy Trinity Church

Religion & Belief Systems

historic church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago

First Universalist Church

Religion & Belief Systems

historic church building at 250 Washington Street in Providence, Rhode Island

Old First Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Delaware, United States of America

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in South Carolina, United States of America

Church of the Nativity

Religion & Belief Systems

Menlo Park, California

Church of St. Philip-in-the-Field and Bear Canon Cemetery

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Colorado, United States of America

Church of the Advent

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Farmington, Minnesota

First Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Texas, United States of America

First Unitarian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Peabody, Massachusetts, United States of America

Mt. Hebron M.E. Church South and Cemetery

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Arkansas, United States of America

Community United Methodist Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Historic church building in Half Moon Bay, California, United States of America

Methodist Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

historic Methodist church in Scotland, South Dakota

Park Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New York, United States of America

Brick Chapel United Methodist Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Indiana, United States of America

Church of Our Saviour

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New York, United States of America

Church of the Good Shepherd-Episcopal

Religion & Belief Systems

listed on the NRHP in Minnesota

Cloyd's Creek Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Tennessee, United States of America

Episcopal Church of the Incarnation

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Louisiana, United States of America

Berry House

Religion & Belief Systems

former church building and house in Arkansas, United States of America

First Presbyterian Church of Golden and Unger House

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Colorado, United States of America

First Congregational Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church in Charlotte Michigan

Johnson's Chapel AME Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Kentucky, United States of America

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Manhattan, United States of America

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Ohio, United States of America

St. Mary's Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in East Providence, United States of America

St. Nikolaus

Religion & Belief Systems

Parish church in Garching an der Alz, Germany

Ukřižování v Bukovce

Religion & Belief Systems

Statue in Bukovka, Czech Republic

Lutheran rectory in Mikołów

Religion & Belief Systems

Historic building in Mikołów, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

