December 13, 1872 W T van der Kouwen-ten Cate, Hague's Dame, murdered by Henry Jut December 20, 1872 Lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer December 21, 1872 Albert P Terhune, U.S., novelist (Lad, a Dog) December 28, 1872 Pio Baroja Y Nessa, San Sebastion Spain, writer (Caminode Parfeccion) December 30, 1872 William A Larned, tennis champ (US Open-1901) December 31, 1872 Aleksis Kivi, [Stenvall], Finnish writer/poet (Kanervala), dies at 38