Historical Events
- -8°F (-22°C) in Boston, Massachusetts
Famous Birthdays
Piet Mondrian (1872-1944)
Dutch abstract painter (Broadway Boogie Woogie, Composition with Red Blue and Yellow) and art theoretician, born in Amersfoort, Netherlands
- Vasily Andreyevich Zolotaryov, Russian composer (Rhapsodie hébraïque; Prince Lake), and teacher, born in Taganrog, Russia (d. 1964)
1872 Highlights
About March 7, 1872
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 151 years and 13 days
Leap Year: Yes
Star Sign: Pisces
Augusto Pinochet
Benito Mussolini
Francisco Franco
Kim Jong-un
Nicolae Ceausescu
Pol Pot