November 9, 1872 Fire destroys nearly 1,000 buildings in Boston November 11, 1872 Frederick A Stock, Julich, Germany, conductor (Theodore Thomas Orch) November 11, 1872 Maude K Adams, U.S., actress (Baldwin's Theatre) November 15, 1872 Robert marquess of Flers, French author (Habit Vert) November 23, 1872 Ten Bears (Parra-Wa-Samen), U.S. poet/Comanche chief, dies November 29, 1872 Anna Bahr-von Mildenburg, Austrian soprano/director November 29, 1872 Cornelius Kreighoff, Canadian, dies November 29, 1872 Giovanni Tadolini, composer, dies at 83 November 29, 1872 Horace Greeley, U.S. founder/publisher (NY Tribune), dies at 61 November 30, 1872 1st International soccer game, Scotland-England 0-0 (Glasgow) December 5, 1872 Harry N Pillsbury, U.S. chess player December 6, 1872 Mikulas Moyzes, composer December 7, 1872 HMS Challenger sets sail on 3«-year world oceanographic cruise December 7, 1872 Johan Huizinga, Dutch culture historian (Homo Ludens) December 8, 1872 J C Powys, writer December 10, 1872 Johann Babtist Thaller, composer December 10, 1872 Ludwig Klages, German philosopher (study of graves) December 11, 1872 1st black U.S. Governor took office, Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (La) December 12, 1872 Willem A Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, Dutch politician, dies at 72 December 13, 1872 Helena Beeloo, Hague's maid, murdered by Henry Jut