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1872 was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1872nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 872nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 72nd year of the 19th century, and the 3rd year of the 1870s decade. As of the start of 1872, the ...
Pages in category "1872 in Pennsylvania" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
September 22 – Garrett Davis, U.S. Senator from Kentucky from 1861 to 1872 (born 1801) October 10 – William H. Seward, United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869 (born 1801) November 5 – Thomas Sully, portrait painter (born 1783 in Great Britain) November 6 – George Meade, Civil War general (born 1815)
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The 1872 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on October 8, 1872. Incumbent governor John W. Geary , a Republican, was not a candidate for re-election. Republican candidate John F. Hartranft defeated Democratic candidate Charles R. Buckalew to become Governor of Pennsylvania .
The Times has been printing on every leap year since 1871. Take a look at how the newspaper covered this not-so-normal day. Leaping into the news of Leap Days past, we look back on historic headlines
The rule is that if the year is divisible by 100 and not divisible by 400, the leap year is skipped. The year 2000 was a leap year, for example, but the years 1700, 1800, and 1900 were not. The ...
Check your calendars, California. We get an extra day this month. Whether you’ve realized it or not, 2024 is a leap year.Every four years (typically), a leap year occurs in February — making ...