July 26, 1872 Michele Carafa, composer, dies at 84 July 27, 1872 Stanislav Binicki, composer July 28, 1872 Albert P Sarraut, Fren Governor-General of Indo-China (1911..19)/PM (1933/36) July 28, 1872 Friedrich Kaiser, astronomer (Kaiser-Compass), dies July 30, 1872 Clementine, Princess of Belgium, wife of Prince Napoleon Bonaparte August 2, 1872 Judocus Smits, Dutch RC newspaper publisher (De Tijd), dies at 59 August 3, 1872 Haakon VII, Charlottenlund Denmark, King of Norway (1905-57) August 7, 1872 Andries C D de Graeff, governor-general of Netherlands Indies (1926-31) August 11, 1872 Lowell Mason, U.S. organist/composer (Zebulo), dies at 80 August 15, 1872 Harold Fraser-Simson, composer August 15, 1872 Rubin Goldmark, composer August 18, 1872 1st mail-order catalog issued by A M Ward August 19, 1872 Eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer, dies at 63 August 21, 1872 Aubrey Beardsley, England, artist (Salome) August 23, 1872 1st Japanese coml ship visits SF, carrying tea August 24, 1872 Max Beerbohm, England, caricaturist/writer/wit (Saturday Review) August 28, 1872 Alfred Baldwin Sloan, composer September 4, 1872 [Rosalie] Julia Cuypers, Flemish actress/wife of Joseph of Lyre September 7, 1872 Antoni Stolpe, composer, dies at 21 September 9, 1872 Delilah L Beasley, U.S. author/columnist (Negro trail-blazers)