First Congregational Parsonage

Religion & Belief Systems

Historic house in Minnesota, United States

Pirelli

Economy & Trade · Milan

Italian multinational tyre manufacturer based in the city of Milan

Emlyon Business School

Economy & Trade · Lyon

Business school in Lyon, France

Dresdner Bank

Economy & Trade · Silberturm

Company

Zurich Insurance Group

Economy & Trade · Zurich

Swiss insurance company

Shiseido

Economy & Trade · Shiodome Tower

Japanese multinational personal care company

Kimberly-Clark

Economy & Trade · Irving

American multinational company

New York Mercantile Exchange

Economy & Trade · New York City

Commodity and futures exchange located in New York City, New York, United States

Truist Financial

Economy & Trade · Charlotte

American bank holding company, formerly known as BB&T Corporation

Pillsbury Company

Economy & Trade · Minneapolis

Company

Raaberbahn

Economy & Trade · Sopron

Hungarian-Austrian railway company

TÜV Rheinland

Economy & Trade · Cologne

German vehicular inspection and product certification services company

Fritz Hansen

Economy & Trade · Allerød Municipality

Danish furniture design company

Swiss Bank Corporation

Economy & Trade · Basel

Swiss investment bank and financial services company located in Switzerland

Starobrno Brewery

Economy & Trade · Brno

Czech brewery

Hohenzollern Locomotive Works

Economy & Trade · Düsseldorf

German locomotive-building company

Lucas Industries

Economy & Trade · Birmingham

Company

Schenker AG

Economy & Trade · Essen

Logistics provider

AB Landsverk

Economy & Trade · Landskrona

Swedish heavy industry company

Trondhjems mekaniske Værksted

Economy & Trade · Trondheim

Company

Comgás

Economy & Trade · São Paulo

Company

Klokkengieterij Eijsbouts

Economy & Trade · Asten

Bell foundry in Asten, Netherlands

VSM Group

Economy & Trade · Huskvarna

Swedish manufacturer of sewing machines

Adris grupa

Economy & Trade · Rovinj

Croatian diversified conglomerate

Christian Salvesen

Economy & Trade · Edinburgh

Whaling and transport company

Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques

Economy & Trade · Mulhouse

Defunct French manufacturing company

The Co-operative Bank

Economy & Trade · Manchester

Retail and commercial bank in the United Kingdom

Simpsons

Economy & Trade · Toronto

Defunct Canadian department store chain

Leder und Schuh

Economy & Trade · Graz

European shoe company

National Bank of New Zealand

Economy & Trade · Wellington

Former New Zealand bank

Donetsk Metallurgical Plant

Economy & Trade · Donetsk

Metallurgical plant in Donetsk

Societé de La Meuse

Economy & Trade · Liège

Defunct Belgian locomotive and rolling stock manufacturer, active 1888–1949

Eastern Telegraph Company

Economy & Trade · London

British telecommunications company

Lord & Burnham

Economy & Trade · New York City

American foundry and greenhouse manufacturer

Avery Company

Economy & Trade · Galesburg

American farm tractor manufacturer

Matusalem & Co.

Economy & Trade · Dominican Republic

Manufacturer of premium Caribbean rum

Jackson & Perkins

Economy & Trade · Newark

American company selling roses

Gummerus

Economy & Trade · Kamppi

Finnish book publishing company

Madeira Brewery

Economy & Trade · Funchal

Brewery in Madeira, Portugal

Flensburger Fahrzeugbau

Economy & Trade · Flensburg

German company

Società Veneta

Economy & Trade · Padua

Italian railway company

Von Maur

Economy & Trade · Davenport

American department store chain

Dresden Porcelain

Economy & Trade · Potschappel

German porcelain factory

Schalker Eisenhütte Maschinenfabrik

Economy & Trade · Bochum

German manufacturer of mining locomotives and coking ovens

Starr Piano Company

Economy & Trade · Richmond

American piano manufacturer

Sohmer & Co.

Economy & Trade · Korea

Zwiesel Kristallglas

Economy & Trade · Zwiesel

Crystal glass manufacturer based in Zwiesel in the Bavarian Forest

Budgens

Economy & Trade · Harefield

Chain of foodstores in the United Kingdom

Bank of Hamilton

Economy & Trade · Hamilton

Canadian bank

Grand Union

Economy & Trade · New York City

Former independent supermarket chain in the United States and internationally in the Caribbean and Canada.

BJ Services Company

Economy & Trade · Houston

American pressure pumping and oilfield services business

Compagnie française de matériel de chemin de fer

Economy & Trade · Ivry-sur-Seine

French rail equipment manufacturer

De Danske Sukkerfabrikker

Economy & Trade · Copenhagen

Danish sugar manufacturing company

Unger Brothers

Economy & Trade · Newark

American jewelers and silversmiths 1872-1919

Polli

Economy & Trade · Monsummano Terme

Italian food company

Scheidt & Bachmann

Economy & Trade · Mönchengladbach

German manufacturer of transport and payment systems, est. 1872

Tinker, Shenton & Co

Economy & Trade · Tameside

Firm of boilermakers

Norwest Corporation

Economy & Trade · Minneapolis

Banking and financial services company

Roundy's

Economy & Trade · Milwaukee

American supermarket chain

Buffalo Car Manufacturing Company

Economy & Trade · Buffalo

Rolling stock manufacturer

Ensign Manufacturing Company

Economy & Trade · Huntington

Rolling stock manufacturer

Binani Industries Ltd

Economy & Trade · Mumbai

Conglomerate companies of India

Cassatt & Company

Economy & Trade · Philadelphia

Brokerage and investment banking firm in existence from 1872–1940

Ontario Malleable Iron Company

Economy & Trade · Oshawa

Iron foundry in Ontario, Canada

Northeast Bank

Economy & Trade · Lewiston

Financial institution in Maine

1872 Hamada earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in Japan

1872 Lone Pine earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Significant earthquake affecting the Owens Valley, California (March 26, 1872)

