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Encyclopedia > 1872 in science

The year 1872 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.


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NationMaster - Encyclopedia: 1872 (7457 words)
Year 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar).
Harlan Fiske Stone (October 11, 1872 – April 22, 1946) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as the dean of Columbia Law School, Attorney General of the United States, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and later Chief Justice of the United States.
Category: 1872 October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 90 days remaining.
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