Amik earthquake of 1872

Disasters & Pandemics · Antakya

7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Antakya in south-central Turkey on April 3, 1872

1872 North Cascades earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in Washington state, United States

Tradeston Flour Mills explosion

Disasters & Pandemics · Tradeston

Fatal dust explosion in Glasgow Scotland

Great Boston Fire of 1872

Disasters & Pandemics · Boston

Largest fire in Boston

Manzanares Train Robbery

Disasters & Pandemics · Valdepeñas

1872 train robbery in La Mancha, Southern Spain

Lansdowne Road

Architecture & Engineering · Ballsbridge

Former stadium in Dublin

Ahsan Manzil

Architecture & Engineering

National museum in Bangladesh

Church of Saint George

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Lod, Israel

Saint-Pierre-de-Montrouge

Architecture & Engineering

Church located in Paris, in France

Henning Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Trøndelag, Norway

St Peter's and St Paul's Church in Bydgoszcz

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Bydgoszcz, Poland

Rovde Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Vestnes Church

Architecture & Engineering · Vestnes

Church building in Vestnes, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Goldstein Palace

Architecture & Engineering

Palace in Poland

Hemnes Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Hemnes, Norway

Løvøy Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Trøndelag, Norway

Lunde Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Nome, Eastern Norway

First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles

Architecture & Engineering

Church in the United States

Ljørdalen Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Trysil, Innlandet, Norway

Nativity of the Theotokos Church

Architecture & Engineering · Bitola

Church building in Bitola, North Macedonia

Nykirke

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Gjøvik, Innlandet, Norway

Saint Bartholomew's Church

Architecture & Engineering · Brighton

Grade I listed church in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

Gorton Monastery

Architecture & Engineering · Gorton

Former Franciscan friary in Gorton, in east Manchester, England

Palacio de la Exposición

Architecture & Engineering · Park of the Exhibition

19th century Peruvian building

Church of Saint Bridget, Liverpool

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Brougham Place Uniting Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Adelaide, South Australia

St Mary Abbots, Kensington

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, UK

Church of All Hallows, Allerton

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Church of St Peter

Architecture & Engineering · Hornblotton

Church in Hornblotton, Mendip, UK

St Maxentius' Church

Architecture & Engineering · Bradshaw

Church in Bradshaw, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Church of the Holy Angels, Hoar Cross

Architecture & Engineering

Grade I listed church in Hoar Cross, East Staffordshire, England, UK

Holy Trinity Church, Burnley

Architecture & Engineering

Grade II listed church in Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK

Metropolitan United Church

Architecture & Engineering

United church building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Gammel Åby Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Aarhus Municipality, Denmark

All Saints' Church, Thorp Arch, West Yorkshire

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Thorp Arch, West Yorkshire, England, UK

First Presbyterian Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Newton, New Jersey

Congregational Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England, UK

Christ Church, Armley

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Armley, UK

Church of All Saints, Llanelli

Architecture & Engineering · Llanelli

Church in Carmarthenshire, UK

St. Matthew's Episcopal Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Kenosha, United States of America

St. Matthew's German Evangelical Lutheran Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in South Carolina Synod, United States of America

St. Nicholas Collegiate Reformed Protestant Dutch Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Manhattan, United States of America

St George's Church, Carrington

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Trafford, UK

St Bartholomew's Church, Armley

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Leeds, UK

St. Joseph's Church Complex

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Rhode Island, United States of America

Santa Cruz Parish Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Bohol, Philippines

Church of St Anne

Architecture & Engineering · Derby

Church in Derby, United Kingdom

Church of St Mark

Architecture & Engineering · Leicester

Church in Leicester, United Kingdom

African Zion Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering · Malden

Church building in Kanawha County, West Virginia

Grace Episcopal Church

Architecture & Engineering

A church in Weldon, North Carolina

Baptist Chapel Church and Cemetery

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in North Carolina, United States of America

Kuthodaw Pagoda

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Myanmar

Minatogawa Shrine

Architecture & Engineering

Shinto shrine in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Fort Leonardo

Architecture & Engineering

Polygonal fort in Żabbar, Malta

Iinoya-gū

Architecture & Engineering

Shinto shrine in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Fort Grant

Architecture & Engineering

State prison and a former United States Army fortification

Fort Rapp

Architecture & Engineering

Fort in France

Fort St. Rocco

Architecture & Engineering

Fort in Kalkara, Malta

Fort de Vancia

Architecture & Engineering

Fort

The Church of Christ in Japan

Architecture & Engineering

Albert Memorial

Architecture & Engineering · Kensington Gardens

Memorial to Prince Albert in Kensington Gardens, London

Milk Grotto Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Bethlehem, Palestine

Polytechnical Museum in Moscow

Architecture & Engineering

Science museum in Moscow, Russia,one of the oldest science museums in the world

Schubert Monument, Vienna

Architecture & Engineering · Stadtpark

Statue in Vienna, Austria

Serbian Orthodox Seminary of Prizren

Architecture & Engineering

Cultural heritage monument of Kosovo

Jahn memorial

Architecture & Engineering · Volkspark Hasenheide

Monument in Berlin, Germany

Monument to Leonardo da Vinci

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Milan

St. Jacob's Monument

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in the city of Basel, Switzerland

Catholic Church Notre-Dame

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Vevey in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

Church of the Ascension of Christ

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Avtozavodskiy Rayon, Russia

Saint Michael Archangel Orthodox church in Kulno

Architecture & Engineering

Orthodox and Catholic church in Kulno, Poland

Häädemeeste Orthodox Church

Architecture & Engineering · Häädemeeste

Church building in Estonia

Saint Demetrius Orthodox church in Żerczyce

Architecture & Engineering

Orthodox church in Żerczyce, Poland

Saint Sergius of Radonezh church in Rybachy

Architecture & Engineering

Eastern Orthodox church building in Rybachy, Russia

Saint Augustine and Saint Fidele Church, La Goulette

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Tunisia

Church of Michael the Archangel, Novocherkassk

Architecture & Engineering

Church building, tourist attraction, architectural landmark in Novocherkassk, Russia

Simeon the Righteous church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Russia

Basílica de la Inmaculada Concepción

Architecture & Engineering

Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Jardin

Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site

Architecture & Engineering

US historic site

St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Maryland, United States of America

Florence National Cemetery

Architecture & Engineering

historic veterans cemetery in Florence County, South Carolina

Evergreen Cemetery

Architecture & Engineering

cemetery in Murfreesboro, Tennessee

St. Louis Street Missionary Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Alabama, United States of America

1872 California-Nevada State Boundary Marker

Architecture & Engineering

United States historic place

Cow Marsh Old School Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Delaware, United States of America

Church San Miguel Arcángel of Utuado

Architecture & Engineering

Roman Catholic Church in Utuado, Puerto Rico

Guilderland Cemetery Vault

Architecture & Engineering

historic cemetery in New York, United States

Eighth and Center Streets Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Missouri, United States of America

Powhatan Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Arkansas, United States of America

Tulip Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Louisiana, United States of America

Independence Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Indiana, United States of America

Wesley Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

chapel in Woodlawn, Arkansas

Teatro dal Verme

Sports & Entertainment

Concert venue in Milan, Italy, formerly an opera house and cinema

Apollon Theatre

Sports & Entertainment · Patras

Theatre building in Patra

Tivoli Theatre, Aberdeen

Sports & Entertainment · Aberdeen

Theatre in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK

The Varsity Match

Sports & Entertainment · Twickenham Stadium

Annual rugby union fixture played between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge

1872 London chess tournament

Sports & Entertainment · London

Dutch Gold Coast dissolved

Empires & Countries · Fort Nassau

Dutch Gold Coast ceased to exist, having been centered at Fort Nassau.

Kingdom of Beni Abbas dissolved

Empires & Countries · Medjana

Kingdom of Beni Abbas ceased to exist, having been centered at Medjana.